Text to MP3 converter

Text to MP3

Paste text or bring a file and get a downloadable MP3 back. One audio file, a natural voice, and no app required to play it — it works in any media player, podcast app, or car stereo.

Real downloadable filePlays anywhere25+ voicesNo watermark or sign-off
Used by 170,000+ students worldwide

Quick answer

What is a text to MP3 converter?

A text to MP3 converter turns written material into a spoken audio file you can keep. Scholarly reads your text in a natural AI voice and encodes the whole thing as a single MP3 — not a stream, not a link that expires. Download it and it behaves like any other audio file on your device: queue it, share the file, play it offline, put it in the car.

Bring the text

Paste notes, upload a document, or point at a page you saved to your library.

Set the voice

Choose from 25+ voices and a speed between 0.75x and 1.5x before the file is made.

Download the file

One MP3 saved to your library, ready to download and play wherever you listen.

What people make MP3s of

Study notes

Your own written notes, read back to you on the way to the exam.

Scripts and drafts

Hearing your own writing out loud is the fastest way to catch what reads badly.

Long articles

The saved reading list you never sit down for, converted into a listening queue.

Training material

Onboarding docs and procedures your team can listen to instead of scrolling.

Format

Standard MP3, mono, playable in anything

Ownership

Download it and it is yours — no expiry, no account needed to play

Length

Up to 30,000 words per file, about three hours of audio

Extras

A time-synced transcript is saved alongside every file

A file, not a stream

Plenty of tools will read text to you in a browser tab and stop there. This produces an actual MP3. That distinction matters the moment you want the audio somewhere a browser is not: a phone on airplane mode, a car with a USB port, a podcast app queue, or a shared drive your team pulls from.

How it sounds

The voices are current-generation AI speech, not the robotic reader most people picture when they hear text to speech. There are over 25 to choose from with different warmth and pace, and you can preview each before committing. Formatting characters — markdown symbols, table pipes, heading marks — are stripped before anything is spoken, so the voice reads prose rather than punctuation.

What it costs

One AI credit per 10,000 words, rounded up, with a one-credit minimum, included on every paid plan. Scholarly counts the words and shows the exact cost before you commit, and refunds automatically if a conversion fails. There is no per-character metering to reason about mid-task.

Keep exploring

Related tools

Other ways to turn writing into audio, or audio back into writing.

Text to Speech

The full tool and everything it supports as a source.

PDF to audio

Convert a PDF, with page ranges for long documents.

Listen to a PDF

Playback with a synced transcript to follow along.

Document to audio

Word files, decks, and work documents read aloud.

Text to podcast

A hosted episode instead of a straight read.

Audio to text

Transcribe a recording back into written text.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I get an actual MP3 file?

Yes. The audio is saved to your library as a standard MP3 and you can download it. It plays in any media player, podcast app, or car stereo, with or without an internet connection.

How much text can I convert at once?

Up to 30,000 words in a single file, roughly three hours of audio. Longer material can be split across more than one conversion.

Can I choose the voice?

Yes, from over 25 natural voices, each with a distinct character and pace. You can also set the reading speed between 0.75x and 1.5x before the file is generated.

Is there a watermark or spoken sign-off?

No. The MP3 contains your text read aloud and nothing else — no intro, no outro, no branding spoken over it.

Does it come with a transcript?

Every conversion is saved with a time-synced transcript you can search, click to jump through, and copy.

Turn your text into an MP3

Paste it or upload it, pick a voice, and download the file.

Free

See what it does with one of your own sources.

$0

/month

Free forever

No card required.

  • 3 lifetime AI Chat messages

  • 1 free AI creation total

  • 2-minute podcasts and video lectures

  • 1 free file upload total (8MB)

  • 5 lifetime quiz questions

  • 1 completed practice exam total

  • 15 lifetime voice minutes

  • 32-page PDF to flashcards

  • 500 lifetime autocomplete words

Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, or create a podcast, video lecture, slides, infographic, mind map, study guide, worksheet, spreadsheet, story book, timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline — or run Deep Research or turn a recording into AI Meeting Notes.

Premium

Most Popular

Steady weekly output from the material you already have.

$12

/month

Billed yearly at $144 · save $216

  • Everything in Free, plus:

  • 10 AI creations per week

  • Unlimited AI chat & autocomplete

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)

  • Unlimited study sessions

  • Unlimited exams & quizzes

  • 1000-page PDF to flashcards

  • Export to Anki

  • Priority support

Laureate

For work where being right matters more than the price.

$99

/month

billed monthly · cancel anytime

For frontier models & 7x more AI Creations

Our most advanced and most expensive tier.

  • Everything in Premium, plus:

  • 75 flexible AI creation credits every week

  • 75 AI creations per week

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited uploads up to 1 GB, plus 3,000-page PDFs

  • 12 hours of voice mode per day

  • Priority support and early access to new Frontier models

Pricing shown in USD. Local currency may be available for Premium in app.

Compare plans

AI chat

Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. GPT 5.6 Sol and Claude Opus 5 are reserved for credit-metered AI creations.

Free
3 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

AI creations

AI creations share one credit balance across every creation tool. Standard models use 1 credit; Frontier models Sol and Opus use 3.

Free
1 total
Premium
10/week
Laureate
75/week

Podcast length

Free episodes are fixed at 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target length up to 60 minutes.

Free
2 minutes
Premium
Up to 60 minutes
Laureate
Up to 60 minutes

Video lecture length

Free lectures with a length control are fixed at 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short and Kids stay about 30 seconds.

Free
2 minutes
Premium
Up to 45 minutes
Laureate
Up to 45 minutes

File uploads

Free
1 total (8MB)
Premium
Unlimited (300MB)
Laureate
Unlimited (1 GB each)

PDF to flashcards

Free
32 pages
Premium
1000 pages
Laureate
3000 pages

Practice questions

Free
5 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Practice exams

Free
1 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Voice mode

Free
15 min total
Premium
2 hr/day
Laureate
12 hr/day

Autocomplete

Free
500 words total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Export to Anki

Free
—
Premium
Included
Laureate
Included

Support

Free
Standard
Premium
Priority
Laureate
Priority

What customers say

Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.

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Tutor

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Scholarly user

Scholarly has been a valuable tool for my studies. The AI-generated flashcards and intuitive features make organizing and retaining information much easier.

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Scholarly user

This app is great for studying for big test. Drop your PDF's in the system and it'll do the trick. You can organize it specifically for your needs.

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Your questions, answered

Is Scholarly free to use?

Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with lifetime allowances: 3 AI Chat messages, 500 autocomplete words, 5 quiz questions, 15 voice minutes, 1 practice exam, one free AI creation total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI creations?

Generating flashcards, improving a flashcard deck, making a podcast, creating a video lecture or infographic, building slides, a spreadsheet, or a story book, making a mind map, study guide, or worksheet, having an AI Agent create a timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline, running Deep Research, or processing a recording uses your free AI creation. It is a lifetime free credit and does not reset. AI Chat, autocomplete, quiz practice, voice, exams, and file uploads have separate lifetime allowances.

Can I cancel anytime?

Absolutely. There are no contracts or commitments. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings, and you'll keep access until the end of your billing period.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept all major credit and debit cards through Stripe. Pricing is displayed in USD by default, but local currency is available in the app.

Can I use Scholarly with a class or school?

Yes. For a school or organization-wide rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so and we'll help you find the right setup.

What happens when I hit a free plan limit?

You'll see a prompt to upgrade. Your existing work is never lost — limits only apply to new actions. Free-plan allowances are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI creations per week, podcasts up to 60 minutes, video lectures up to 45 minutes, unlimited uploads, chat, autocomplete, quizzes, and exams, plus more daily voice time.