Prompt
What should I use to turn text into MP3 files?
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Oct 13, 2026
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Use a text-to-speech (TTS) service or library that can export audio, then convert the result to MP3 if needed.
Good options:
- Google Cloud Text-to-Speech — high quality, supports MP3 output
- Amazon Polly — strong choice, also supports MP3
- Microsoft Azure Text to Speech — good voices, MP3 support
- OpenAI text-to-speech APIs — if you want programmatic voice generation
- Offline/open-source:
- eSpeak NG — lightweight, lower-quality voices
- Piper — better open-source quality
- Coqui TTS — more advanced, local use
If you want the simplest route:
- Use a cloud TTS API that directly outputs MP3
- Or generate WAV and convert with FFmpeg:
ffmpeg -i input.wav output.mp3
If you tell me your setup:
- Windows/Mac/Linux
- coding or no coding
- free or paid
- offline or cloud
…I can recommend the best specific tool.