ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs
Realistic text-to-speech, voice cloning, and dubbing for voiceovers and audio content.
ToolFree + paid tiersBeginner-friendlyStandard consumer privacyArabic: GoodAPI
Best for
- Natural-sounding text-to-speech
- Voice cloning and dubbing
- Voiceovers for video and audio
Not ideal for
- Music composition
- Cloning a voice without the speaker's consent
Strengths
- Very realistic voices
- Many languages and accents
- Strong API for automation
Limitations
- Voice cloning requires consent and care
- Costs scale with usage
Getting good results
- Use punctuation to control pacing
- Pick a voice that matches the content
- Add markup cues where supported
Prompt template
Starter prompt for ElevenLabs
Convert this text to speech in a [tone] voice, [language], with natural pacing: [paste text]
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