Text-to-Speech App

A free, easy-to-use text-to-speech converter powered by the Verbatik API.

Features

• Convert text to natural-sounding speech
• Multiple voice options with different languages and genders
• No signup required - just use a Verbatik API key
• Audio visualization
• Local storage for your settings
• Modern, responsive design

Getting Started

About Verbatik API

Verbatik is a powerful text-to-speech API that provides high-quality, natural-sounding voice synthesis. This application leverages the Verbatik API to convert text into speech.

Getting a Verbatik API Key

1. Visit Verbatik's website and create an account
2. Navigate to the API section in your dashboard
3. Generate a new API key
4. Copy the API key and use it in this application

Verbatik API Features Used in This App

• Voice Selection: Access to multiple voices with different genders and language options
• Text-to-Speech Conversion: Convert plain text to natural-sounding speech
• Audio Storage: Generated audio files are stored and accessible via URLs
• Voice Metadata: Information about available voices including name, gender, and language code

API Endpoints Used

• GET https://api.verbatik.com/api/v1/voices - Retrieves available voices
• POST https://api.verbatik.com/api/v1/tts - Converts text to speech

For more information about the Verbatik API, including rate limits, additional features, and pricing, visit the Verbatik documentation.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or newer)
• npm, yarn, pnpm, or bun
• Verbatik API key

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/verbatik/text-to-speech-app-free.git
cd text-to-speech-app-free

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to see the application.

Usage

1. Enter your Verbatik API key
2. Type or paste your text
3. Select a voice
4. Click "Generate Speech"
5. Play or download the generated audio

Deployment

Deploy on Vercel

The easiest way to deploy this Next.js application is using Vercel.

# Install Vercel CLI
npm install -g vercel

# Deploy
vercel

# For production
vercel --prod

Alternatively, connect your GitHub repository to Vercel for automatic deployments.

Self-Hosting

# Build the application
npm run build

# Start the production server
npm run start

# For production with PM2
npm install -g pm2
pm2 start npm --name "text-to-speech-app" -- start

Tech Stack

• Next.js 15
• React 19
• Tailwind CSS 4
• Framer Motion
• Verbatik API

License

MIT

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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