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Text to Speech for Accessibility
Free to start. No card needed.
Turn written text into an MP3 with an SRT caption file, from 260+ voices. This produces audio files from text you control — it is not assistive software.
Sound tags and written directions work on every plan, Free included. See plans
“It's fast and dead simple to use: paste your text, pick a voice, done. No fuss, no learning curve.”
“As a professor who records frequent online lectures, I’ve found Vocallab AI to be an incredible tool for my workflow. The voice quality is remarkably lifelike…”
Step-by-step guide
How to Use Text to Speech for Accessibility
Start for free — no credit card, no software to install.
Paste or upload the text
Paste text directly or upload a document; the same text produces the same audio every time, so you can regenerate after an edit without starting over.Choose a voice and language
Pick from 260+ ready-made voices across many languages, or design a new one by describing it in English.Set the speed
Adjust the reading speed to match the listener, then generate the audio file.Download MP3 and SRT
Every generation includes an MP3 and a matching SRT caption file, built from the same word timing as the audio.
Text to Speech for Accessibility
Features & Capabilities
Everything you need to create professional voiceovers — in one tool.
260+ ready-made voices
Choose an existing voice or design a new one by describing it in English.SRT captions included
A caption file ships with every audio file, timed to the words as spoken.Full commercial-use rights
Generated audio carries commercial-use rights with no attribution required, so it can go on a public page or into a shared drive.Document-length narration
A separate long-form path accepts EPUB, TXT, PDF or DOCX and narrates book-length material by chapter.
Use cases
What Can You Create with Text to Speech for Accessibility?
From TikTok to podcasts — here's where creators use this tool most.
A handout that needs an audio version
A school, library or office can turn a single page of text into audio on request, without building new infrastructure first.Course readings and policy documents
Long text — a syllabus, a policy, a set of instructions — narrates in one pass rather than being read aloud by a person each time it's requested.A first accessible-audio option, added quickly
An organisation testing whether an audio alternative gets used can generate one file today rather than waiting on a longer procurement process.Multilingual material
The same document can be generated in another supported language, useful where a community reads more than one.
vs Standard TTS
VocalLab vs Standard Text-to-Speech
See why creators switch from generic TTS tools to VocalLab.
| VocalLab AI | Standard TTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio quality | Studio-quality AI | No |
| MP3 export | Yes | No |
| SRT caption export | Yes | No |
| Word-level highlighting | Yes | No |
| Emotion & style control | Yes | No |
| Commercial rights | Yes | No |
| Instant generation | Yes | No |
| Free tier | No credit card needed | No |
Recommended Voices
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About this tool
Everything you need to know about Text to Speech for Accessibility
Text to speech for accessibility turns written material into an MP3 you can listen to instead of read: reports, handouts, policies, course readings, anything you paste in or upload as a document. Pick from 260+ voices, generate the audio, and an SRT caption file comes with it, built from the same word timing as the speech itself. This is not assistive technology. It does not run on a person's device, read a screen aloud, or replace whatever a reader already uses to move around an interface — it produces an audio file from text you control, and that file plays on any device with speakers or headphones, at whatever speed the listener prefers.
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FAQ
Text to Speech for Accessibility — FAQ
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Is this a screen reader?
No. It generates an audio file from text you provide; it doesn't read a screen, navigate an interface or run on someone's device the way assistive software does.
What file formats come out?
MP3 on every plan, with WAV and other formats available from Pro upward, plus an SRT caption file alongside the audio.
Can it handle a whole document?
Yes, a separate long-form path accepts EPUB, TXT, PDF or DOCX and splits it into chapters for narration, useful for anything book-length.
What languages are supported?
Many languages are available across the voice library, so the same text can be narrated in more than one language where needed.
Does a scanned document work?
No. A PDF needs a real text layer; a scanned page with no underlying text is rejected because there's no OCR step.
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Turn your script into a voiceover.
60 free points, no card. Paste your text, pick a voice, export the MP3.