💬 Text to Speech Converter

💬 Text to Speech Converter - FREE & No Limits

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In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how you can convert text into speech for free and with no time limits.
First, I show you how to turn text into audio using two apps that come for free with Windows 10. You can use the pre-installed OneNote app to read the text and the voice recorder app to record the audio.
Next, we install Audacity to give you more control over your text to speech converter.
At the end, we install the Balabolka app, which allows us to turn text into speech and then download the audio in any format, like wav, mp3, ogg, and other file types. Additionally, learn how to use various cloud services, like IBM Watson, Google Cloud, Baidu, and others to convert your text into speech. You can choose from multiple voices that sound very natural.
With an audio file of your text, you can listen to it again later or you can insert on top of a video.
📚 RESOURCES
- Download Audacity to record and edit audio: www.audacityteam.org/
- Download Balabolka to convert text into speech: balabolka.site/balabolka.htm
- How to use Audacity in-depth tutorial: • 🔊 How to use Audacity ...
⌚ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:12 OneNote Immersive Reader
3:14 Record Immersive Reader using Voice Recorder
6:42 Record Immersive Reader using Audacity
8:46 Bulk convert text into speech with Balabolka
11:43 Wrap up
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@KevinStratvert Жыл бұрын

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@spacechimp5141 7 ай бұрын

you sound robotic because you're reading a script and you're not great at acting naturally when reading, like politicians or news reporters or voice actors. not your fault acting or reading acting is not for everyone.

@EzekJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

If you’re watching this video today, I pray that you gain more subscribers this year than ever before.

@risenacademy189 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks how about you give me one?

@EzekJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

@@risenacademy189 Hahahahaha

@debbielaubscher4983 2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@EzekJohnson 2 жыл бұрын

@@debbielaubscher4983 🙏🏾

@Morganaplays 2 жыл бұрын

amen!

@motivations95 2 жыл бұрын

You are not just a KZfaqr. You are a SOLUTION. Thank you Kevin

@david97GP 2 ай бұрын

Yes!

@callmemrmelon Ай бұрын

@@david97GPNO?!

@DailySamskritham Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin. As usual, a high utility tutorial, delivered in an absolutely professional manner, with clarity of both visuals and voice. Kudos and keep going!

@UnbrokenAsset 2 жыл бұрын

I believe you put a lot of passion into your videos and you put in the time to research and clearly express your ideas. We are all constantly improving our craft just know this KZfaqr and viewer appreciates you. Keep going man you inspire me.

@kenworldtechnologies1567 3 жыл бұрын

This actually one of the most amazing piece of tutorial i have ever come across

@liwhite5987 Жыл бұрын

Everything I needed to know about video editing, I found on your channel. Thank you so much.

@RJM316 2 жыл бұрын

This video was made more than six months ago and KZfaq just served it up today. Going forward, I am going to start checking your channel and not wait for KZfaq to suggest your videos. Thanks for posting this video, this text to speech app is going to be extremely helpful.

@askingwhy123 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how difficult Windows makes it to record system sound. This video is solid gold!

@polymy 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the "stereo mixer" tip was very good and makes Voice Recorder useful for general recording and trimming although it won't save as mp3 only mp4.

@TheVirtualArena24 3 жыл бұрын

Don't you know we can record the screen with internal sound and just extract the audio file???

@QuarkYifu 2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautifully done video tutorial. It concisely presented exactly what I wanted to know quickly without wasting my time on extraneous banter. I had already spent a few hours investigating text to speech when I found your video and got all I wanted to know in a mere 12 minutes. The computer screen on the video was clear and readable. The demonstrations were concise. It was nice of you to take the time to make this tutorial and efficiently help others. Watching it made me think about making a few videos of my own about things I know about (like Photoshop) so I can help others the way you do.

@kadenhansen 2 жыл бұрын

I full-heartedly agree. Great job!

@rogueobscura 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he mkes really good tutorials.

@Haseebkhan-11 2 жыл бұрын

@@rogueobscura What if I make a video and upload it to yt then they strike for copyright or something like that?

@Frank14612 11 ай бұрын

That last option was the bomb for me! I was tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to get more voices for Balabolka, but everything that was recommended on the Internet was outdated, obsolete, or just didn't work. Then you pointed out at the end of this video that you can save an input text in a voice of one's choice file directly through one of those options in the Save Audio File window (I chose IBM Watson) from a wide choice of voices (I chose James), not only the artificial-sounding MS David and MS Zira! This means I can now record my own audiobooks from text and epub files! Thank you Kevin! 😂😁

@sp1977 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I hate editing, but I found hearing it while I read helps. I've been looking for a text to voice program that doesn't have a word count limit. I've been using audacity for a while now, and knew the trick of recording into it, but I'd never heard of Balabolka. This works wonderfully and I can see the text as it reads. Thank you for making this video and sharing.

@SharynAbbott 2 жыл бұрын

Great job on this tutorial Kevin! You packed a lot of information into a short time, made it easy and provided multiple resources. Thank you!🤗

@seeyouonthedarksideofthemoon 2 жыл бұрын

😊😅😊

@enclavehere6495 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@enclavehere6495 Жыл бұрын

42 Wallaby Way, Sydney

@EzekJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for tuning in today. May your KZfaq Journey prosper ans blow up this year.

@yoenmiya4925 2 жыл бұрын

wow! awesome! watching your tutorial gives me the chills ... you explain it in a very simple way yet after I watched it, I then realize how useful the skill is. thank you very much kev. :)

@eugheniat.2121 Жыл бұрын

Great video review as always! Thank you for taking what someone wrote to you about your voice with a good sense of humor and making a small research project out of it.

@olenalikesutau4611 2 жыл бұрын

I found out that in Edge there are more than a 100 of voices and they sound EXTREMELY realistic!!!! So I reccomend using it. Anyways, thanks for the cool tutorial. I've never thought you could make a system sound recording in Audacity that easily. Thanks.

@texttoaudiospeech1259 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great information included In the mean time we are offering paid service with HQ human audible voices. Thought to leave it free, but the expense of hosting, API etc. didn't allowed me to leave it for free 😂😅

@hannah_pharmacist 8 ай бұрын

Went through so many useless click baits to finally find your video! Such a gem! ❤

@_Jesuschristcares Жыл бұрын

Your explanations are so clear and concise. I feel like I'm in a classroom with a great teacher

@DarkDudesAI 3 жыл бұрын

Audacity...I mean you know a few but have the best! Whether Audacity? Whether OBS you do everything with them! What a legend.

@Marquis-Sade 2 жыл бұрын

You can TTS with Audacity?

@GamerZone90 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kevin, Your tutorials are short and concise. Your timestamps and links are great to help!

@azidsanu4686 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man For days now I’ve been looking for a text to speech recorder to make videos But all of them have a limit Your video has made it so much easier for me. Keep up the good work.

@MuhammedNalhirNazim Жыл бұрын

Dear Kevin: I really do not know what to say. Your you tube posts are on a completely different level. They all have utility value. Also, you make things sound so easy. May God Bless you and your parents too!

@BarbaraRademacher 2 жыл бұрын

Kevin, I use the transcription app in Microsoft Teams and I am astounded at its accuracy. I'm a math teacher, so my lectures get pretty technical. Still, I find very few mistakes. Now, I want to watch and listen to your video about the converter.

@christinac2012 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you so much! This is what I've been hoping you'd cover! I retain more information if I hear it more so than reading so this is extremely helpful. You're so awesome‼️ 🤗 💕

@PrincessPeach7555 2 жыл бұрын

i can't thank you enough! I have been looking everywhere online for something to read out loud. Thank you so much. And im subscribing :)

@MunchkinZone Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the effort you are putting to teach us Kevin, your videos are really helpful!

@TheMrleo007 3 жыл бұрын

Easy to understand instruction, thanks Kevin. Once you're done recording for the day, go to sound settings/device properties and click back on your original microphone.

@abdulpasha1563 3 жыл бұрын

Great video once again!! You know, I work as a content creator for a company and I know about TTS and stuff but I discovered how to record the Immersive reader only a week back and here you are teaching the whole world about it. Telepathy I suppose. And yes, you definitely sound better than any of the Natural AI based TTS voices. You rock Kevin!!

@abdulmajith865 2 жыл бұрын

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@pooloftim8263 2 жыл бұрын

That’s not telepathy, it’s a coincidence.

@williamstapp3882 2 жыл бұрын

Great video that has afforded the beneficiaries important and powerful avenues for recordings. Most importantly for me is language learning. Also very significant is the demonstration of how to use Audacity to record to the system. Of course One Note and the Russian app are wonderful options. I have been searching for an efficient way to record in Anki, the learning tool, and have been surprised and disappointed to find obfuscation and chicanery in abundance. It is sad to see that the motives for teaching, or going through the motions, are often any thing but imparting knowledge to the knowledge seeker. A talented teacher is born, not made. Thanks.

@VictorMorales-pp8df 2 жыл бұрын

A big thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. We can hardly find willing to take the time to place a well done video in a simple way. Merry Christmas from Florida

@kirstinhartmann 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin for this fantastic tutorial. I like your voice more than the computer voice.

@AGirlNamedVan 2 жыл бұрын

Aaaahhhhh thank you. Just came across this video. I was checking out so many free but not free tts sites and who knew I had it on my laptop all this time already lol. Thanks. It also doesn't sound bad at all the voice. Much better than others I've heard.

@BattleThon Жыл бұрын

This is such an amazing tool to use. For anyone in any field of content on KZfaq PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS. Salute to the creator for this video. This will bring your channel along much further.

@angelojccf9653 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody hell that was great. So informative. I've had Babaloka for some time and never even realised I could get so many options. The native TTS sounded robitic but some of the other options are really good. Even the One Note version doesn't sound robotic at all. Thanks so much.

@EzekJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Kevin. I’m so grateful I tuned in to watch today. This is so so useful. I’m grateful

@tejeraillustrator3810 3 жыл бұрын

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@rosemarymartin2025 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched so many of your videos and you are amazing. Your voice is perfect! don't let the haters get to you. I already know a lot of tech things, so what you teach is so useful because it is for people like me that don't need all the basics, just want to become better and use the software to its full capacity. I appreciate you so much!!!!!

@johnaweiss Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Balabolka is the best part of this video. Also folks can use various natural-sounding browser extensions to read webpages (but they're all time-limited or character-limited). Here are my fave chrome extensions: - Speech my text - Text to speech that brings productivity (aka "Intelligent Speaker") - Natural Reader Text to Speech

@mrcornejo_teacher_of_english 3 жыл бұрын

As usual, Kevin is sharing the best there is out there. THANK YOU!!

@johncheung4905 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo and gracias! Thank you for responding to my request. This is great! This is one particular useful tutorial for me. I have been looking for this high quality tutorial for a long time! Thanks for answering my prayer. Best wishes!

@thomashsieh1324 Жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin! Enjoyed many of your PC tips and tricks presentations. Can you find out how I can swap a KZfaq video (other KZfaqr's) I want to view and listen but its voices difficult to understand with a speaker's voice easier to understand? Thank you!

@JustYourHair 11 ай бұрын

Does the Balabolka work on Mobile? Does it have a mobile app? I tried downloading it with my iPhone from the website but not…

@hubertknapp5098 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Awesome! Thank you very much for this video Kevin Very well done, insightful and with practical use cases. You go straight to the point and don't waste any time with unnecessary pontification. 5 thumbs up! P.S. I feel the computer-generated voice sounded more natural than your voice. Is that really your natural voice???

@audiotts_yt 2 жыл бұрын

Glad 😊

@BELINDASPIRIT 3 жыл бұрын

OMG...thank you for this!! I did not know this even existed in Windows!!

@Tvj_films8452 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Took me about 45 minutes to get it to record and how I want it. Great stuff.

@RellekEarth 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kevin! I was impressed with how you had a text to speech voice that sounded just like yours. I'm actually curious how you make a voice for these kinds of things? What kind of process goes into that?

@marknev Жыл бұрын

Descript is one option

@GargeeSharma 3 жыл бұрын

This was amazing ! I liked the UK voice the best 😂.

@premawilson8353 Жыл бұрын

Awesome I didn't know my window 10 & audacity had such features. I used audacity a lot but never knew such features. While searching voice recording I came across you channel. Thank you again

@RomanCityDirect 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic, I have been looking for something like this for ages, thanks Kevin👍

@wondercat3516 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin, you are the best! Your tutorials are short and concise. Your timestamps and links are great help!

@DarkDudesAI 3 жыл бұрын

Not "liked" but "loved it". Snap that thumbnail though. I mean no technology or voice can be as sweet and handsome as you! I feel like hearing my favourite music when hearing to you!!! You rock man!!

@digigoliath 2 жыл бұрын

With so many voices to experiment with, Balabolka is worth a download.

@TheMartinezpepe 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, are you able to use additional voices? I'm a script writer and it would be great to create an audio screenplay. Thanks

@Rahul.kr. 3 жыл бұрын

You are now my perfect youtuber...Your all videos are like blessing for me, Thank you from the bottom of my heart❤️😌

@RodrigoBedoya 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, as always. Thank you so much. Perhaps, you forgot to mention what I think is the primary function of text to speech. People like me with visual impairments use them all the time. Those are our eyes and readers to the world.n

@johnlawrence8000 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kevin. I thought the UK James option was awsom. I've actually cancelled my Speechelo subscription after watching your tutorial on Audacity and Balabollka. I've used both these for years but after watching your excellent tutorials on this and lots of subjects I've swapped over to the freebies, which are excellent. Would like to have a one off payment for Descript, but its rather expensive. I think your tutorials are excellent, so informative and easy to understand. Keep up the great work. Thanks

@VixisAU Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this easy to follow and simple tutorial kevin. Very cool!

@DannyAlvarez2004 3 жыл бұрын

Another OUTSTANDING VIDEO. Thank you for adding value to my KZfaq Experience. THIS is time worth spent. Binge on Kevin Stratvert educational content! My boss is always wondering where I learned to perform that new tech skill. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, Kevin. Do you offer one-on-one training sessions?

@latesha_go 3 жыл бұрын

Kevin could you create another video on how to record quality demos? Sometimes you have real people as testers for MS Teams, but are they real, paid or volunteers you know? Do they need to sign release forms? Do you recommend using a personal computer or separate one for demos? Anyway thanks in advance for your MS Teams videos they really help me learn more about the tool. 👏🏾

@briangschaefer7048 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! That is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you so much Kevin :)

@MichaelSacamos Жыл бұрын

To everyone who sees this comment, keep pushing in life and never give up. Can't wait to see you successful one day and May God bless you!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@jerrychong1439 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the intro video to TTS technology, Kevin. It was extremely helpful guidance to get me started. Your natural voice sounds better :))

@audiotts_yt 2 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes

@pussific2582 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for!

@jamesasmith2494 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million Kevin! You are a life saver. It reads in many languages also. The Spanish and the Romanian is very goodl

@jessicaestes Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin! I love your voice btw.

@prof.rogeriosantana 2 жыл бұрын

Kevin, you're awesome! Thank you so much for this video! By the way, your voice sounds great, clear, crisp, and professional!

@mirosawmendyk9523 Жыл бұрын

Hey kevin. I have a question, using the balabolka program, can I use these recordings for commercial purposes (e.g. making money on youtube)? And can I use these recordings for commercial purposes using this tts online feature in balabolka ? After all, you have to pay for it by going separately to a site such as IBM WATSTON or microsoft azure ?

@DikshitasRiddleWorld 10 ай бұрын

One of the best tutorial I have watched, very very useful. Much appreciated for introducing the handy ways.. Loved it

@gaminggenes320 Жыл бұрын

Your videos always solve my problems and give me exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks man!

@mervpage9975 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kevin for such a wonderful easy to follow tutorial , you’re a star

@HarpreetSingh-ke2zk 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! you showed out what is needed. You just earned a new subscriber.

@audiotts_yt 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing harpreet

@Martinsrandomjourney Жыл бұрын

i was just looking around in how to make my pc read to me now i am in the rabbit hole now :d very awesome!

@ArchonLegacy Жыл бұрын

Very informative, very clear and awesome tutorial. Love it!

@TylerStanczak 3 жыл бұрын

Haha that intro got me😂

@DarkDudesAI 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@MeTube2014 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very good video and awesome options you show and definitely I'll try it. I'm interested in the opposite, *speech to text* . Is there free options similar to those in this video for Speech to Text? Thanks

@TierraJaiAwakenings 2 жыл бұрын

This was helpful. Im using a mac and have access to one note. So i used the immersive reader as suggested and then used voice memo on my computer. the only issue with this is that i was not able to switch the mic/speaker..so i had to make sure the area around me was quiet. but i was able to do it for what i needed! thanks for the inspo

@audiotts_yt 2 жыл бұрын

Hi are you use mac?

@boringCA1075 Жыл бұрын

Man you are a Legend.. i have wasted 2 days to find best free text to speech software's and found none what i was looking for.. thanks to you now that i know this function was already in mu computer.. Thanks alot kevin.. you got yourself a subscriber

@arafatmohammadasifbamboowa2211 3 жыл бұрын

Me:imagine getting a heart from kevin Kevin:keep imagining

@debbielaubscher4983 2 жыл бұрын

I like your authentic voice Kevin! Thanks for your absolutely amazing training videos. You are one of my favorite "teachers".

@MrBendybruce 2 жыл бұрын

I'm visually impaired, so learning about onenote was absolutely brilliant. Thanks!

@siddhantyadav5685 3 жыл бұрын

Kevin! Can you make one video on "2d Animation"?

@Aalok464 3 жыл бұрын

11:55 Hurted without answering 😂😂

@karenwaldeck9364 Жыл бұрын

This was one of the best tutorial videos I've seen. Well Done !

@AhmedAlaa-um8co 2 жыл бұрын

Each time I swap through a video from your chanel ,I give you a like. You never fail to impress me .

@SpectralightPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, Kevin! Although I really like the sound of the Balabolka app, I'm extremely paranoid about installing ANY Russian-made software on my computer... especially in light of all the Russian ransomware attacks on the U.S. oil and meat packing industries lately.

@jayatejamallela2261 3 жыл бұрын

the silence after "don't worry u won't hurt my feelings"

@serabdul2919 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, that was the best video about the topic which I have been searching since morning. Lots of thanks to you mate. 😘

@africanahills2851 Жыл бұрын

👍👍Woow. Watching from Rwanda. This video is awesome. This is exactly what i was looking for. I am a beginner youtuber. Thx alot broda🤩🤩

@EzekJohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Who else thinks Kevin is one of the best KZfaqrs ever?

@DarkDudesAI 3 жыл бұрын

Of course!

@khalidmohamed2569 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he’s

@pastoreliezer1 3 жыл бұрын

I believe

@Aalok464 3 жыл бұрын

@DarkDudesAI 3 жыл бұрын

"Hi Everyone" You nailed the pin down! Ha, fantastic tutorial.

@asberryrobinson598 2 жыл бұрын

Was just about to purchase this type of software, but upon doing some investigating, you've saved me some money. Thanks.

@user-qi6yl9dw5e Жыл бұрын

Honestly I couldn't tell the difference! Your voice has great clarity and friendliness to it. Keep it! thanks for another great offering on tech options! You are a godsend!

@DarkDudesAI 3 жыл бұрын

"Balabolka, that's the Russian word for chatterer" Kept on laughing!!

@sunc0re Жыл бұрын

You're a lifesaver! You helped me a lot today. Googling this was a nightmare. And you explained it so well. Thank you.

@proinfohub7272 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate this video. You made it look very easy and now i can create original voice overs now. Thanks

@arularies 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, you are amazing. I watched only few videos in your youtube channel. I am impressed. And I am crazy now to really follow your videos. Thanks, brother.