German text to speech
Turn any German text into natural audio. 12 voices to choose from, free to hear with no sign-up, and ready for your WordPress site or app.
German voices for publishers, shops and course sites in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Real samplesSo klingen Ihre Beiträge für Ihre Leser.
Every German voice, one click to listen
Each voice reads the same sentence, so you can compare them fairly: “So klingen Ihre Beiträge für Ihre Leser.”
German audio on your site in three steps
Install AtlasVoice
Free from WordPress.org: Plugins → Add New → search “AtlasVoice”.
Choose German
In the plugin's Listening settings, pick German 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": "de-DE"}' \ -o audio.mp3
Use the language code de-DE. Read the API docs.
AtlasVoice vs. the device's built-in German voice
| What you get | AtlasVoice | Device voice |
|---|---|---|
| The same voice for every reader | Yes | Changes per phone |
| A choice of 12 German voices | Yes | Rarely |
| Saved as an MP3 on your site | Yes | No |
| Pronunciation fixes for names | Yes | No |
| Listening analytics | Yes | No |
Made for German-language publishers
News sites and blogs
An audio version of every German 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, German pages play German audio.
Accessibility
Readers with low vision or dyslexia can listen to your German content.
German text to speech: questions
Is there a free German text to speech?
You can hear every German voice on this page for free, without signing up. On WordPress, the German voices come with AtlasVoice Pro, and the API includes 100,000 free characters a month.
How many German voices does AtlasVoice have?
12 voices for German. Each one has a sample on this page.
Can I download the German 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 German text to speech without WordPress?
Yes. Send your text with the language code de-DE to the AtlasVoice API and get an MP3 back, with 100,000 free characters a month.
Give your German readers a voice.
Free on WordPress. Every voice with Pro.