Image to Voice
Extract text from images and have it read aloud with natural-sounding AI voices.
Upload an image
Drag & drop or browse
Playback
OCR Settings
Auto Detect
Auto-detect language script
All OCR and voice processing runs locally in your browser. No data is uploaded to any server.
Image to Voice
Our Image to Voice tool bridges the gap between visual information and auditory consumption. Using high-precision Tesseract.js OCR, we extract text from any image—from documents to signs—and use the browser's Web Speech API to provide instant narration. Customise your listening experience by selecting from various voices and adjusting playback speed and pitch. The extracted text is shown in an editable box with a confidence score, so you can fix misread characters before playback. Narration uses the voices already installed on your device, with speed from 0.5x to 2x and pitch from 0 to 2. If you need a file to replay later, the same text can also be downloaded as a WAV audio file. OCR is supported in over 100 languages.
Why This Tool Exists
What makes this useful — and why I built it this way.
OCR Engine: Extract text from images using high-accuracy character recognition.
Multi-Language Speech: Read extracted text out loud in multiple natural voices.
Accessibility Enabled: Convert written document scans into accessible audio.
Editable Transcript: Correct OCR mistakes in the extracted text before listening or downloading the audio.
When You'd Use This
Real situations where this tool saves the day.
Audiobooks Creation: Scan printed pages and convert them into speech files to listen on the go.
Language Practice: Extract text from foreign language signs and hear the pronunciation.
Visual Assistance: Read text from documents aloud for visually impaired users.
Revision Podcasts: Turn lecture handouts and slide decks into spoken notes you can listen to while commuting.
Using Image to Voice
It's straightforward — here's how it works.
Upload an image containing text.
Wait for the OCR engine to extract the text.
Review and edit the extracted text if needed.
Choose a voice and adjust speed settings.
Click Play to hear the text read aloud.
Questions People Ask
Honest answers about how this works.
Can I really use this offline?
Great question. Yes, once the page is loaded, the OCR and voice engines work entirely in your browser without needing an internet connection.
Does it support multiple languages?
Honestly? The OCR supports over 100 languages, and the voice narration uses the languages installed on your operating system.
Is my image or text sent anywhere?
OCR runs locally in your browser with Tesseract.js and playback uses the Web Speech API, so your image and spoken audio stay on your device during reading and listening. The only exception is the optional WAV download, which sends the extracted text to the tool's speech endpoint to render the audio file.
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