🧰 Before you start
- An ElevenLabs account (free tier available)
- Your script
⏱️ Time needed15 minutes
💵 Rough costFree tier; paid plans for more minutes and commercial use
🪜 Step by step
🐣 Beginner mode: showing the 6 essential steps only. Extra steps are hidden; tap 🚀 Advanced at the top to see all 7.
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📄 Printable page
- 1☐
Sign up
Go to elevenlabs.io and create an account.
- 2☐
Open Text to Speech
Find Text to Speech in the menu.
- 3☐
Pick a voice
Browse the voice library and choose one that suits your brand. Listen to samples.
- 4☐
Paste your script
Use the prompt below to make the script sound natural when spoken.
- 5☐
Generate and listen
Click Generate. If something sounds off, tweak punctuation or add commas for pauses.
- 6☐
Download
Download the audio (MP3) and add it to your video or podcast.
- 7☐
Optional: clone your voice
ElevenLabs can copy your own voice from recordings. Only ever clone a voice with that person's permission.
➕ Extra step: hidden in 🐣 Beginner mode
💬 Copy-paste prompts
Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.
💬 Script for speaking
Rewrite this text so it sounds natural when read aloud by a voiceover: [paste text]. Short sentences, conversational, add commas where a speaker would pause, spell out numbers and abbreviations (e.g. 'MYR 500,000' as 'five hundred thousand ringgit'), keep it under [60] seconds.
⚠️ Tips & common mistakes
- Check the plan's commercial-use rules before using it in ads.
- Never clone someone's voice without permission.
- Listen all the way through before publishing.
🌟 Why it's worth it
💡 Why it mattersCuts voice-talent costs and turnaround from days to minutes.
🏷️ Real exampleElevenLabs video tools.
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