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

How to create Croatian 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 39 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?

Switch on Add Instructions and describe how the text should sound, for example "whisper", "speak slowly and calmly", "sound excited" or "use a strong British accent". The new voices follow these instructions especially well. Without instructions, the AI chooses the tone from the context of the text, including punctuation like exclamation points or dashes.

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 Croatian

Example sentence: Brza smeđa lisica preskače lijenog psa.

Voice instructions with the new voices

Same sentence, different instructions: The old clock struck midnight, and somewhere in the house a door slowly opened. Nobody moved.

New voices

Current voices (available until December 31, 2026)

Facts about the Croatian language:

Croatian, a South Slavic language spoken primarily in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and neighboring regions, is an important part of the cultural fabric of the Western Balkans. With a rich heritage steeped in a confluence of Eastern and Western influences, Croatian is distinct among the Slavic languages for its preservation of complex inflectional patterns and its use of the Latin script.

The historical development of the Croatian language began with the arrival of Slavic tribes in the Balkan Peninsula during the 6th century. Over time, these Slavs assimilated with the local Illyrian populations, leading to the formation of the early Croatian linguistic identity. The language evolved for centuries alongside its sister languages, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin, with which it forms the broader continuum of Serbo-Croatian. However, Croatian has maintained a strong sense of individuality, enriched by its own dialects, including Shtokavian, Chakavian, and Kajkavian.

A pivotal document in the history of Croatian is the Baška Tablet, dating back to the year 1100, featuring an inscription in Glagolitic script, the oldest known Slavic alphabet created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius. This early literary artifact not only illustrates the use of the Glagolitic alphabet but also offers insight into the medieval Croatian language and culture.

Croatian literature and language took a significant stride with the advent of the Renaissance and the works of writers like Marko Marulić, considered the father of Croatian literature. His epic poem "Judita" was among the first to be written in the Croatian vernacular and was a monumental contribution to the literary corpus of the language.

In modern times, Croatian has undergone a process of standardization in the 19th century, fostering a language that is rooted in the Štokavian dialect and employing the Latin alphabet. Contemporary Croatian vocabularies are additionally enriched by contributions from other Slavic languages as well as Italian, German, Hungarian, and Turkish influences—a testament to the region's tumultuous history and interaction with various empires and cultures.

Today, as the official language of Croatia and a recognized minority language in several European countries, Croatian is not only a symbol of national identity but also a vessel for the country's literature, art, and scientific achievements, echoing the resilience and adaptability of its speakers throughout history.