French text to speech
Turn any French text into natural audio. 13 voices to choose from, free to hear with no sign-up, and ready for your WordPress site or app.
French voices for news sites, blogs and e-learning in France and the wider French-speaking world.
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Real samplesVoici comment vos articles seront lus à vos lecteurs.
Every French voice, one click to listen
Each voice reads the same sentence, so you can compare them fairly: “Voici comment vos articles seront lus à vos lecteurs.”
French audio on your site in three steps
Install AtlasVoice
Free from WordPress.org: Plugins → Add New → search “AtlasVoice”.
Choose French
In the plugin's Listening settings, pick French and the voice you like best.
Publish
Every post gets a listen button and its own MP3.
curl -X POST "https://api.atlasvoice.cloud/v1/synthesize?raw=1" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATLASVOICE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text": "…", "lang": "fr-FR"}' \ -o audio.mp3
Use the language code fr-FR. Read the API docs.
AtlasVoice vs. the device's built-in French voice
| What you get | AtlasVoice | Device voice |
|---|---|---|
| The same voice for every reader | Yes | Changes per phone |
| A choice of 13 French voices | Yes | Rarely |
| Saved as an MP3 on your site | Yes | No |
| Pronunciation fixes for names | Yes | No |
| Listening analytics | Yes | No |
Made for French-language publishers
News sites and blogs
An audio version of every French post, so readers can listen on the go.
Courses and schools
Learners hear each lesson read clearly, and can replay it as often as they like.
Multilingual sites
With WPML, Polylang, GTranslate or TranslatePress, French pages play French audio.
Accessibility
Readers with low vision or dyslexia can listen to your French content.
French text to speech: questions
Is there a free French text to speech?
Yes. The free AtlasVoice WordPress plugin includes Siwis for French, with 100,000 characters a month, and you can hear every French voice on this page without signing up.
How many French voices does AtlasVoice have?
13 voices for French. Each one has a sample on this page.
Can I download the French audio as an MP3?
Yes. On WordPress, every post's audio is saved as an MP3 file on your own site, and the API returns an MP3 file.
How do I fix how a word is pronounced?
Add a pronunciation fix once, for example for a brand name or an abbreviation, and every post reads it that way.
Can I use French text to speech without WordPress?
Yes. Send your text with the language code fr-FR to the AtlasVoice API and get an MP3 back, with 100,000 free characters a month.
Give your French readers a voice.
Free on WordPress. Every voice with Pro.