Read Text Aloud
Read Text Aloud Online Free
Listen to a draft, email or study notes while following every spoken sentence. Paste your words, make your edits, then open your private text reader.
Free voices with an account · Up to 100,000 characters · UTF-8 TXT
Stored privately for 30 days after your last opening. Opening again renews the period; delete anytime from the reader or My Documents.
Paste your text. Hear it clearly.
Separate paragraphs with a blank line. Your text is sent only when you start reading.
Free voices with an account · Up to 100,000 characters · UTF-8 TXT
Read pasted text aloud with sentence highlighting
Paste notes, emails, essays or a script. The reader highlights the spoken sentence; click any sentence to begin there. Text is displayed literally, without running HTML or fetching linked images.
Edit your draft before listening
Edit directly in the text box or import a UTF-8 .txt file, then review its contents before starting. Blank lines separate paragraphs. Each reading session saves a new document; to read a revised version, edit the source here and start again.
Choose a voice and reading speed
Choose a voice for the language of your text and set the speed from 0.75× to 2×. Free voices do not use credits. An account is required and temporary usage limits apply. Change text size for comfortable reading.
Keep your place in longer text
Jump by sentence or paragraph, or use sections grouped every 25 paragraphs. Your section and sentence are saved to your account. Continue from My Documents on another device. Up to 100,000 Unicode characters per document.
How to read text aloud online
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Paste text or import a UTF-8 TXT file.
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Edit your text and give the document a name.
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Sign in, start reading, and choose a voice matching the text language.
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Press Play; follow the highlight and resume later from My Documents.
Questions about reading text aloud
Can I paste text instead of uploading a file?
Yes. Paste or type directly, edit it, then start reading. Importing a TXT file is optional.
Is this text reader free?
Free voices do not consume credits. You need an account to save private text and progress; temporary usage limits apply.
What is the text limit?
Each document supports up to 100,000 Unicode characters. Imported TXT files must be UTF-8 and no larger than 400 KB. Empty or binary files are rejected.
Can it read different languages?
Yes. Select a voice matching the language from the reader’s voice menu. The page language does not translate your text.
Can I edit text after saving?
Edit the source in this text box and start a new document for the revised version. Existing documents and their saved positions remain separate.
Can I download the audio?
This tool provides online playback. Use the document-to-audio converter for downloadable MP3 or M4B.