Clone and Generate Voice
Text-to-speech, voice cloning, and narration using ElevenLabs.
This is useful for narration, accessibility, creating audio versions of written content, and creative projects.
Natural-sounding voice synthesis
| ElevenLabs | |
|---|---|
| What it is | AI voice generation and cloning platform with natural-sounding speech synthesis |
| Best at | Text-to-speech in multiple voices and languages, voice cloning from short samples, audiobook narration |
| Free tier | Free tier with limited characters per month and basic voices |
| First paid tier | Starter Plan - US$5/month (~A$8/month) |
| Ken's take | The voice quality from ElevenLabs is startlingly natural. The free tier lets you test it. Voice cloning requires just a few minutes of audio and produces remarkably accurate results. The entry paid tier at US$5 is very affordable. Useful for anyone creating audio content, explainer videos, or accessibility versions of written material. |
| Sign up | https://elevenlabs.io |
Also worth knowing: NotebookLM's audio overview feature (mentioned in the Research section) generates a two-person podcast discussion from your documents. It is not voice cloning, but it is an excellent way to turn written content into listenable audio, and it is free.
Try this right now (free)
Go to ElevenLabs and try the text-to-speech demo on their homepage. Paste a paragraph of text and listen to the different voice options. Notice how natural it sounds compared to the robotic text-to-speech you might be used to.