German text to speech
Have German text read aloud (Text vorlesen lassen) by voices from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Listen or download the MP3.
- Voices from Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Umlauts and ß read correctly
- PDF, Word and web pages in German too
Voice
102 characters
How to have German text read aloud
- Paste your German text above. The language is already set to Deutsch.
- Pick a voice and press ▶ to preview it.
- Press Read it aloud, then download the MP3.
What people use it for
Listening to articles and documents instead of reading them, proofreading your own German writing, and practising pronunciation as a learner. The Swiss and Austrian voices speak standard German with their regional accent, not dialect.
Questions
Is German 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 German voices are there?
Lena, Felix, Hannah and Paul from Germany, Anna and Lukas from Austria, Lea and Noah from Switzerland, plus six HD voices with a free account.
Can it read a German PDF?
Yes. Use the Upload a file tab. Page numbers and the headers repeated on every page are skipped.