Text to Speech Software: 5 Tools You NEED To Know

Here's an overview of what you'll learn:

First part of the video is about the 3 online TTS tools I find most impressive - based on sound quality and human-like pronunciation. You'll get the pros and cons of each, so you can find the piece of software for your task.

Next, I review two tools that integrate text-to-speech functionality but are complete video tools. This means you don't have to export your voice-over as mp3 in order to create your content.

Last up, you get a few recommendations on how to work with text to speech tools—to get the most out of them. And my view on why online TTS tools are useful, despite the fact that recorded voice-overs sound better.

So, not only will you get a review of the best text to speech tools online. But you will also get an expert's perspective on how to use these AI TTS converters in the best way.

Hope you enjoy it.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 State of Text-to-Speech software
0:11 Murf AI review: Most realistic voice
2:03 Speechify review: Free online text to speech software
3:36 Descript review: Best text to speech app
5:20 Scary AI copy of my own voice
7:15 Synthesia review: Combo of text to speech and avatars
8:40 Vyond review: Text to speech in animation video
9:29 Extra tips on how to best use TTS software

[ctrr]

Ive been using spoken content functionality on my phone, and it turn me to TTS addict.. i just love how these apps change my reading habit and makes me pickup more ebook in a week

[natnaleadugna]

Text to speech usually sounds robotic. I use Vocs AI for my videos it is speech to speech

[DexterHaven]

Thanks for the info. 
Your video makes it much easier than scrolling through all the text-to-speech app's in the App Store or googling the question.

[brucequinn]

One of the most important features for many viewers is whether a license lets you use the output on YouTube. I saw some kinds of TTS and the basic license like $50 or $60 did "NOT" let you use the output on YouTube. That was a deal killer.

[adrianvanleeuwen]

So many text to speech services out there. I would agree that Descript is one of the best! Especially to overdub. I also use Revoicer which is a low cost choice with a few good AI voices in its lower cost plan. Thanks for review, and I had not known there were Avatar services out there, which could be used for explainer videos within company use or presentations, however, these Avatars don't seem complex enough (in acting) to do a You Tube video channel with them. Using yourself on YouTube may still be the better way to go. But for company use, any of these AI voices and Avatars could be great and fast to use for certain applications like tutorials!

[georgiejr]

Thank you for this video. I lost my voice box to cancer and not using any artificial talking device but just write on my whiteboard. Will test..

[andrzejkostyuk]

Rued, that's a great collection of handy tools right there. You saved us countless hours on search and comparison.

Wish you everything well and let the algorithm bless you.

[grazielazzzz]

This video was very useful! Thank you!

[strongindependentblackwoma]

I'm looking for one that works well for the french language (i'm learning it so i want it to read some basic stories for me), which one do you guys recomend?

[joedi]

I’m looking for an alternative to Voice Dream Reader for the s23 ultra. Any suggestions. The acapela voice that dream reader uses.

[adrianvanleeuwen]

Someone needs to do a Revoicer vs. Descript for their best features, as both have great interfaces and features, to adjusting text and you get a large character limit per month (Revoicer has 600, 000 character use per month). Revoicer lets you create emphasis on "select words and phrases" by adding heightened volume selectively to words (which humans do naturally while talking) or the program uses punctuation for emphasis and adding emotion styles to whole sentences (but so does Descript). If it mispronounces a word, just write it phonetically and it will say it right. Descript allows you many things including creating your own AI voice to adding dubbing changes to text. Descript seems to have the most options of any AI software at a monthly fee. For my money though, Descript and Revoicer are both champs in their own way! Have you reviewed Revoicer?

[justchill]

may i know please, what's the best app reader voice and change it to words sentences? thank you

[nilskampe]

Hi Rued, great summary video. Thank you.
Do you know any software that can convert a srt file to speech.

[markp]

Great video. I want to create an audiobook for a kidult book of 95 pages in text of standard size. About 21k words. Main characters are ~14 years old. There are ~6-8 main characters. Which one might you or anyone suggest?

[pastexpiryB]

One of the 'Free' ones require a credit card then starts billing you in 3 days. How nice.

[URProductions]

Is there any good TTS program thats a one-time purchase. I adamantly REFUSE to subscribe monthly to any program that could easily run on a single computer.

[toolsofthefuture]

Useful information in the video, I just suggest that you change the room in which you record. Your microphone sound is very bad. You have a lot of echoes. Everything resonates. Either put some sound barriers or change the room. Good luck with the channel.

[kinseyadventures]

Do you know if there is an app or website to be able to read live stream comments?

[Settiis]

After going through all the popular TTS softwares, I’m pretty confident to say that Murf’s pro voices are most realistic and flexible, some sound so real it’s impossible to tell them apart from a real human voice. The only issue is it costs 36 dollars a month.

[Snowy]

You think I can get these programs to read my ebooks for me?