Best Free Arabic Text to Speech: 7 Tools Compared (2026)
The best free Arabic text to speech tools compared: free limits, signup, commercial licence, formats and the first paid tier in SAR, as of October 2026.
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The best free Arabic text to speech depends on what you'll do with the audio. For a quick personal clip with no account, ttsmp3 or Narakeet will do; for a Saudi or other regional accent, pick a tool that names its dialects; and if the audio is for anything commercial, know that most free plans don't allow it.
We compare seven tools: Google AI Studio, ElevenLabs, Lahajati, Nabarati, Narakeet, ttsmp3 and Samar, which is our own product, so weigh what we say about it accordingly. The comparison covers features, limits and licences as published on each vendor's official pages, as of October 2026. We haven't run listening tests, so there's no quality ranking; instead, there's a test line at the end to try in each tool yourself.
Free Arabic text to speech tools compared
| Tool | Free allowance | Account needed? | Commercial use on free? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | Free, within account limits | Yes, Google | Google doesn't claim the output |
| ElevenLabs | 10,000 credits a month | Yes | No, and attribution required |
| Lahajati | 10,000 points a month | Demo without one | Not stated for free |
| Nabarati | 10,000 points | Yes | Paid plans only |
| Narakeet | 20 conversions | Trial without one | No, personal or evaluation |
| ttsmp3 | 3,000 characters a day | No | Yes |
| Samar | 10,000 characters a month | Demo without; downloads with one | No, personal only |
| Tool | Arabic, as the vendor labels it | Formats | Pronunciation control | First paid tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Studio | Standard, Egyptian | WAV | Style described in plain words | Pay as you go via API |
| ElevenLabs | "Arabic"; accents labelled by voice owners | MP3, WAV | Pronunciation dictionary | $6 (about SAR 22.50) + tax |
| Lahajati | 192+ dialects, incl. "Saudi (Najdi)" | MP3, WAV | Add tashkeel yourself | $6 (about SAR 22.50) |
| Nabarati | Gulf (Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti) and more | Not specified | Pitch, speed, pauses | $10 (about SAR 37.50) |
| Narakeet | Emirati, Omani, Iraqi, Egyptian, Lebanese, Tunisian | MP3, M4A, WAV | Speed and volume | $6 for 30 min (about SAR 22.50) |
| ttsmp3 | One Arabic voice (Zeina) | MP3 | SSML tags | SAR 24 a day, or SAR 47 a month |
| Samar | Najdi, Hijazi, Gulf, MSA | MP3; WAV on Pro | Automatic, editable tashkeel | SAR 29, VAT included |
Prices are as of October 2026, converted at the official 3.75 SAR per USD. Vendors that price in dollars may add VAT at checkout, which is 15% in Saudi Arabia, and your bank may charge a foreign-currency fee.
What each free Arabic TTS tool gives you
All figures in this section come from the vendors' official pages as of October 2026.
Google AI Studio (Gemini voices)
Google's pricing page says AI Studio usage, including its Generate speech page, is free in available regions, Saudi Arabia among them. You need a Google account and, per the terms, must be 18 or older.
The language list labels Arabic as "Standard Arabic" and "Egyptian Arabic", with no Saudi entry. You describe the delivery you want in plain words, and the API returns WAV. On the free tier, Google uses what you submit to improve its products and human reviewers may read it, so keep confidential scripts out.
ElevenLabs
The free plan gives you 10,000 credits a month, and text to speech costs one credit per character. The free plan has no commercial licence, and if you publish free-plan audio you must put "elevenlabs.io" or "11.ai" in the title.
The accent mostly comes from the voice you pick in its Voice Library, where voice owners set the labels. Our ElevenLabs Arabic guide covers this, with plans in riyals.
Lahajati
The homepage has a no-signup demo of up to 250 characters, with download. The free account, per the pricing page, gives 10,000 points a month, 1,000 characters per generation and 30 generations a day, though "all dialects" isn't ticked for the free plan.
Lahajati claims 192+ dialects, with labels such as Saudi (Najdi) and Gulf (Kuwaiti). It licenses paid-plan output for commercial use but says nothing equivalent for free. The first paid tier is $6 a month, paid once with no automatic renewal.
Nabarati
You need an account from the start. The free plan on the pricing page gives 10,000 points, 300 characters per generation, 10 voices and downloads, but excludes dialect and emotion support and high-quality audio.
Nabarati names Gulf (Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti), Egyptian, Levantine and Maghrebi dialects, among others, and offers commercial use on paid plans. Basic, the first, is $10 a month for 250,000 points.
Narakeet
Narakeet's Arabic page lets you try it with no registration, in MP3, M4A or WAV. Its Arabic voices are labelled by country (Emirati, Omani, Iraqi, Egyptian, Lebanese, Tunisian); we found none labelled Saudi. Free accounts get 20 conversions for personal and evaluation use only. Paid options are one-off minute packs from $6 for 30 minutes.
ttsmp3
The simplest option: no account, 3,000 characters a day with regular voices, and a direct MP3 download. It's the only tool here whose FAQ explicitly allows commercial use of free output. The catch: Arabic is one voice, Zeina from Amazon Polly, with no dialects. Paid plans show in local currency; from Saudi Arabia, SAR 24 for a 24-hour pass or SAR 47 a month, plus taxes at checkout.
Samar
Samar's homepage demo needs no signup: 3 tries a day of up to 200 characters each, for listening. Downloads need the free account: 10,000 characters a month in every dialect (Najdi, Hijazi, Gulf, MSA), MP3 and a tashkeel editor, for personal use. A commercial licence for social media starts with Creator at SAR 29 a month, VAT included. Here a Gulf voice says: "Welcome. Your order number 452 has arrived, and delivery will be tomorrow between 4 and 6 in the afternoon."
Can you use Arabic text to speech without signing up?
Yes. ttsmp3 needs no account at all, Lahajati's demo takes up to 250 characters with download, and Narakeet has a no-registration trial. ElevenLabs, Nabarati and Google AI Studio need an account.
Can you use free text-to-speech audio commercially?
Usually not, and commercial use covers more than ads: a monetized YouTube video, a clip for your shop's Snapchat, anything you deliver to a client.
- ttsmp3: the only one that explicitly allows it on the free tier.
- ElevenLabs, Narakeet, Nabarati: paid plans only; ElevenLabs also requires attribution for non-commercial sharing.
- Lahajati: licenses paid output but doesn't say what applies to free, so ask first.
- Google AI Studio: Google doesn't claim ownership of the output, but free-tier data is used to improve its products.
Test it yourself: one Saudi line in every tool
Which voice sounds best depends on your ear and your content, but one line run through every tool shows the differences fast. At under 200 characters, it fits every demo above. It means: "Hey! Our new branch in Khamis Mushait opens Thursday 15 November at 4:30 in the afternoon. Order on WhatsApp, and delivery is free on orders over 199 riyals."
هلا والله! فرعنا الجديد في خميس مشيط يفتح الخميس 15 نوفمبر الساعة 4:30 العصر. اطلب على WhatsApp، والتوصيل مجاني للطلبات فوق 199 ريال.
The city name, said by a local voice:
What to listen for in each version:
- Dialect: do hala wallah ("hey there") and otlob ("order") stay Saudi, or drift into MSA?
- Place name: is Khamees Mushait said right, and kept apart from al-khamees (Thursday)?
- Time: is 4:30 said arba' w nuss ("half past four"), or read as a literal number?
- Money and English: is 199 riyals natural, and WhatsApp said in English?
- Pauses: does the voice stop at the full stop and the comma?
Generate it two or three times per tool, as output varies. If a word comes out wrong, add tashkeel before judging; our tashkeel guide explains how.
Which free Arabic TTS should you choose?
One-off personal use
For a quick file, start with ttsmp3: no account, MP3 straight away. For a dialect, try Lahajati's demo, or Narakeet's trial if an Emirati or Omani accent is close enough.
Social media content
If you earn from your account or promote a shop, you'll usually need a paid plan: ElevenLabs Starter ($6), Lahajati's first tier ($6) or Samar's Creator (SAR 29 including VAT, social media licence). ttsmp3 allows commercial use free, with one MSA voice.
Canva and CapCut also have text to speech built into their editors; Canva lists Arabic among its languages, with up to 2,000 characters per conversion. Check their licences first; our TikTok and Snapchat voiceover guide covers the workflow.
Business or commercial use
Pick a tool with a clearly written commercial licence that invoices your company. All ElevenLabs paid plans include a commercial licence, and you can add your tax ID to invoices; on Narakeet, any pack activates commercial rights. For radio or TV ads, check the licence covers broadcast.
Developers
Free tiers to build against:
- Gemini API: a free tier for the TTS models; free-tier data is used to improve Google's products.
- Microsoft Azure: 0.5 million characters free a month on the free tier, including two voices labelled Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Zariyah and Hamed.
- ElevenLabs: free credits work via the API, but not with Voice Library voices.
The short version
For a personal file with no account, ttsmp3 is simplest. For a Saudi dialect, pick a tool that names Najdi, Hijazi and Gulf, and test it with numbers, a place name and an English word. For anything commercial, read the licence first: most free plans don't allow it.
Run the same test line through Samar's free demo, no signup needed, and compare it with what you hear elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
Does Google have free Arabic text to speech?
Yes. Google AI Studio offers speech generation with Gemini models, free with a Google account, and lists Arabic as Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. On the free tier, Google uses what you submit to improve its products.
Can I save Arabic text to speech as an MP3 for free?
Yes. ttsmp3 gives MP3 downloads with no account, up to 3,000 characters a day, with one Arabic voice. Narakeet's trial offers MP3, M4A or WAV, and Samar's free account gives 10,000 characters a month as MP3.
Which free Arabic TTS tools have Saudi voices?
Samar has separate Najdi, Hijazi and Gulf voices, Lahajati labels voices such as Saudi (Najdi), and Nabarati lists Saudi among its Gulf dialects, though dialect support isn't in its free plan. For developers, Microsoft Azure has two voices labelled Arabic (Saudi Arabia).
How do I make Arabic text to speech sound more natural?
Pick a voice recorded in the dialect you write in, split the text into short sentences with clear punctuation, and add tashkeel to names and ambiguous words. Write numbers the way they are spoken, then generate a line a few times and keep the best take.