Out Loud
Out Loud is a fast, free, open-source AI text-to-speech application that runs 100% offline and 100% private. Nothing you type, paste, or read ever leaves your device. It offers 50+ natural AI voices across 8 languages, available as a desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) and a...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
- Local-First
Features
- Ad-free
- No Coding Required
- Text to Speech
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Works Offline
- Dark Mode
- Text Highlighting
- Read Aloud
- Offline
- AI-Powered
Out Loud News & Activities
Recent activities
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Out Loud information
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Alternatives
51 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Italian
- Hindi
- Portuguese
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What is Out Loud?
Out Loud is a fast, free, open-source AI text-to-speech application that runs 100% offline and 100% private. Nothing you type, paste, or read ever leaves your device. It offers 50+ natural AI voices across 8 languages, available as a desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) and a Chrome extension. MIT licensed, no signup, no account, no telemetry.
Out Loud converts text into natural-sounding speech entirely on your local machine. Paste text into the desktop app or click the Chrome extension on any webpage (articles, PDFs, emails) and it reads aloud. A lightweight AI model is downloaded once during setup (80–320 MB), after which no internet is required. Speech streams in a couple hundred milliseconds.
Core principles: 100% Offline — Everything runs locally. No internet needed after install. 100% Private — No telemetry, no cloud, no accounts, no phone-home. Public source means you can verify it yourself. Free & Open Source — MIT licensed. Fork, audit, modify. No ads, trackers, or upsells.
Voices & languages 50+ voices spanning English (US & UK), Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Hindi, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. Named voices include Heart (warm & expressive, US), Bella (clear & confident, US), Emma (refined British), Xiaobei (Mandarin), Alpha (Japanese), Dora (Castilian Spanish), Sara (Italian), Beta (Hindi), and Alex (Brazilian Portuguese).