# The best Free text to speech you may publish tools (2026) — Dubsheet

> Source: https://dubsheet.com/category/free-publishable (curated, re-verified)
> Updated 31 October 2026 · Reviewed by the Dubsheet editorial team

Free plans whose audio carries no watermark and may be used commercially: the free plans a creator can actually put in a monetized video.

18 tools in this category, ranked by what we can confirm about each (a public price, an API and docs, independent sources, stated limits; payment never changes the order). Each name links to its answer-first markdown twin.

## Facts

- Free to start: 15 of 18
- API: 15 of 18
- First paid plan a month: 17 of 18 publish one, $5 to $49, median $19
- Checked against their own sites: 27–31 October 2026 (18 of 18)
- Added in October 2026: 18

| Name | What it is | Pricing | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Akool](https://dubsheet.com/akool.md) | AI video suite with video translation, lip sync, text to speech, voice cloning and a voice changer. | Free, then $12 a seat a month | Yes |
| [Altered Studio](https://dubsheet.com/altered-studio.md) | Speech-to-speech voice morphing studio with text-to-speech, cloning, transcription and dubbing tools. | Free, then $40 a month | Yes |
| [Apple Books digital narration](https://dubsheet.com/apple-books-digital-narration.md) | Free Apple Books audiobook production from eligible English ebooks through publishing partners. | Free | — |
| [Descript](https://dubsheet.com/descript.md) | Text-based video and audio editor with AI voices, voice clones, dubbing and captions. | Free, then $24 a seat a month | Yes |
| [DupDub](https://dubsheet.com/dupdub.md) | AI voice-over, video dubbing, avatars and subtitles in one credit-metered studio. | From $15 a month | Yes |
| [ElevenLabs](https://dubsheet.com/elevenlabs.md) | Voice studio where one credit pool covers speech, cloning, dubbing, captions and audiobooks. | Free, then $6 a month | Yes |
| [ElevenLabs for Publishing](https://dubsheet.com/elevenreader-publishing.md) | A publisher-focused audio toolkit that pairs long-form narration with ElevenReader distribution. | Free, then $6 a month | Yes |
| [HeyGen](https://dubsheet.com/heygen.md) | AI avatar video, voice cloning and video translation into 175+ languages with lip sync. | Free, then $29 a month | Yes |
| [Murf AI](https://dubsheet.com/murf.md) | Voice-over Studio with timeline video syncing, downloadable audio, dubbing, and a public API. | From $29 a month | Yes |
| [Narration Box](https://dubsheet.com/narration-box.md) | Block-based voice studio with 1500+ narrators, voice cloning and chapter-by-chapter audiobook production. | Free, then $15 a month | No |
| [Perso Dubbing](https://dubsheet.com/perso-ai.md) | AI video dubbing in 99+ languages with voice cloning, lip sync and subtitles. | From $6.99 a month | Yes |
| [Riverside](https://dubsheet.com/riverside.md) | A conversation-focused studio that records locally, edits by transcript, and publishes finished episodes. | Free, then $9.99 a month | — |
| [Synthesia](https://dubsheet.com/synthesia.md) | AI video platform that turns a script into avatar video with voice-over in 140+ languages. | Free, then $19 a month | Yes |
| [Typecast](https://dubsheet.com/typecast.md) | Expressive AI voice generator with emotion controls, voice cloning and a developer speech API. | Free, then $5 a month | Yes |
| [Unreal Speech](https://dubsheet.com/unreal-speech.md) | Kokoro-powered text-to-speech API with a free browser studio. | Free, then $49 a month | Yes |
| [VEED](https://dubsheet.com/veed-io.md) | Browser video editor with AI voice-over, voice cloning, dubbing and subtitles in one workspace. | Free, then $25 a seat a month | Yes |
| [Vozo](https://dubsheet.com/vozo-ai.md) | AI video translation with dubbing, lip sync, subtitles and on-screen text translation. | Free, then $29 a month | Yes |
| [Wondercraft](https://dubsheet.com/wondercraft.md) | AI studio for voice-over, podcasts and video, with multi-engine voices, cloning and a timeline editor. | Free, then $25 a month | Yes |

## October in free text to speech plans whose audio you may publish

- Prices checked: 18 of 18 tools, on their own pricing pages
- Added in October: 18 new tools
- Last checked: 31 Oct, oldest check 27 Oct

## Free text to speech plans whose audio you may publish compared

| Tool | Price on its site | MCP server | API | Open source | Self-host |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Akool](https://dubsheet.com/akool) | Free, then $12 a seat a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Altered Studio](https://dubsheet.com/altered-studio) | Free, then $40 a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Apple Books digital narration](https://dubsheet.com/apple-books-digital-narration) | Free | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Descript](https://dubsheet.com/descript) | Free, then $24 a seat a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [DupDub](https://dubsheet.com/dupdub) | From $15 a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [ElevenLabs](https://dubsheet.com/elevenlabs) | Free, then $6 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [ElevenLabs for Publishing](https://dubsheet.com/elevenreader-publishing) | Free, then $6 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [HeyGen](https://dubsheet.com/heygen) | Free, then $29 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Murf AI](https://dubsheet.com/murf) | From $29 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Narration Box](https://dubsheet.com/narration-box) | Free, then $15 a month | Not stated | No | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Perso Dubbing](https://dubsheet.com/perso-ai) | From $6.99 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Riverside](https://dubsheet.com/riverside) | Free, then $9.99 a month | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Synthesia](https://dubsheet.com/synthesia) | Free, then $19 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Typecast](https://dubsheet.com/typecast) | Free, then $5 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Unreal Speech](https://dubsheet.com/unreal-speech) | Free, then $49 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [VEED](https://dubsheet.com/veed-io) | Free, then $25 a seat a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Vozo](https://dubsheet.com/vozo-ai) | Free, then $29 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Wondercraft](https://dubsheet.com/wondercraft) | Free, then $25 a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |

All 18 free text to speech plans whose audio you may publish we list.

## Questions buyers ask

### Which tool here costs the least?

15 of the 18 have a free plan: Akool, Altered Studio, Apple Books digital narration, Descript and ElevenLabs and 10 more. The lowest paid plan is Perso Dubbing, from $6.99 a month. Price checked on 27 October 2026.

### How much do free text to speech plans whose audio you may publish cost?

Paid plans run from $5 to $49 a month, across the 17 with a monthly price. The median is $19 a month.

### When were these prices checked?

Read between 27 October 2026 and 31 October 2026 on each vendor’s pricing page.

## Sources and method

Ordered by what the vendors’ own pages confirm: price, the right to publish, API and limits. [How we rank](https://dubsheet.com/methodology/)

Each price is quoted from the vendor’s pricing page.

- [Akool](https://dubsheet.com/akool): [akool.com/pricing](https://www.akool.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Altered Studio](https://dubsheet.com/altered-studio): [altered.ai/pricing](https://www.altered.ai/pricing/), checked 27 October 2026
- [Apple Books digital narration](https://dubsheet.com/apple-books-digital-narration): [authors.apple.com/support/4519-digital-narration-audiobooks](https://authors.apple.com/support/4519-digital-narration-audiobooks), checked 29 October 2026
- [Descript](https://dubsheet.com/descript): [descript.com/pricing](https://www.descript.com/pricing), checked 29 October 2026
- [DupDub](https://dubsheet.com/dupdub): [dupdub.com/pricing](https://www.dupdub.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [ElevenLabs](https://dubsheet.com/elevenlabs): [elevenlabs.io/pricing](https://elevenlabs.io/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [ElevenLabs for Publishing](https://dubsheet.com/elevenreader-publishing): [elevenlabs.io/studio](https://elevenlabs.io/studio), checked 31 October 2026
- [HeyGen](https://dubsheet.com/heygen): [heygen.com/pricing](https://www.heygen.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Murf AI](https://dubsheet.com/murf): [murf.ai/pricing](https://murf.ai/pricing), checked 29 October 2026
- [Narration Box](https://dubsheet.com/narration-box): [narrationbox.com/pricing](https://narrationbox.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Perso Dubbing](https://dubsheet.com/perso-ai): [perso.ai/pricing](https://perso.ai/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Riverside](https://dubsheet.com/riverside): [riverside.com/mobile](https://riverside.com/mobile), checked 30 October 2026
- [Synthesia](https://dubsheet.com/synthesia): [synthesia.io/pricing](https://www.synthesia.io/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Typecast](https://dubsheet.com/typecast): [typecast.ai/pricing](https://typecast.ai/pricing/), checked 28 October 2026
- [Unreal Speech](https://dubsheet.com/unreal-speech): [unrealspeech.com/pricing](https://unrealspeech.com/pricing), checked 29 October 2026
- [VEED](https://dubsheet.com/veed-io): [veed.io/pricing/index.html.md](https://www.veed.io/pricing/index.html.md), checked 27 October 2026
- [Vozo](https://dubsheet.com/vozo-ai): [vozo.ai/pricing](https://www.vozo.ai/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Wondercraft](https://dubsheet.com/wondercraft): [wondercraft.ai/pricing](https://www.wondercraft.ai/pricing), checked 28 October 2026

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