Free AI Text-To-Speech and Text-to-MP3 for Catalan

How to create Catalan AI speech as MP3

1. Type or paste your text into the box above (up to 1,000 characters per day for free).
2. Pick one of the 9 voices and, if you like, adjust the speed or switch on Add Instructions to describe the style.
3. Click Read to listen or Download as MP3 to save the file.

The language is detected automatically from your text, so you do not need to select it.

Free limit and premium plans

AI voices can be used for free with up to 1,000 characters per day. For longer texts, AI premium plans range from a 24-hour pass to monthly and yearly plans.

Commercial use

MP3 files created with the AI voices may be used in commercial and non-commercial projects, for example YouTube videos, podcasts, presentations, e-learning and apps. A credit to ttsMP3 is not required. Details: commercial use of text to speech.

Working with AI voices

Voice Instructions

Voice Instructions let you add Identity, Affect, Tone, Emotion and Pronunciation to your voice.

Example:

• Identity: Santa Claus
• Affect: Jolly, warm, and cheerful, with a playful and magical quality that fits Santa's personality.
• Tone: Festive and welcoming, creating a joyful, holiday atmosphere for the caller.
• Emotion: Joyful and playful, filled with holiday spirit, ensuring the caller feels excited and appreciated.
• Pronunciation: Clear, articulate, and exaggerated in key festive phrases to maintain clarity and fun.

Press the "Random ✨" button for inspiration

Press "Help" to see some examples

Add pauses

Same as on our regular voices you can now add pauses with the tag <break time="1s"/>
Example: Mary had a little lamb <break time="2s"/> Whose fleece was white as snow.
Pauses can be between 1-60 seconds long. Please enter whole numbers only (e.g. 1, 2, 3). Decimal numbers like 1.5 are not allowed.

How do I select a language?

AI voices detect the language automatically. However, AI voices do not support ALL languages. Here is the list of languages that are supported:
Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maori, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh.

How do I change the tone or pitch of the output voice?

Unlike our regular voices, AI-generated voices currently lack the capability to adjust pitch or tone on demand. Instead, the AI analyzes the context of the text, including punctuation like exclamation points or dashes, to determine the appropriate inflection during speech.

Disclaimer about AI voices

The TTS voices you are hearing are AI-generated and not human voices. Although this may be self-explanatory, it is mandatory for us to clarify this here.

Example audio files for all voices in Catalan

Example sentence: La rápida guineu marró salta per sobre del gos mandrós.

Facts about the Catalan language:

Catalan, with its mellifluous tones and lyrical rhythm, is a Romance language spoken by over 9 million people primarily in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Valencia, where it has co-official language status alongside Spanish. It also has a presence in parts of France and the Sardinian city of Alghero in Italy. Steeped in a history that resonates with the rise and fall of empires, Catalan has charted an impressive course through time.

The origins of Catalan are rooted in the vulgar Latin brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans. From this common Romance foundation, the language began to crystallize as a distinct tongue in the Middle Ages, around the 12th century. It flourished during the period of the Crown of Aragon, where it was used in literature, law, and administration across the Mediterranean.

A defining moment in the history of the Catalan language was the publication of 'Les Homilies d'Organyà,' one of the first literary documents written in Catalan and a seminal piece of the language's literature from the 12th century. Throughout the medieval period, Catalan literature burgeoned with notable works such as 'Tirant lo Blanch' by Joanot Martorell, a chivalry novel held in high esteem for its narrative complexity and psychological depth.

Despite its historical prominence, Catalan experienced periods of decline, particularly during the 18th and 20th centuries when significant repression under Spanish rule sought to limit its use and influence. With the death of Franco and the return of democracy in Spain, Catalan experienced a renaissance, regaining its position in society and once more becoming a vehicle for regional identity and pride.

Characteristic features of Catalan include its phonetics, with sounds that resemble a blend of French and Spanish, and its vocabulary, which borrows from both Romance and Occitan languages. Catalan also maintains its own unique set of grammatical structures that distinguish it from its Romance relatives. Still, Catalan's resilience and adaptability endow it with an enduring vibrancy, reflective of the spirited culture of its speakers.