AI Narration
Narrate a script
Choose a built-in voice, paste your script, and download narration audio — ready to drop into your video edit or course.
Create your story
Free to preview in your browser — no credit card. New accounts start with 5 free credits that never expire, plus a free daily pool. Watermark-free HD exports use credits only when you're ready to download.
Script to narration in three steps
No booth, no recording session — pick a preset narrator and turn typed words into a voice-over track you can import anywhere.
Step 1
Paste your script
Type or paste narration text — a YouTube intro, course module, documentary VO, or chapter read. Edit until the wording is right before you spend credits.
Step 2
Pick a built-in voice
Browse preset narrators — American or British English, male or female, calm or energetic. Hear a preview before you generate the full take.
Step 3
Generate and download
Hit generate, wait a few seconds, download MP3 audio. Import into Premiere, DaVinci, Descript, or your LMS — we deliver audio, not a finished video.
Need speech that sounds like a specific person? Switch to Clone voice on the homepage — record a sample once and narrate in that timbre instead of a preset.
Built-in voices — start narrating immediately
Most AI narration tools ask you to audition dozens of library voices before you write a word. This page skips the friction: presets are right in the tool above.
Built-in narration fits drafts, explainers, and high-volume series where speed matters more than a personal timbre. Pick a voice that matches the tone — documentary calm, tutorial friendly, podcast warm — and iterate on the script without booking studio time.
Presets also keep cost predictable: about three credits per thousand characters, with no clone setup fee. Generate a two-minute intro, revise the copy, regenerate — you only pay for what you render.
When the narrator must sound like you or someone your audience knows, use voice cloning elsewhere on the site. This page is for getting narration audio out the door today.
Narrate at scale
One video needs one track. Ten videos need ten — typing and clicking beats re-recording in a booth between each edit.
Same voice across a series
Stick with one preset for every episode or module so the series sounds cohesive. Swap presets only when the format changes.
Multiple scripts, repeat the flow
Paste script A, download MP3, paste script B, generate again. No second setup step — the voice picker stays on your last choice.
Name files your way
Rename downloads to match your timeline (`ep03-intro.mp3`, `module-2-quiz.mp3`) before you import into your editor.
English and Chinese narration
Built-in presets cover American English, British English, and Mandarin Chinese voices. Match the script language to the voice — English text with English presets, Chinese characters with Chinese presets.
For bilingual courses or localized explainers, generate separate audio files per language and cut them into your edit. Output is narration audio only; lip-sync and subtitles are up to your video workflow.
Clone voice on the homepage can carry a personal timbre across languages when you need the same speaker in more than one tongue.
Narration for videos, courses and audiobooks
Long-form output here is always an audio file — MP3 you import into your editor. We do not render finished video or slide decks; you keep full control of picture and pacing.
| Use | How it fits |
|---|---|
| Video narration | Documentary B-roll, explainer voice-over, YouTube essays — generate the track, lay it under footage in your NLE. Re-cut the video and regenerate only the lines that changed. |
| Online courses | Module intros, lesson voice-over, quiz prompts — one preset voice across dozens of clips. Update a single lesson by regenerating that section only. |
| Audiobooks & long reads | Split long manuscripts into chapter-sized scripts (within the per-generation limit), generate per chapter, stitch in Audacity or your DAW. Delivery is audio files you own — not a packaged audiobook app. |
What it costs
Built-in narration bills by character count — simple, pay-as-you-go, no subscription.
On vocalove, preset narration runs about 3 credits per 1,000 characters. A ~500-character intro is roughly 2 credits; a ~2,000-word batch split across several generations scales linearly.
| Billing unit | Characters in your script |
|---|---|
| Built-in narration | ≈ 3 credits / 1,000 chars |
| Per-generation limit | 1,000 characters (~3–4 minutes of speech, depending on language) |
| Longer projects | Split into multiple generations or use credit packs — see Pricing for volume bonuses. |
| Clone voice (optional) | Higher per-character cost on homepage clone mode — use when the voice must match a real person, not a preset. |
Free tier includes preview credits. Paid exports use credits only when you download watermark-free audio.
AI Narration FAQ
Do I need to record my voice?
- Not on this page — pick a built-in preset and paste your script. To narrate in your own voice or someone you have permission to clone, use Clone voice on the homepage instead.
Can I use a different voice for each video?
- Yes. Choose any built-in preset before each generation. Nothing is locked in after the first export.
How long can one narration be?
- Up to 1,000 characters per generation (roughly three to four minutes of audio). Split longer scripts into sections and generate each part separately.
Does it do SRT or subtitles?
- Output is audio only — no burned-in captions or SRT files. Add subtitles separately via transcription or your editor.
Can it narrate in another language?
- Built-in presets include English and Chinese voices. Paste text in the matching language for the best result. For the same personal timbre in another language, try clone voice on the homepage.
Is my voice recording used to train anything?
- This page uses preset voices only — no upload required. If you use clone voice elsewhere on the site, your sample is used only to synthesize your scripts and is not used to train models.
Can I narrate someone else's voice?
- Built-in presets are generic narrators. To mimic a specific person, use Clone voice with a sample you are authorized to use — public figures and celebrities are not allowed.
Generate narration audio now
Pick a voice in the tool above, paste your script, and download MP3 — free to preview before you spend credits.