Descript's English Text to Speech tool transforms written content into natural-sounding speech. Perfect for creating voiceovers, audiobooks, and more, it offers a seamless way to bring your text to life with high-quality, customizable voices.
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Sign up for Descript, then create a new project. Upload your file by dragging and dropping it into the project. Descript will automatically process it, making it ready for text-to-speech conversion.
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Once transcription is complete, click on 'Underlord', type 'Translate' into the search bar, and use the dropdown to select English as the translation language. Toggle 'Dub speech' to translate the script into English speech. This feature ensures your text is seamlessly converted into natural-sounding English audio.
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Click "Publish" and navigate to the "Export" tab. Choose your desired file type, configure the necessary settings, and click "Export" to save your file. This straightforward process ensures your text-to-speech project is ready for use in just a few clicks.

Transform your text into lifelike speech instantly with Descript's AI voices and voice cloning. Whether you're creating podcasts, videos, or audiobooks, this feature ensures your content sounds natural and engaging, saving you time and effort in narration.
Descript's text-to-speech feature, integrated into a robust video editor, allows you to seamlessly convert English text into natural-sounding speech. Perfect for creating engaging video content, this tool helps you update and refine your videos effortlessly, ensuring your message is always clear and up-to-date without the need for re-recording.
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Leverage Descript's AI voices to transform English text into natural-sounding speech, enhancing your content's accessibility and engagement.
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With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
2025
“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
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$16
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Elevate your projects, watermark-free
10 media hours / month
400 AI credits / month
Export 1080p, watermark-free
Access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor
AI tools including Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, Create Clips, and more
AI Speech with custom voice clones and video regenerate
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800 AI credits / month
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