awesome-free-tts
github.com/arzen07/awesome-free-tts ↗Awesome list of open source text-to-speech projects
Use this list with your AI agent
Add the Context Awesome MCP server to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client, then ask:
"Show me apis with free tiers resources from awesome-free-tts"
Installation instructions →What's inside
API Services
- Amazon PollyAPIs with Free Tiers
AWS TTS service with neural voices. Free tier: 5 million characters per month for the first 12 months.
- Google Cloud Text-to-SpeechAPIs with Free Tiers
Enterprise-grade TTS API with natural-sounding voices. Free tier: 1 million characters per month for WaveNet voices.
- IBM Watson Text to SpeechAPIs with Free Tiers
AI-powered TTS with customizable voices. Free tier: 10,000 characters per month.
- Microsoft Azure Speech ServiceAPIs with Free Tiers
Comprehensive speech services including TTS. Free tier: 0.5 million characters per month for neural voices.
- OpenAI TTS APIAPIs with Free Tiers
High-quality TTS API with natural-sounding voices. Free tier: Available with initial credits.
Mobile Apps
- Apple's Built-in TTS
Built-in iOS accessibility feature for reading screen content. Available on iOS.
- Google Text-to-Speech
Official Google TTS engine with high-quality voices. Available on Android.
- Natural Reader
Mobile version of the popular TTS service. Available on iOS and Android.
- @Voice Aloud Reader
Advanced TTS reader with cloud storage support. Available on Android.
Open Source TTS Libraries
- BarkPython Libraries
Text-to-audio model with multilingual support. MIT License, generates realistic speech and music.
- Coqui TTSPython Libraries
Deep learning toolkit for text-to-speech synthesis. Mozilla Public License 2.0, multilingual support.
- eSpeak NGOther Programming Languages
Compact open source software speech synthesizer. Written in C, GPL-3.0-or-later License.
- ESPnetPython Libraries
End-to-end speech processing toolkit. Apache 2.0 License, multilingual support.
- FastSpeech 2Python Libraries
Fast, parallel text-to-speech synthesis. MIT License, primarily English.
- FestivalOther Programming Languages
General multi-lingual speech synthesis system. Written in C++, X11-like License.
Web-Based TTS Services
- ElevenLabsGeneral & AI-Powered Voice Generators
AI-powered TTS with natural voices and voice cloning. Free tier: 10,000 characters per month.
- FreeTTSGeneral & AI-Powered Voice Generators
Free online text-to-speech converter. Free tier: Free online text-to-speech with character limits.
- Lovo.aiServices with More Restricted Free Tiers
AI-powered TTS with 500+ voices and emotion control. Free tier: 14-day free trial of the Pro plan.
- Murf.aiGeneral & AI-Powered Voice Generators
AI voice generator with studio-quality voices. Free tier: 10 minutes of voice generation, no downloads.
- Natural ReaderGeneral & AI-Powered Voice Generators
High-quality TTS with natural-sounding voices. Free tier: Unlimited use of free voices, 20 minutes/day with premium voices.
- Play.htGeneral & AI-Powered Voice Generators
Advanced AI TTS with 600+ voices across 60+ languages. Free tier: 5,000 words per month, requires attribution.
Accessibility Tools
- Kurzweil 3000Educational Tools
Reading and writing software with TTS capabilities.
- NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access)Screen Readers
Free screen reader for Windows with TTS capabilities.
- Read&WriteEducational Tools
Literacy software with TTS features.
- VoiceOverScreen Readers
Built-in screen reader for Apple devices.
Browser Extensions
- Natural Reader
Browser extension with high-quality voices.
- Read Aloud
Chrome extension for reading web pages aloud. Simple and effective extension.
- SpeakIt!
Text-to-speech Chrome extension.
Showing a sample of 42 resources. View the full list on GitHub →