Text to speech
Hear your text spoken with an available browser voice.
Speech tools
Find the right tool and get straight to your task.
No account needed.Read aloud
Listen to written text while you read along.
Pronunciation player
Hear words and phrases with an available browser voice.
Transcript editor
Edit your transcript alongside the original audio.
Transcript search
Find phrases and related passages in imported timestamped transcripts.
Voiceover timing
Find the speaking pace a script needs to fit your target duration.
Audio translator
Turn recorded speech into translated text.
Server unavailableVoice to text
Turn an uploaded voice recording into text you can review.
Server unavailableAudio to text
Get a draft transcript and timestamps from a short audio recording.
Server unavailableVideo to text
Take the speech in a video into a draft transcript with timestamps.
Server unavailableVoice cloning
Create a short English speech sample from a voice you have permission to use.
Server unavailablePDF to audio
Hear selectable PDF text read aloud with an available system voice.
Server unavailableSpeaker diarization
Group non-overlapping voices in a recording with approximate speaker labels.
Server unavailableVideo dubbing
Translate a video's speech and create a replacement voice track.
Server unavailableTranscript summarizer
Find the main points in a transcript, with supporting quotations.
Server unavailableMeeting notes generator
Pull decisions, action items and open questions out of meeting notes.
Server unavailablePodcast chapter generator
Draft podcast chapters from a transcript that already has timestamps.
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About speech tools
These free transcription and speech tools help you listen to text and work with transcripts. Text to speech turns writing into spoken audio, Read aloud plays pasted text with pause and speed controls, and the Pronunciation player lets you hear words or short phrases in a chosen language. For recorded content, the Transcript editor cleans up timing and text, Transcript search finds moments in long transcripts, and Voiceover timing estimates how long a script will take to read.
Try a short passage in several voices before committing to a long script, because voice quality varies between browsers and devices. For transcripts, edit first, then search, so your corrections show up in results.
Popular speech tools
Common questions
Does text to speech send my text to another service?
It can. Text to speech, Read aloud and the Pronunciation player use voices from your browser or operating system, and some of those voices rely on an external speech service. Check your voice provider before reading confidential text aloud.
Are my transcripts uploaded?
No. The Transcript editor, Transcript search and Voiceover timing run in your browser. Your transcript text is processed on your device and is not sent to our server.
Why do the available voices differ between devices?
The voices come from your browser and operating system, not from Happytails.ai. Each platform installs its own set, so a voice on one laptop may be missing on a phone. Installing extra system voices can add more options.