How do I make my computer read text out loud?
Paste your text into FixDoks's Text to Speech tool, pick a language and voice, then click Play. It uses the speech voices already built into your browser and device, including Hindi and Indian English, and lets you adjust speed and pitch. Long texts are split into sentences so playback does not stop early.
Text to Speech at a glance
| Input | Any typed or pasted text |
|---|---|
| Voices | Your browser and device's built-in voices, many languages |
| Processing | In your browser; your files are not uploaded |
| Price | Free |
| Works on | Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone |
How to use Text to Speech
- Type or paste the text you want to hear.
- Pick a language, then a voice. Voices depend on your device and browser.
- Set the speed and pitch, then click Play. Use Pause and Stop any time.
Listen to any text
Paste an article, your notes before an exam, an email you wrote, or a story for a child, and FixDoks reads it aloud. Listening is a good way to proofread (your ear catches missing words that your eye skips), to rest your eyes, to practise pronunciation, or to study while doing something else.
Where do the voices come from?
This tool uses the speech engine built into your browser and operating system, so what you hear depends on your device:
- Chrome on a computer offers Google voices for many languages, including Hindi and English (India).
- Microsoft Edge lists many natural sounding online voices, including several for Hindi and Indian English.
- Android uses Google's speech services. Extra languages can be added in the phone's text to speech settings.
- iPhone, iPad and Mac use Apple voices. More voices, including Hindi, can be downloaded in Settings, Accessibility, Spoken Content.
- Windows voices can be added in Settings, Time and language, Speech.
Voices marked "online" in the list are generated by your browser maker's servers (for example Google or Microsoft) and need an internet connection. Local voices work offline. FixDoks itself never receives your text.
Speed and pitch
Speed runs from 0.5x to 2x. For studying, 1.2x to 1.5x lets you get through material faster while staying clear. For language learning or dictation, try 0.8x. Pitch makes the voice higher or lower, and not every voice supports it.
Long texts
Some browsers stop speaking a long passage after about 15 seconds. To avoid that, FixDoks splits your text into sentences and reads them one after another, and the status line shows which part is playing.
Can I download the audio as MP3?
No, and it is worth being clear about why. Browsers play these voices directly through your speakers and do not give websites access to the audio itself, so there is no honest way to save it as a file from a web page. If you need an audio file, the options are: record the sound with a screen recorder that captures system audio while it plays, use the "Read aloud" feature built into Edge or your phone, or use a paid cloud voice service. Any site that claims to download browser speech as MP3 is actually sending your text to its own server.
Hindi tips
For Hindi, type in Devanagari (नमस्ते) rather than Roman letters (namaste). Hindi voices are built to read Devanagari and will mispronounce Hinglish typed in English letters. For mixed Hindi and English text, a Hindi voice usually reads the English words acceptably.