The cat trailer
Write a 20 second movie trailer about my cat refusing to get off the keyboard. Then use FreeTTS to read it in a deep, dramatic voice and give me the MP3.
Text to speech
Published plugin · Live
The FreeTTS plugin for ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT to read anything aloud and the MP3 arrives in the chat. The plugin gives ChatGPT 2,253 FreeTTS voices in 149 languages, and it works with a free FreeTTS account.
Last updated by the FreeTTS team · Samples on this page were made with the plugin itself
- Free account is enough
- Setup in about a minute
- 15 prompts to copy
- Disconnect any time
Read this in a warm British voice: “Welcome back. Your order is on its way.”
Used FreeTTS · text to speech
Here it is, read by Sonia.
0:03 · MP3
Your key for ChatGPT
The key tells FreeTTS which account ChatGPT is making audio for. It is shown once, so paste it into the Connect page straight away.
Quick facts
- What it is
- A published ChatGPT plugin that turns text into spoken audio with FreeTTS voices and returns an MP3 link in the chat.
- Price
- Free with a free FreeTTS account. PRO is $19 a month.
- Voices
- 2,253 voices in 149 languages. Free accounts use the 318 standard voices.
- Free allowance
- 5,000 characters a day and 15,000 a month, up to 5,000 in one request.
- What you get back
- An MP3 link. PRO can ask for WAV.
- What you need
- A FreeTTS API key, pasted once when you connect. Make it here.
- Tools
- 7 in total: 4 on every plan, 3 more on PRO.
- Published
- , after OpenAI's review.
- Also works in
- Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Codex, through the FreeTTS MCP server.
Set up
Connected in about a minute
Three steps, once. After that the plugin is there in every chat.
- 1
Add the plugin
Open the FreeTTS plugin in ChatGPT and connect it. A FreeTTS page opens and asks for your key.
Open the plugin page - 2
Make your key
One press at the top of this page. A free account is enough, and the key is copied for you.
Make it now - 3
Paste and ask
Paste the key on the Connect page and press Connect. Then try: “Use FreeTTS to read this aloud.”
Prompts to copy
Hear it
What comes back
Four files made with the plugin's own tools on 2 October 2026. Press play.
In a world where one cat refuses to leave the keyboard, a single email may never be sent. This summer, nobody types alone.
0:09 · MP3
Buenos días. Hoy es un buen día para empezar algo nuevo.0:05 · MP3
Welcome back. Your order is on its way.
0:03 · MP3
Maya: Welcome to Small Wins, the show about tiny habits. Tom: Today, why making your bed might be the best decision you make all day.
0:13 · MP3
These samples were made on a PRO account. On a free account the same voices are used, and each file ends with a short spoken FreeTTS tag.
Prompts
15 prompts to copy
Each one names FreeTTS, so ChatGPT knows to make audio and not only text. Copy, paste, change the details.
For creators
Voiceovers, trailers and hooks without opening an editor.Three takes, one line
Use FreeTTS to read this hook in three different voices so I can pick one: "Nobody tells you this about your first 1,000 subscribers." Tell me which voice you would choose and why.
Voice suggestions + text to speech
Casting call
I am starting a true crime podcast. Ask FreeTTS for three narrator voices that fit, and let me hear the same opening line in each.
Voice suggestions
For learning
Hear it instead of reading it.Three languages, side by side
Translate this sentence into Spanish, French and Japanese, then use FreeTTS to read each one aloud with a native voice so I can compare how they sound: "Where is the nearest train station?"
Text to speech
The walking summary
Summarise the article I paste next into 60 seconds of speech, written to be heard and not read. Then use FreeTTS to turn it into an MP3 for my walk.
Text to speech
Explain it to a ten year old
Explain how black holes work to a curious ten year old in about two minutes, then read it aloud with FreeTTS in a warm, friendly voice.
Text to speech
For work
Small jobs that used to need a microphone.Interview rehearsal
I have a job interview for a product manager role tomorrow. Write five tough questions and use FreeTTS to read each one as a separate audio file, so I can practise answering out loud without reading.
Text to speech
The bakery voicemail
Write a 12 second voicemail greeting for my bakery, Flour and Salt. Friendly, British accent, mention we open at 7. Then record it with FreeTTS.
Text to speech
Listen to my own writing
Read my draft below aloud with FreeTTS at a calm pace. After I listen, tell me which sentences sounded clumsy.
Text to speech
Just for fun
Because you can.Shopping list, live from the stadium
Rewrite my shopping list as a breathless football commentator, then read it aloud with FreeTTS: eggs, oat milk, two lemons, the good bread, washing-up liquid.
Text to speech
Bedtime story with their name in it
Write a three minute bedtime story about a small dragon called Mina who is afraid of the dark. Read it with FreeTTS in a soft, slow voice.
Text to speech
A formal apology from the dog
Write a formal public apology from my dog Biscuit for eating the sofa, in the style of an evening news bulletin. Then read it with FreeTTS in a solemn newsreader voice.
Text to speech
With PRO
Dialogue, exact timing and transcription.Two hosts, one filePRO
Write a two minute podcast intro as a conversation between two hosts, Maya and Tom, about tiny habits. Then use FreeTTS to turn it into one audio file with a different voice for each host.
Dialogue to speech
The toast, with timingPRO
Here is my wedding toast. Use FreeTTS Script mode to record it with a two second pause after each joke and a ding before the last line, so I can rehearse with the real timing.
Script mode
Voice memo to to-do listPRO
Here is a link to my voice memo. Use FreeTTS to write down what I said, then turn it into a tidy to-do list.
Transcription
Tools
What the plugin can do
Seven tools. You never call them by name; you ask in plain words and ChatGPT picks the tool.
| You say | FreeTTS does | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| "Read this aloud" | Turns text into an MP3 with a voice you name, or one picked for the language. | Free |
| "Which voices do you have for Spanish?" | Lists voices for a language or a search word. | Free |
| "Suggest a voice for a meditation video" | Gives three voices for a language and a use, with the reason for each. | Free |
| "How many characters do I have left?" | Shows your plan, what you have used and your limits. | Free |
| "Turn this conversation into audio" | Reads a script with a voice for each speaker, as one file. | PRO |
| "Record this with a 2 second pause here" | Script mode: exact pauses, beeps and dings, and one file per track. | PRO |
| "Write down what is said in this recording" | Turns a public audio link into text. | PRO |
Limits
What each plan brings to ChatGPT
The plugin uses your FreeTTS plan. Nothing is sold separately for ChatGPT.
| Free account | PRO | Creator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $19 a month | $39 a month |
| Voices | 318 standard voices, every language | Standard, HD and Signature | Standard, HD and Signature |
| Characters | 5,000 a day, 15,000 a month | 1,000,000 a month | 5,000,000 a month |
| Longest single request | 5,000 characters | 10,000 characters | 25,000 characters |
| File type | MP3 | MP3 or WAV | MP3 or WAV |
| Spoken FreeTTS tag at the end | Yes | No | No |
| Audio link kept for | 1 hour | 30 days | 30 days |
| Dialogue (a voice per speaker) | Not included | 2 voices | Any number |
| Script mode timing and transcription | Not included | Included | Included |
Fixes
If something does not work
The Connect page says FreeTTS did not accept the key
Copy the whole key, starting with ft_live_. A key is shown only once, when it is made, and a revoked key stops working at once. If in doubt, make a new one on this page and paste that.
ChatGPT answered in text and made no audio
Name the plugin in your message: "Use FreeTTS to read this aloud." ChatGPT decides when to call a plugin, and naming it removes the guesswork.
The audio link stopped working
On a free account a link lasts one hour, on PRO 30 days. Download the MP3 when it arrives, or ask ChatGPT to make it again.
It says I am out of characters
A free account reads 5,000 characters a day and 15,000 a month. The daily count starts again at midnight UTC. Ask "how many characters do I have left?" to see where you stand.
A request was refused as a PRO feature
HD and Signature voices, WAV files, dialogue with several voices, Script mode timing and transcription are part of PRO. Everything else works on a free account.
I want to disconnect
Delete the key in your FreeTTS dashboard under API keys. ChatGPT loses access the same moment. You can also remove the plugin inside ChatGPT.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Yes. A free FreeTTS account is enough: 318 standard voices in every language, 5,000 characters a day and 15,000 a month, as MP3. Free audio ends with a short spoken FreeTTS tag. PRO, at $19 a month, adds HD and Signature voices, removes the tag and raises the allowance to 1,000,000 characters a month.
Open the FreeTTS plugin in ChatGPT and connect it. A FreeTTS page opens and asks for an API key. Make the key on freetts.org/chatgpt with one press, paste it and press Connect. After that, ask ChatGPT to read something aloud.
OpenAI decides which ChatGPT plans can add plugins, and that can change. ChatGPT shows whether plugins are available to you. On the FreeTTS side, a free account is all you need.
FreeTTS has 2,253 voices in 149 languages. A free account uses the 318 standard voices, with at least one in every language. PRO adds the HD and Signature voices. Ask ChatGPT "which FreeTTS voices do you have for Arabic?" to see a list.
One request can be up to 5,000 characters on a free account, 10,000 on PRO and 25,000 on Creator. For a longer text, ask ChatGPT to split it into parts.
The free plan is for personal use. PRO and Creator include a commercial licence, so the audio can go into YouTube videos, podcasts, courses and client work.
Text that ChatGPT sends to FreeTTS is handled the same way as text typed on freetts.org, under the FreeTTS privacy policy. The plugin's server records the tool name, your plan, the number of characters and whether it worked. It does not record the text.
Yes. The plugin runs on the FreeTTS MCP server, and the same server works in Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Windsurf and Gemini CLI. The setup for each is on the MCP server page.
Sources
Where these facts come from
The plugin
The listing in ChatGPT's plugin directory: FreeTTS, published 2 October 2026.
The code
The server behind the plugin is open: github.com/freetts/mcp. The tool list on this page is the server's own.
The limits
The plugin applies the limits of your FreeTTS plan. They are the figures on the pricing page.
Privacy
What the plugin's server records, and for how long, is in its privacy notice.
ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI. FreeTTS is an independent service and is not affiliated with OpenAI.