Welcome to TextAloud

Welcome to TextAloud, the world's most popular Text To Speech tool. It uses voice synthesis to create spoken audio from text. You can listen on your PC or save text to MP3 or wave files for listening later. Even better, if you have a portable audio device you can take your text as MP3 files to the gym, in your car, or anyplace you need to go.

Users range from lawyers listening to proofread contracts, to busy students getting through their assigned reading without the eye strain, to commuters listening to news or making their own audiobooks from ebooks. We get business people, educators, writers, speakers, and all kinds of people who soon find TextAloud to be an indispensable utility. TextAloud is a great tool for learning English. We also have many other languages plus a variety of natural sounding voices available to give your computer some real personality. Can your computer really sound like a human being without costing a fortune? Listen to samples of some of the premium voices we offer and you'll be surprised at the quality and value you can get with TextAloud.

Do you or does someone you know need help using their computer because of a disability? TextAloud is popular for many Assistive Technology uses like low vision as well as dyslexia and other learning disabilities, etc. Anyone can try TextAloud for free and we often hear from people who tell us it's genuinely changed their lives. We also have a great site license program for schools and organizations interested in multiple copies.

Maybe you're trying a Text To Speech product for the first time or just wondering what TextAloud can do for you? Check out the Getting Started section, or just send us an email now with your questions and watch how quickly we respond. We are truly dedicated to supporting our products and staying in tune with our customers so you'll be amazed at the personal service we provide.

Features at a glance

• Single-Article and Multi-Article Mode for listening to articles one at a time, or building a playlist to listen to later.
• Load articles using the Clipboard, Document Import, Hot Keys and Drag and Drop.
• Support for Word, PDF and HTML documents.
• Support for multiple Text-To-Speech engines, including international voices.
• Support for WAV, MP3 and WMA audio files.
• Proofread tool for listening to documents as you proofread.
• Plugin toolbar for Internet Explorer to listen to web pages.

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