French text to speech
Turn French text into natural speech, with voices from France, Quebec, Belgium and Switzerland. Listen or download the MP3.
- Accents from France, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland
- Liaisons and accents read correctly
- Read-along highlighting for learners
How to convert French text to speech
- Paste your French text above. The language is already set to Français.
- Pick a voice. Use the accent filter for France, Canada, Belgium or Switzerland.
- Press Read it aloud, then download the MP3.
For learners of French
French spelling hides a lot of its sound: silent endings, liaisons, nasal vowels. Hearing a passage while reading it shows you which letters are spoken. Pick a voice from the region you're heading to; Quebec French sounds quite different from Parisian French.
Questions
Is French text to speech free?
Yes. Guests get 3,000 characters a day and a free account gets 10,000 a day plus the HD voices.
Which French voices are there?
Camille, Louis and Manon from France, Émilie, Félix, Gabriel and Samuel from Quebec, Elise and Arthur from Belgium, Noémie and Loïc from Switzerland, plus six HD voices with a free account.
Can I use it to practise French?
Yes. Follow the highlighted passage as it's read, tap a passage to replay it, and slow it down to 0.75×.