Why use this tool?
Reading long articles on screen can be tiring, and not everyone processes text best by sight. Read Aloud uses your browser's built-in voice engine to read any pasted text back to you — useful for proofreading your own writing, multitasking while you listen, or just resting your eyes.
How it works
- Paste an article, email, or any block of text into the box.
- Pick a voice and reading speed from the controls.
- Press play — the current word highlights as it's read, so you can follow along.
Frequently asked questions
Does this work offline?Once the page has loaded, yes — the actual text-to-speech happens through your browser's own voice engine, not a server.
Can it read languages other than English?It can, as long as your browser or device has a voice installed for that language. The voice list shown depends on what's available on your system.
Is there a length limit?No hard limit is enforced, but very long texts may behave differently across browsers since long-running speech synthesis isn't perfectly consistent everywhere.