Listen to anything,
anywhere, offline.
Free & open source AI text-to-speech. 100% offline, 100% private — nothing you read or type ever leaves your computer. 50+ natural voices across 8 languages.
Available everywhere
See it in action
Beautiful on every platform.
Features
Premium TTS, built in the open.
No subscriptions. No tracking. No compromises.
100% Offline
Everything runs locally on your machine. No internet required after install. Your text never leaves your device.
100% Private
No telemetry. No cloud. No accounts. Nothing you type, paste, or read is stored anywhere except your own computer.
Free & Open Source
MIT licensed. Fork it, audit it, improve it. No ads, no trackers, no upsells — and the code is there for anyone to verify.
50+ Natural Voices
From warm & conversational to clear & professional. 8 languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and more.
Chrome Extension
Read any webpage out loud with a single click. Articles, PDFs, emails — anything in your browser, all local.
Slack Extension
Listen to Slack messages, threads, and updates hands-free. Processing happens on your machine — your messages stay private.
Comparison
Why switch from
Speechify?
Save $139 every year. Forever.
Hear the difference
50+ voices. Judge for yourself.
Not robotic. Not uncanny. Hit play and hear what free & open source sounds like.
Heart
English (US)Warm & expressive
Bella
English (US)Clear & confident
Emma
English (UK)Refined British
Xiaobei
ChineseNatural Mandarin
Alpha
JapaneseClear & precise
Dora
SpanishWarm Castilian
+ 44 more voices across English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Italian & Portuguese
How it works
Three steps. That's it.
Download
Free download for macOS, Windows, or Linux. Install the Chrome extension. No signup, no account, no email.
Paste or browse
Paste any text into the app, or use the extension to read any webpage aloud — all processed locally.
Listen
Pick a voice, hit play. Natural AI speech streams instantly, fully offline, forever private.
Download
Free. Forever. Open.
Speechify Premium
$139/year
Out Loud
MIT licensed · Open source · No signup
- Free forever — no fees, ever
- Open source — audit, fork, and modify the code
- 50+ natural AI voices in 8 languages
- Desktop app + Chrome + Slack extensions
- 100% offline — your data stays on your device
Binaries for macOS, Windows & Linux on GitHub Releases.
FAQ
Questions? Answers.
Yes. 100% free to download, use, modify, and share — forever. No trial, no paywall, no “premium” tier. The source code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
There isn’t one. Out Loud runs entirely on your machine, so there are no servers to pay for and nothing to upsell you on. If you like it, star the repo — that’s thanks enough.
Out Loud uses a lightweight AI model that runs entirely on your device. The model is downloaded once during setup (80–320 MB) and then works without internet.
There is no cloud. No analytics, no telemetry, no phone-home. Nothing you type, paste, or read ever leaves your computer — and because the source is public, you can verify that yourself.
macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows, and Linux. Plus a Chrome extension for reading webpages and a Slack extension for listening to messages.
Our AI voice engine is ranked among the best in independent benchmarks. The voices are natural, expressive, and genuinely pleasant to listen to.
English (US & UK), Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Hindi, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese — 50+ voices total.
Absolutely. Issues, pull requests, translations, and new voices are all welcome on GitHub. Out Loud is built in the open.
Stop renting your voice.
Own it. Fork it.
Free to download. Free to modify. Free forever. Your voice, your machine, your code.