AI text to speech: realistic voices in 70+ languages

Type your script, pick a realistic AI voice and generate studio-quality narration in seconds. Choose from four TTS models by ElevenLabs, Cartesia and MiniMax, all inside one set of tools. Every voiceover is commercially licensed. No recording gear. No retakes.

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What is text to speech?

Text-to-speech (TTS) is AI that turns written text into realistic spoken audio. Instead of hiring a voice actor or booking a studio, you type your script, choose from multiple voices and languages, and generate a polished voiceover in seconds. Artlist's AI tools offer 4 TTS models across 70+ languages, fully licensed for commercial use.

Why use AI text to speech?

AI text to speech gives you a finished voiceover in seconds, in dozens of languages, with no voice actor or studio. Need a new line? Retype it and regenerate. On Artlist, your voiceover sits next to licensed music, sound effects and stock footage, so you can build the whole soundtrack in one place.

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Compare Artlist's text to speech models

Feature
Eleven v3
Multilingual v2
Cartesia Sonic-2
MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD
Best for
Expressive storytelling, dialogue and premium voiceovers
Long-form narration, audiobooks and e-learning
Virtual presenters, AI avatars and conversational content
Character voices and ads that need human reactions
Languages
70+
29
15
30+
Delivery control
Emotion-aware delivery that follows context and punctuation
Stable, consistent read across long scripts
Natural pacing and clear enunciation
Sound tags like (laughs) plus emotion presets
Pauses
Ellipsis or a new line
<break time="1s" />
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<#1.0#>

How to use the text to speech tool in Artlist's AI tools

Creating text-to-voice audio with Artlist has never been so simple. Follow these steps to create a polished narration within seconds, no mics or studio recordings required.

  • Go to the AI tools and select voiceover

    Open Artlist’s AI tools and select the voiceover generator from the tools menu.

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  • Choose your model

    Pick the text to speech model that suits your creative needs. From ultra-expressive character voices to clean, stable narration.

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  • Choose from the catalog of voices

    Pick from exclusive, human-sounding voices recorded by real artists, from calm, understated tones to vibrant, high-energy reads, across male and female voices.

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  • Add your script

    Type or paste your script, then choose from dozens of languages and accents. Depending on your model, adjust speed, stability, and emotion, or add effects to shape the delivery.

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  • Generate and download

    Hit generate to get a clean, professional voiceover rendered in high-quality MP3, ready to download or refine instantly.

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Tips to get more from your AI text to speech

Free text to speech is just the starting point. These specific tips are made for what you do directly inside the prompt box. They turn a text to speech converter into a precision tool, so your text to audio comes out sounding exactly the way you heard it in your head

  • Use punctuation to direct your delivery

    Punctuation is your conductor’s baton. A comma adds a breath, an ellipsis stretches a pause, a question mark lifts the pitch. For dramatic effect, rewrite “Listen, if we walk away today we may never get another chance” as “Listen… if we walk away today? we may never… get another chance.” Same words. Completely different performance.

  • Spell out anything the AI might misread

    “Version 2.0” becomes “two point oh.” “Dr. Smith” becomes “Doctor Smith.” “NASA” becomes “N-A-S-A” if you want each letter read individually. Phonetic spelling takes ten seconds and saves you three regenerations.

  • Add a context sentence, then cut it in editing

    The model can’t see your brief, but it can read your script. Before a line like “This is how you do it,” add “And then the smug man softly said:” to set the tone. Generate, and then trim the context in your editor. The delivery stays. The cue disappears.

  • Place pauses where your script needs to breathe

    Not every pause belongs in the punctuation. For a deliberate one-second gap (between a question and its answer, or after a reveal), insert the pause tag directly in your text. On Multilingual v2 and Cartesia, use <break time="1s" />. On MiniMax, use <#1.0#>. Adjust the number for longer pauses. Eleven v3 doesn't read break tags, so use an ellipsis or a new line to create the gap instead.

  • Set the emotion before you hit generate

    Once the words are right, shape how they're performed. Pick an emotion preset where your model offers one, lower stability for a looser, more expressive read, or raise it for steady narration that sounds the same from the first line to the last. On MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD, write reactions like (laughs), (sighs) or (gasps) in parentheses exactly where they should land, so the moment happens inside the take instead of in your edit.

  • Generate in chunks, not full scripts

    Drop your entire script in at once and a mispronounced name on line two poisons the whole take. Paste one paragraph, or even one sentence, at a time. Catch the problem early, fix the phrasing, then build the full voiceover piece by piece.

Who uses AI text to voice?

Whether you’re converting a script to audio for a global audience or generating a quick voiceover for a reel, text to speech (TTS) is how modern creators move faster.

  • Professionals that use AI models

    YouTube and social creators

    Generate narration for faceless channels without booking a studio. Change one line of your script, regenerate, and it’s done. No retakes, no scheduling.

  • Text to speech for e-learning

    E-learning and course creators

    One script. Multiple languages. Update a single lesson without re-recording hours of audio. Just retype the line, regenerate the text to speech online, and replace the clip.

  • AI tools for creators

    Podcasters and audio publishers

    Save your voice for the interview. Use text to audio for intros, ad reads, and episode recaps. Then spend that time on the content that actually needs you.

  • Kling O1 Video for marketing and advertising teams

    Marketers and ad producers

    Test three reads of the same 15-second spot in minutes. Change the tone, the voice or the language, keep the edit, and send the client options instead of a single take.

  • Cartesia for audiobooks and podcasts

    Audiobook and long-form narrators

    Turn a manuscript or a long article into narration one chapter at a time. Long-form models like Multilingual v2 keep the read steady and consistent from the first chapter to the last.

More AI voice tools from Artlist

Text to speech is one way in. When you need your own voice, a new voice for your own performance, or a creative effect, these tools pick up from there.

  • Voice cloning

    Record a short sample and use AI voice cloning to generate voiceovers in an AI version of your own voice, so your channel keeps sounding like you even on days you can't record.

  • Speech to speech

    Record the line your way, with your own timing and emotion, then use speech to speech to turn it into a different voice. Your performance stays, only the voice changes.

  • Voice effects

    Give a finished voiceover a new character with AI voice effects like Walkie-Talkie, Vintage Radio, Phone Call or Announcer, straight from the AI tools.

Want to learn more about text-to-speech?

Read our dedicated articles where our experts reveal to create human-sounding voices, and share tips on how to streamline your workflow with text-to-voice tools.

Frequently asked questions

Artlist's text-to-voice AI generator (also known as text-to-speech, or TTS) turns any written script into a natural-sounding voiceover in seconds. Just enter your text, choose a voice, pick your language or accent, and generate studio-quality narration instantly. You can also customize tone, emotion, and delivery to match your content. For a detailed feature breakdown, see the Generating AI Voiceovers article in Artlist's Help Center.

Yes. Text-to-speech models are included in Artlist's free trial. Before even upgrading to a paid plan, you can convert blog posts or course content into audio, create natural-sounding voiceovers for sales and explainer videos, or test multilingual marketing scripts. Learn more about the free trial here.

All AI-generated voiceovers download as high-quality MP3 files, compatible with all major video editing suites and digital audio workstations.

Yes. Choose from a catalog of exclusive male and female voices across different accents and tones. Language coverage varies by model, from 15 languages on Cartesia Sonic-2 to 70+ on Eleven v3. Depending on your model, you can also fine-tune speed (0.5x to 1.5x), adjust stability to control how consistent or expressive the delivery sounds, select an emotion preset, and apply audio effects, all before you generate.

The best model depends on the job. On Artlist, Eleven v3 is built for expressive storytelling and dialogue, Multilingual v2 for long-form narration like audiobooks and courses, Cartesia Sonic-2 for presenters, avatars and conversational content, and MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD for character voices and ads that need a laugh or a sigh. All four are in the same tools, so you can test one script across models before you commit.

Artlist's text to speech covers 70+ languages and accents, including English (American, British, Australian and Indian accents), Spanish, French, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi and Mandarin Chinese. Coverage depends on the model: Eleven v3 supports 70+ languages, MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD 30+, Multilingual v2 29 and Cartesia Sonic-2 15. Every voice has a preview, so you can hear the accent before you generate.

Yes. Punctuation shapes the rhythm: a comma adds a breath and an ellipsis stretches a pause. For an exact gap, use <break time="1s" /> on Multilingual v2 and Cartesia, or <#1.0#> on MiniMax. To fix pronunciation, spell a word the way it should sound, for example "Doctor Smith" instead of "Dr. Smith", or "N-A-S-A" to have each letter read out.

Yes. Paste your text in sections, a chapter or a few paragraphs at a time, so you can catch a mispronounced name early instead of regenerating the whole piece. For long-form narration, Multilingual v2 keeps the delivery steady across sections. Credits are based on character count, and you'll see the cost before each generation.

Yes. All AI-generated voices are covered under Artlist’s commercial license and can be used for client work, ads, branded content, and more, as long as you follow our Terms of Use.

Text-to-speech voiceovers use credits based on the length of your script, measured in characters. The exact cost may vary depending on the selected model and settings, and you’ll always see the required credits before generating. Your credits refresh monthly according to your Artlist plan. For a full breakdown of how credits are calculated, see our article on Understanding AI credits for Voiceover in the Artlist Help Center.

Artlist offers text to speech for narration from text, speech to speech for recreating your performance in a new voice, and voice cloning for generating a high-quality AI version of your own voice from a short sample.

You own the voiceovers you generate and can monetize them freely, as long as you follow our Terms of Use. Note: voices inside the catalog cannot be used to train or build new voice models.

Artlist and its partners never use your data, prompts, uploads, or generated audio to train AI models. Your voiceovers stay private, secure, and accessible only to you.

For companies with 50+ employees and agencies of any size looking for AI tools and unlimited access to Artlist’s premium stock catalog, Artlist Max Business is built to meet those needs.

For global organizations operating at enterprise scale, connect with an Enterprise expert to find the right solution here.

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