Changelog

A running record of what we add, fix and improve on Open Text to Speech, newest first.

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October 26, 2026

  • New: Guides. Eight practical guides on how text-to-speech works, choosing a voice, writing scripts, pause tags, YouTube voiceovers, audiobooks, accessibility and language learning, in all 14 site languages.
  • New: company and legal pages. About, Contact, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Terms of Use, in all 14 languages, linked from the footer.
  • New: this changelog.
  • Fixed: the advertising script was loaded twice on every page; it now loads once.
  • Fixed: search engines can now load the files they need to display our pages correctly.

October 12, 2026

October 6, 2026

October 4, 2026

  • Fixed: on small phones (360 px wide, iPhone SE) the home page could scroll sideways and the voice picker overflowed the screen.

October 3, 2026: public launch

  • Launched opentexttospeech.com with the free Studio: no account, up to 2,000 characters per request.
  • New: instant voice previews in the voice directory.
  • New: the site opens in your language and in light or dark mode automatically, without a flash of the wrong theme.
  • Improved: faster loading on mobile.
  • Fixed: you can now switch back to English after choosing another language.
  • Fixed: colour contrast and button labels, so the site works better with screen readers.

October 2, 2026: first build

  • Interface in 14 languages, including right-to-left Arabic.
  • Voice directory with 583 voices, plus pages for 76 languages and 110 countries and accents.
  • Task-focused tools for audiobooks, YouTube voiceovers, meditation scripts, podcast intros and pause-tag testing.
  • Accessibility work: keyboard navigation, skip link and screen-reader announcements.
  • Mobile-friendly layout.