The rules of using FreeTTS. Short, plain English, and written by someone who actually wants you to read them. Last updated: May 9, 2026.
FreeTTS is a free text to speech tool. You can use it to convert text into audio. The audio you generate is yours. Don't abuse the service. Don't use it for anything illegal. Be a decent human. That's 90% of these terms right there.
“Use it for good things. Give credit if you want to. Don't use it to harm people. And don't try to break the service for everyone else. That's genuinely all we ask.”
This isn't trying to restrict legitimate use. It's just making sure nobody ruins it for everyone else.
Transparent about what's allowed so there are no surprises.
Clear lines on what's yours and what's ours.
The MP3 files you generate are yours to use, edit, publish, and monetize. YouTube, podcasts, client work, apps, whatever. No credit required (though appreciated). You license the output, which is yours to keep and deploy freely.
The text you type is yours. We don't claim any rights to it. We process it briefly to generate audio, then delete it. What you write is yours and stays yours. We're just the conversion service.
The website, design, code, and branding belong to FreeTTS. You can't clone the service or scrape our interface to build a competing product. Using the tool doesn't grant you rights to the tool itself.
The neural voices are provided by FreeTTS's speech synthesis partner. You get a license to use the audio output, not the model itself. You can't extract, reverse engineer, or redistribute the voice models. The audio output is yours. The model is not.
The full breakdown, still in plain English. No surprises at the bottom.
By using FreeTTS (freetts.org), you agree to these terms. If you don't agree with something here, you probably shouldn't use the service. Using the site means you're accepting these rules.
FreeTTS is a free online text to speech tool that converts written text into spoken audio using neural AI voices. The service is provided “as is” and “as available.” We do our best to keep it running smoothly 24/7, but we can't guarantee 100% uptime. If the site goes down temporarily, we'll get it back up as fast as possible.
Your privacy matters to us. We don't collect personal data, don't store your text, and don't track you. The short version is on this page; the full details are in our Privacy Policy.
The audio files you generate are yours to use. Download, edit, include in projects, publish commercially. You don't need to credit FreeTTS (though we wouldn't mind). The underlying voice technology and AI models are not yours. You're licensing the output, not the technology itself.
You're responsible for the text you input and how you use the resulting audio. If you convert something copyrighted, defamatory, or illegal to speech, that's on you. FreeTTS is a tool. What you do with it is your responsibility, the same way a word processor isn't responsible for what you write in it.
FreeTTS is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. We make no guarantees about pronunciation accuracy for every word in every language, uninterrupted availability, or the service being completely free of bugs. We try hard to make everything work. But text to speech is complex, languages are quirky, and sometimes a voice will mispronounce something. If you notice consistent issues, let us know and we'll look into it.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, FreeTTS and its operators are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service. In plain English: if your podcast episode flops because the AI voice mispronounced “quinoa,” we feel bad for you, but we're not financially responsible for that.
FreeTTS has a free developer API for authorized integrations. Automated scraping of the web interface without permission is not allowed. One person running a script generating 10,000 audio files per hour would ruin the experience for everyone else. For high-volume or custom needs, contact us at [email protected] and we'll discuss options.
The voices on FreeTTS are powered by premium neural voice technology. Voice availability may change if the provider modifies their offerings. Voice quality is determined by the models, which we don't control at the model level. New voices are added regularly as providers release them.
FreeTTS is committed to being accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. The tool is designed to help people with visual impairments and reading difficulties access written content through audio. We follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines where possible. If you encounter accessibility barriers, let us know. A TTS tool that isn't accessible would be the height of irony.
We may modify, update, or add features to FreeTTS at any time. We'll try to communicate significant changes. What we won't do: suddenly turn a free service into a paid one without substantial notice and explanation. The “free” part isn't a temporary marketing strategy. It's a foundational principle.
Your content (input text and audio output) is yours. The FreeTTS website, design, code, and branding belong to FreeTTS. The neural voice models belong to their respective providers. “FreeTTS” and our logo are our trademarks. You can mention FreeTTS by name freely, but don't use our branding to imply endorsement or affiliation without written agreement.
We reserve the right to block or suspend access for users who violate these terms, particularly for abuse, illegal activity, automated misuse, or degrading the service for others. For free users, this typically means IP-level blocking. For paid subscribers, we may suspend your account after notice. If you think you've been blocked unfairly, email [email protected] and we'll sort it out.
FreeTTS offers optional paid plans (PRO and Creator) that unlock additional features including expressive voice styles, HD neural voices, higher character limits, commercial licensing, and more. The free tier remains fully functional and is not degraded by the existence of paid plans.
Paid plans are billed on a recurring basis (monthly or annually) or as a one-time lifetime purchase, depending on the option you select at checkout. Prices are in USD. Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing cycle unless you cancel before the renewal date. You can cancel anytime from your dashboard. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. No partial refunds are issued for unused time remaining in a billing cycle.
Lifetime plans are a one-time purchase granting ongoing access to the respective plan tier. Lifetime access means no recurring billing, not unlimited usage. Monthly character limits and fair use policies apply to lifetime members the same as monthly and annual subscribers.
Paid plans include monthly character allowances. PRO includes 1,000,000 characters per month. Creator includes 5,000,000 characters per month. A character is every character in your input text, including spaces and punctuation. SSML markup tags are not counted, only the spoken text between them.
When you reach your monthly character limit, your current generation completes normally. After that, your account reverts to free tier limits (1,000 characters per generation, 5,000 characters per month, neutral style only, MP3 format only, audio watermark) until your billing cycle resets. There are no overage charges. Unused characters do not roll over to the next month.
Lifetime plans carry the same monthly allowance as their subscription equivalent— every month, for as long as the service operates. PRO Lifetime ($199 once) is 1,000,000 chars/month forever. Creator Lifetime ($349 once) is 5,000,000 chars/month forever. Lifetime means no recurring billing; it does not mean unlimited usage and it does not include any volume rights beyond the monthly allowance. Higher-volume needs require an enterprise agreement — email [email protected].
Your subscription is for your own use, the use of your own projects, and (for Creator and team-equivalent plans) the use of one identifiable team within one organization. You may not sell, resell, rent, lease, loan, assign, license, or sub-license access to the FreeTTS service without our prior written agreement. You may not use the service as a service bureau, white-label offering, outsourced production house, or for the benefit of any third party other than as expressly permitted by these Terms.
The clearest line:you may freely sell, monetize, distribute, and re-license the audio output you produce on a paid plan under the commercial license — novels on Audible, courses on Teachable, podcasts anywhere, voiceovers in client work. You may not sell access to the underlying generation service itself. You may not accept payment from another person to convert their text into audio on your account, you may not repackage FreeTTS as part of a competing TTS or audiobook-generation product, and you may not share one account's character allowance across multiple unrelated people or companies.
Accounts that violate this Fair Use policy may be throttled, suspended, or terminated, and the violation may be grounds for forfeiture of any remaining subscription period or lifetime access without refund. Where the abuse is incidental and the operator is reachable, we will normally contact you before taking action so you have a chance to bring the account back into compliance. Where the abuse is severe, ongoing, fraudulent, or impacts service quality for other users, we may act without prior notice.
Examples of severe abuse that may trigger immediate action without notice include: API automation that saturates rate limits, account-sharing or credential resale operating at commercial scale, white-label resale of FreeTTS as a competing product, generating content to train another AI model, and any use that exposes FreeTTS to third-party legal liability.
If your account is suspended or terminated for Fair Use violation and you believe it was in error, email [email protected] with your account email and a description of your use. Decisions to reinstate are at our sole discretion.
FreeTTS offers a straightforward refund policy on all paid plans. This section summarizes it. For the full dedicated page, see our Refund Policy.
7-day money-back guarantee.Every paid plan — PRO Monthly, PRO Annual, PRO Lifetime, Creator Monthly, Creator Annual, and Creator Lifetime — is covered by a full 7-day money-back guarantee from the date of your initial purchase. If you are not satisfied for any reason within the first 7 days, email [email protected] from the email address associated with your account and we will issue a full refund, no questions asked.
After the 7-day window. Beyond 7 days, monthly and annual subscriptions are non-refundable for the current billing period, but you can cancel anytime from your dashboard to prevent future charges. Your access continues until the end of the paid period. Lifetime plans are non-refundable after 7 days because the product has been delivered in full.
Subscription cancellation. You can cancel a monthly or annual subscription at any time from your dashboard. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, so you keep the features you paid for until renewal was due. No partial refunds are issued for unused time remaining in a billing cycle.
The free tier of FreeTTS is for personal, non-commercial use. Audio generated on the free plan may not be used in content that generates revenue, including but not limited to monetized YouTube videos, paid courses, commercial podcasts, client deliverables, or products for sale.
PRO and Creator plans include a commercial use license that permits use of generated audio in any legal commercial context. This license is non-exclusive and non-transferable. It applies to audio generated while your paid subscription is active. Audio generated during an active paid subscription retains its commercial license even after you cancel or downgrade.
The commercial license does not grant rights to the underlying voice models, which remain the property of their respective providers. You may not claim ownership of a voice itself or represent AI-generated audio as a human recording in contexts where such misrepresentation would be deceptive or illegal.
You agree to hold FreeTTS harmless from claims, damages, or expenses arising from your use of the service or your violation of these terms. Don't use the tool for bad things and this clause will never apply to you.
If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable by a court, that specific part gets removed and the rest continues to apply. We're not trying to sneak anything past you. If a clause doesn't hold up legally, we'd rather remove it than fight about it.
If we update these terms, we'll update the “last updated” date at the top. For significant changes, we'll make it obvious. We're not going to sneak changes past you. Any changes will be reasonable, fair, and in keeping with the spirit of what FreeTTS is: a free tool that treats its users with respect.
These terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and FreeTTS regarding your use of the service. If it's not in this document or the privacy policy, it's not part of the deal.
Questions about these terms? Something unclear? Think a clause is unfair? Email us: [email protected]. We respond within 24 hours. We're open to feedback on the legal stuff too. If something seems unreasonable, tell us. We'd rather fix it.
Commercial use requires a PRO ($19/mo) or Creator ($39/mo) plan. The free tier is for personal, non-commercial use only and includes an audio watermark. PRO and Creator include watermark-free audio and a commercial license for YouTube channels, podcasts, e-learning courses, apps, client presentations, and social media content. Check the Success Stories page to see how creators are already using it commercially.
The free tier allows 1,000 characters per generation, up to 5,000 characters per month. A free account is required after 3 generations (no credit card needed). PRO ($19/mo) supports up to 10,000 characters per generation. For longer texts, split them into sections and run them separately.
FreeTTS has a free developer API for authorized integrations. Automated scraping of the web interface without permission is not allowed. For high-volume or custom use cases, contact [email protected] and we're genuinely open to discussing options.
The core tool stays free. Forever. This is a foundational principle, not a temporary strategy. We've written it down publicly and we intend to honor it. We won't switch from free to paid without substantial notice and a real explanation. Read the About page for the full story on why we built this free and intend to keep it that way.
No. Using FreeTTS to impersonate real people without their consent, or to create deepfake audio intended to deceive, defraud, or mislead, is strictly prohibited. The voices on FreeTTS are AI-generated neural voices, not voice clones of specific individuals. Using them to pretend to be someone you're not is a violation of these terms and potentially illegal.
We may block access for users who violate these terms, particularly for abuse, illegal activity, or actions that degrade the service for others. Since FreeTTS has no accounts, this typically means IP-level blocking. If you think you've been blocked unfairly, email [email protected] and we'll sort it out. We're reasonable people who prefer to solve problems over email rather than through restrictions.