Workflow · 4 steps · 11 tools
Make an audiobook with AI
Turning a manuscript into an audiobook used to mean booking a narrator and a studio. AI voices and audio tools now cover most of the work.
Polish the manuscript
Fix errors and awkward sentences that stand out when read aloud.
GrammarlyMain job is grammar and proofreading, with tone suggestions and paragraph rewrites also available. Offers a free plan with 100 AI prompts and self-serve signup for individuals.
LanguageToolGrammar, spelling and punctuation checker covering 30+ languages, with a free Basic plan. Available as a web app, browser add-on, desktop, mobile and plugin. Premium adds unlimited AI paraphrasing.
DeepL WriteCorrects spelling, grammar and punctuation and suggests word and sentence alternatives. Includes a free version, a free trial, and writing style and tone selection for an intended audience.
Narrate the book
Turn the text into natural narration, chapter by chapter.
Fish AudioText to speech and voice cloning platform with emotion tags, speech-to-text and avatar lipsync. Has a free tier and a pay-as-you-go TTS API, and clones voices from short audio samples.
ElevenLabsText to speech across 90+ languages with controllable voices, plus music, sound effects, speech-to-text with speaker diarization and conversational agents. Free plan and TTS APIs available.
Murf AIAI voice platform with 200+ expressive voices in 35+ languages, conversational voice agents for calls and a TTS API with sub-100ms time-to-first-audio. Also offers video dubbing in 40+ languages.
Use your own voice
Clone your voice so the narration sounds like you.
Altered StudioClones voices from a few seconds of recordings and includes a real-time voice changer for calls. Voice Skins change voices in games and AR/VR. Has a free trial, with web and desktop apps.
RespeecherVoice cloning and synthetic speech aimed at film, TV, animation, games, and advertising teams, with cross-language voice cloning. Offers a Pro Tools plugin and a real-time text-to-speech API.- Fish AudioOffers voice cloning from short audio samples alongside text to speech, emotion tags, and avatar lipsync, with a free tier and a pay-as-you-go API. Commercial use of generated voices is listed for Plus and above.
Clean up the audio
Even out levels and remove noise before you publish.
AuphonicAI audio post production for podcasts, video, audiobooks and broadcasts, with noise and reverb reduction. Free plan includes 2 hours per month; web app and API access.
Cleanvoice AIRemoves background noise, filler words, mouth sounds and silences, and enhances voice. Offers automatic multitrack editing and API access. A 30-hour monthly plan is listed at USD 28/month, and a free trial is available.LALAL.AIRemoves background noise, echo and reverb from audio and video, alongside vocal and stem separation. Starter plan is free for 10 minutes in the relaxed queue; desktop, mobile and web apps.