Crikk

Text to Speech App · Web, iOS & Android

Natural Text to Speech, Everywhere You Need It

Turn text, PDFs, books and photos into lifelike audio with 860+ AI voices in 80 languages. Listen in your browser, on your phone, or build Crikk into your own apps.

Start for free Try free text to speech online

No credit card required

Free online tool

Paste any text and hear it read aloud instantly, right in your browser.

Use free text to speech

iPhone & Android app

Scan pages, import PDFs and Kindle books, and keep listening with your screen off.

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Pro

Pro voices

540+ expressive voices with human-like pacing, built for voiceovers and audiobooks.

Hear the Pro voices

API & MCP

Add speech to your app with a REST API, or let AI assistants like Claude create audio over MCP.

Explore the text to speech API

Hear our voices

  • 860+ voices
  • 80 languages
  • Web, iOS & Android
  • Text to speech API
  • No credit card required

Features

Everything you need to turn text into speech

Crikk works in your browser and on your phone, and it handles everything from a single sentence to an entire book.

Natural-sounding voices

860+ AI voices that sound human, not robotic. Comfortable enough to listen to for hours.

80 languages and accents

From Afrikaans to Zulu, with regional accents for English, Spanish, French, Arabic and more.

Read along with highlighting

Each word lights up as it's spoken, so you can read and listen together.

Speaking styles & pitch

Make supported voices sound cheerful, calm, sad or excited. Adjust pitch and add pauses.

Download MP3 or WAV

Save your audio as MP3 or WAV for videos, podcasts, presentations or offline listening.

Folders & history

Organize your audio into folders and pick up where you left off on any device.

Pro Voices

Pro voices that sound truly human

Our newest generation of Pro voices is built for expression. They breathe, pause and change tone naturally, so narration sounds like a real person rather than a computer reading a script. Use them for YouTube voiceovers, audiobooks, e-learning, ads and anything else where the voice matters.

  • 540+ premium voices across 80 languages
  • Natural pacing, emotion and intonation
  • Up to 24,000 characters per conversion
  • 1 million Pro voice characters every month on Pro
Hear the Pro voices

The listening room

Find a voice you love

Choose a language, then press play to listen.

7 samples to explore Scroll to discover

Compare with our free voices

Languages

Text to speech in 80 languages

Listen in your native language or practice a new one. Crikk covers every major language and dozens of regional accents, with male and female voices in each.

File to Speech

Convert PDFs, documents and images to speech

Don't copy and paste. Upload a file and Crikk extracts the text and reads it aloud, page by page.

PDF to speech

Listen to reports, papers and e-books.

Word to speech

Turn DOCX files into audio in one click.

EPUB to speech

Make any e-book an audiobook.

Image to speech

Snap a photo of notes or a page. Crikk's OCR reads the text for you.

TXT to speech

Plain text files, read instantly.

Studies show that reading plus listening doubles learning speed and improves memory retention by 20%. Crikk transforms your PDFs, images, and documents into natural-sounding speech, allowing you to absorb information faster while multitasking.

Speed Listening

Listen faster, remember more

Crank playback up to 4× and get through long documents in a fraction of the time. Research on reading while listening shows it can improve focus and comprehension, especially for students and people with dyslexia or ADHD.

Up to 4×
playback speed on the web (4.5× in the app)
26%
better comprehension for students with reading difficulties Florida State University
30%
of students achieved better grades with TTS University of Cincinnati

Who uses Crikk?

Students

Turn textbooks and lecture notes into audio. Review on the bus, at the gym or before bed.

Content creators

Make YouTube, TikTok and Reels voiceovers in minutes. No microphone, no retakes.

Professionals

Listen to reports, emails and articles while you commute or between meetings.

Language learners

Hear correct pronunciation from native-sounding voices in 80 languages.

Accessibility

Help for people with dyslexia, low vision or reading fatigue. Let your ears do the reading.

Developers

Add speech to your apps with the Crikk API or connect AI assistants through MCP.

Mobile App

Text to speech app for iPhone and Android

Take Crikk anywhere. Turn documents, photos and even your Kindle books into audio, then keep listening with your screen off while you commute, work out or cook. One account works on web, iOS and Android, and your library syncs between them.

Scan with your camera

Point at a printed page or notes and hear it instantly.

Import from your gallery

Turn screenshots and photos into speech.

Open any file

PDF, Word, EPUB and more.

Import from Kindle

Listen to books from your Kindle library.

Listen in the background

Playback keeps going with the screen locked, with lock-screen controls.

Speed up to 4.5×

With word-by-word highlighting as you listen.

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Crikk text to speech app on iPhone and Android reading a document aloud

For Developers

Text to speech API and MCP server

Bring Crikk voices into your own product or your AI assistant. A simple REST API for apps, and an MCP server so tools like Claude can generate speech for you.

Simple TTS API

Send text, get back an MP3. Three endpoints, a single API token, and async jobs that handle long scripts.

  • POST /generate-audio submit text, voice and settings
  • GET /generate-audio/status/:id poll and download the MP3
  • GET /generate-audio/voice-list list every available voice
curl -X POST https://crikk.com/generate-audio \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "api_token": "YOUR_TOKEN",
    "user_id": YOUR_USER_ID,
    "text": "Hello from Crikk!",
    "voice_name": "en-US-GuyNeural"
  }'
  • Pro Monthly ($7/mo): 2 million API characters/month included
  • Dedicated API Plan ($100/mo): unlimited API generation, sold separately
  • 12,000 characters per request · 317 free voices
Read the API docs

Crikk MCP server for AI assistants

Connect Crikk to Claude or any MCP-compatible client and generate speech straight from a chat. Ask “Turn this summary into an MP3 with a British female voice” and get back a download link.

Server URL

https://crikk.com/mcp
  • Secure sign-in with OAuth, or use your API key
  • Tools: list_voices, generate_speech, get_speech_result
  • Uses your account's API character allowance
Connect via MCP

Start free, upgrade when you need more

Free

$0 forever

  • 20,000 characters / month
  • 5,000 characters per conversion
  • 317 free voices in 74 languages
  • Web, iOS & Android
Create free account

Pro Monthly

API included

$7 /month Regular price$14

  • Unlimited characters with free voices
  • 540+ Pro voices (1M characters / month)
  • 24,000 characters per conversion
  • API access: 2M characters / month
Go Pro

Lifetime

Pay once

$97 one-time

  • Everything in Pro, forever
  • No monthly bills
  • API not included
Get lifetime access

Building an app? The Dedicated API Plan gives you unlimited API generation for $100/month. Learn more

Compare all plans

Testimonials

Loved by students, creators and listeners

See how people use Crikk every day.

“I use Crikk for voiceovers on my tutorial videos. It’s handy when I need to change a few lines without recording everything again.”
Alex Morgan Video Creator
“I turn my study notes into audio and listen on my commute. It helps me fit revision into days when I barely have time to sit down.”
Priya Sharma Student
“Listening to my manuscript in Crikk helps me catch awkward sentences that I miss when reading silently.”
Daniel Brooks Independent Author
“Recording my own voice used to hold up every video. With Crikk, I can get the narration ready and move on to editing.”
Sofia Martinez Content Creator
“I like getting through articles at a faster pace. Crikk lets me listen at a speed that keeps my attention.”
Ethan Walker Speed Listener
“I create audio versions of my lesson summaries so students have another way to go over the material.”
Aisha Khan Teacher
“Crikk is useful for draft voiceovers. I can work out the timing of a video before the script is completely settled.”
Lucas Bennett Video Editor
“I spend enough of my day looking at screens. Being able to listen to my documents gives my eyes a break.”
Meera Patel Avid Reader
“I’ve been turning my short stories into audio to share with my family. Hearing them read aloud makes the whole project feel more real.”
James Wilson Writer

Frequently asked questions

Is Crikk text to speech free?

Yes. The free plan gives you 20,000 characters every month, up to 5,000 per conversion, with 317 natural voices. No credit card required.

How do I convert text to speech?

Open our free text to speech tool, paste or type your text, choose a language and voice, and press Play. To save the audio as an MP3, create a free account and click Download.

What's the difference between free and Pro voices?

Free voices are clear and natural, great for everyday listening. Pro voices are our most expressive voices, with human-like pacing and emotion, ideal for voiceovers, audiobooks and content you'll publish.

Can I convert a PDF to speech?

Yes. Upload a PDF, Word document, EPUB, TXT file or even a photo, and Crikk extracts the text and reads it aloud.

How many languages does Crikk support?

80 languages and many regional accents, including English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese.

Can I use Crikk audio in YouTube videos?

Yes. Download your audio as MP3 and use it in videos, podcasts, presentations and social posts.

Is there a text to speech API?

Yes. Pro Monthly includes API access with 2 million characters per month. If you need more, the Dedicated API Plan offers unlimited API generation for $100/month. Both use Crikk's 317 free voices. See the API docs for endpoints and examples.

What is the Crikk MCP server?

It lets AI assistants that support the Model Context Protocol, such as Claude, generate speech with your Crikk account. Connect to https://crikk.com/mcp, sign in, and ask your assistant to create audio.

Is there a Crikk mobile app?

Yes, Crikk is available on iPhone and Android. You can scan pages with your camera, import files and Kindle books, and listen in the background. One account works across web and mobile.

Can I speed up the voice?

Yes. You can listen at up to 4× on the web and 4.5× in the mobile app, which is great for getting through long documents quickly.

Turn any text into natural speech, free

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