ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech vs Trinity Audio – Text to Speech AI audio player to convert content into audio

ResponsiveVoice adds HTML5 text-to-speech to your WordPress posts and pages — with nothing extra to install, across all smartphone, tablet and desktop devices. Your readers can listen with a tap: add a Listen button through the Gutenberg block or a shortcode, or turn on the WebPlayer to read a whole post aloud. It supports 51 languages through 158 voices out of the box — plus thousands of premium neural voices from major cloud providers (Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI and more) via bring-your-own-key on v2 accounts. Languages include UK English, US English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese Taiwan, Hindi, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Romanian, Catalan, Australian, Finnish, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Czech, Danish, Esperanto, Hatian Creole, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latin, Latvian, Macedonian, Moldavian, Montenegrin, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Spanish Latin American, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Vietnamese and Welsh. Support and Questions visit here first: Support Useful Links: Live Demo Homepage Documentation Features: Listen to any post or page with the tap of a button A Gutenberg “Listen” block with a live voice picker — plus shortcodes for the classic editor The WebPlayer: a customizable player that reads a whole post aloud (v2 accounts) 51 languages through 158 voices, plus thousands of premium neural voices via bring-your-own-key (v2) Easy access to your content for every visitor — tap to listen to any page or post A more accessible website for a range of users, including the visually impaired and the elderly Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, ADA and BS 8878:2010 features Usage: Add a Listen button with the block In the block editor, insert the ResponsiveVoice Listen Button block wherever you want a Listen button. Pick a voice from the live list, adjust rate, pitch and volume, and preview it — all in the editor. Turn on the WebPlayer (v2) The WebPlayer is a ResponsiveVoice v2 feature that reads the whole post aloud — and the one ResponsiveVoice website feature you control right from WordPress. On a v2 account, open the ResponsiveVoice menu in your WordPress admin to enable or disable it and customise its appearance, position and behaviour, choose which content types show it, and override it per post. Your other ResponsiveVoice website features (such as the Welcome message that plays when a page loads) are configured in your ResponsiveVoice account dashboard. Shortcodes (classic editor and back-compatible) Add a Listen button anywhere in a post or page: [responsivevoice_button] Set the voice and the button label: [responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Read just a section by wrapping it: [responsivevoice]Text you want ResponsiveVoice to read[/responsivevoice] Place the button after the text (it appears before by default): [responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”]Text you want ResponsiveVoice to read[/responsivevoice] Adjust rate, pitch and volume: [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Leave the voice unset to use your account’s default voice. A full list of voice names is in the Documentation. Your API key Create a free account and add your API key from the ResponsiveVoice admin menu to unlock the full voice catalogue and the WebPlayer. Without a key, the plugin runs in demo mode so you can try it first. For more details, please see the Documentation Requirements ResponsiveVoice runs in your visitors’ browsers, so there is nothing to install or configure on your server. It works in modern browsers across desktop and mobile. External services This plugin relies on the ResponsiveVoice service to synthesize speech, so text and your API key are sent to it from visitors’ browsers. The ResponsiveVoice library/SDK is loaded from code.responsivevoice.org / cdn.responsivevoice.org, or, in “bundled” delivery mode, served from your own site. When a visitor plays audio, the text to read and your site’s API key (a public website identifier, not a secret) are sent to the ResponsiveVoice Text-To-Speech API to generate audio. The visitor’s browser reads your site’s ResponsiveVoice configuration — your account’s website feature settings — from texttospeech.responsivevoice.org, so those features work on your site. When the ResponsiveVoice SDK plays audio (the WebPlayer, buttons or shortcodes), it reports the number of characters spoken to app.responsivevoice.org. This is a single number for usage accounting: no personal or user information, and not the spoken text, is sent. It is required so your account’s API usage is attributed correctly. Terms of Service: https://responsivevoice.org/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://responsivevoice.org/privacy-policy/

The audio player will convert your content into audio in just a few clicks, with one-time seamless integration (no support, or special tech knowledge needed), and give your audience the ability to listen to your content on the go. The free version of this plugin is designed for content creators, such as bloggers who do not produce a large volume of content, and for those who want to give it a try before choosing one of the advanced plans. It enables converting up to 5 articles to audio per month, to add an audio narrator to your blog in 125 languages, 600+ voices (both male and female) and increase accessibility to broader audience. Add rich media to your existing pages to improve SEO rankings. Dashboard with statistics and usability reports. Fast player loading time for a smooth experience that doesn’t affect page loading time. Automatic real-time translation Multiple playing speed capabilities Smart Content Recommendations to enhance user engagement A dedicated support team to provide assistance with any issue that might come up. For a quick start, please follow the instructions on our Implementation Guide. Explore our advanced products and features: Over 125 supported languages with over 600 accents and natural voices CMS to manage, edit, and distribute audio content in leading platforms such as Spotify, Apple, and Google Podcast, and create playlists to increase engagement Dashboard with statistics and usability reports AI-powered summaries for content highlights Background music integration Podcast creation and distribution Voice cloning technology And much more! Customer Testimonial “At a time when consumption of digital audio is stronger than ever, we’re excited to roll out this new audio feature to our customers to enhance their news experience and give them the ability to listen to local journalism where and when they want it. In addition, the integration of this technology across all of our sites will drive advertising revenue.” Jessica Gilbert, McClatchy Senior Director of Product and Experience Trinity audio usage terms The Trinity Audio plugin provides a Text to speech service, which is performed by Trinity Audio. As such, the service is required to make calls to Trinity’s backend servers. By activating the plugin you consent to our T&C as stated below: Service Terms & Conditions Privacy policy For more about Trinity Audio: Trinity Audio Settings and configurations The following are configuration options you can modify as you see fit: Voice Selection: Choose your content language and preferred narrator. For multilingual sites, set the primary language here and configure individual posts separately. Voice Style: Select reading style (e.g., news/formal). Available for narrators with wave icons. Theme & Appearance: Choose player theme and light/dark mode (or auto-adjust). Audio Preview: Test your selected narrator before saving. Player Features: ** Floating Button: Control player while scrolling ** Real-time Translation: Translate content to 6 languages in real-time ** Author Credit: Include author name in audio ** Playback Speed: Set default speed (users can adjust during playback). ** Share: Allow users to share the audio with friends, social media or yourself to listen later Content Filtering: ** Skip HTML Tags: Exclude specific HTML elements from audio ** Allow Shortcodes: Include shortcode content (comma-separated: vc_row, vc_column, su_heading) Player Settings: ** Position: Choose player placement (recommended: before article text) ** Label: Add custom text above player (HTML supported) ** Trinity Credit: Display “Powered by Trinity Audio” attribution ** Performance: Enable resource preconnect for faster loading ** Auto-Enable: Automatically add player to new posts Still here? Go turn your readers to listeners. Video