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title: "Free Text to Speech with an MP3 Download | ToolSugar"
description: "Turn text into speech and download an MP3. Every voice runs in your browser, so your words stay on your device. Five free runs per rolling 24 hours."
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# Text to Speech

ToolSugar reads your text aloud and gives you an MP3 at 128 kbps. Every voice runs inside your browser, so the text never leaves your device. Each run uses one of 5 free AI runs shared across ToolSugar in any rolling 24 hours, with no sign up.

Runs on your device

## How it works

1. Pick a language, then pick a voice. The first use downloads the voice model to your browser.
2. Paste or type up to 3,000 characters. Spell out numbers if you want them read as whole words.
3. Press the run button, listen to the result, and download the MP3.

## Key facts

- **Output**: MP3 at 128 kbps
- **Text limit**: 3,000 characters per job
- **Languages**: English (US and UK), Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil)
- **Limit**: 5 free AI runs per rolling 24 hours, no sign up
- **First download**: About 86 MB for most voices, 20 MB for German, then kept by your browser

## Common uses

- Hear a draft read back so that clumsy sentences stand out before you publish.
- Make a voice track for a slide deck or a short explainer without a microphone.
- Turn notes into audio you can play on a walk.

## Questions

### Does my text get uploaded?

No. The voice model is downloaded to your browser and runs there, so your text never leaves your device.

### Why is the first run slow?

Your browser has to download the voice model once, about 86 MB for most voices. After that it is read from the browser cache, and only the speech itself takes time.

### How long does a long text take?

Speech is made one sentence at a time on your own processor, so the wait grows with the length of the text and depends on your device. A progress label shows which sentence is being read, and you can cancel at any point.

### Which languages have no voice?

Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Arabic have no voice yet. Pick one and the tool says so rather than producing silence. Any other language outside the list is not offered.

### How much text can I turn into speech?

Up to 3,000 characters at a time. A counter under the text box shows how many you have used.

### Is the text to speech free?

Yes, with no account. Each run uses one of 5 free AI runs shared across the AI tools in any rolling 24 hours. The count uses a hash of browser traits and a hash of your IP address. If a run fails, it is refunded.

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

## Related tools

- [Text to Video](https://toolsugar.com/tools/text-to-video)
- [Audio to Video](https://toolsugar.com/tools/audio-to-video)
- [British Text to Speech](https://toolsugar.com/tools/british-text-to-speech)
- [Hindi Text to Speech](https://toolsugar.com/tools/hindi-text-to-speech)