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title: "French Text to Speech: Siwis Voice on Your Device"
description: "Read French text aloud and save it as an MP3. The Siwis voice runs in your browser, so your text stays private. One download of about 86 MB."
canonical: https://toolsugar.com/tools/french-text-to-speech
image: https://toolsugar.com/og.png
---

# French Text to Speech

French has one voice, Siwis. It runs in your browser after a one-time model download of about 86 MB, so your French text never leaves your device. You get an MP3. Each run uses one of 5 free AI runs per rolling 24 hours, shared with the other AI tools.

Runs on your device

## How it works

1. Paste your French text, up to 3,000 characters.
2. Siwis is the only French voice, so there is nothing to choose.
3. Make the speech, check it by ear, and download the MP3.

## Key facts

- **Voice**: Siwis, on your device
- **Download**: About 86 MB for Siwis, then kept by your browser
- **Numbers**: Siwis reads digits one at a time, so write numbers as words

## Common uses

- Practise listening to a French text you are studying.
- Make a French voice track for a short presentation.
- Check that a translated paragraph reads naturally.

## Questions

### Are silent letters handled?

Mostly. Our French rules drop common silent endings, but liaison and rare words can be wrong, so listen before you use the audio.

### Is my French text sent anywhere?

No. Siwis runs in your browser, so nothing is sent.

### Is there a male French voice?

No. Siwis is the only French voice available.

[Read the French Text to Speech guide](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-convert-text-to-speech)

## Related tools

- [Synthèse vocale](https://toolsugar.com/tools/synthese-vocale)
- [Text to Speech](https://toolsugar.com/tools/text-to-speech)
- [Italian Text to Speech](https://toolsugar.com/tools/italian-text-to-speech)
- [Text to Video](https://toolsugar.com/tools/text-to-video)