What is ElevenLabs?
ElevenLabs helps users create voices in multiple languages, clone custom voices, and animate characters or content with expressive voices.
Anyone making content – an independent creator, a teacher making an e-learning curriculum, a marketer creating campaigns, a developer creating a voice for an app.
How does it work?
- Enter text into the app.
- Choose a voice already made for you or upload blank samples and create your own cloned voice.
- You can easily control the tone, pitch, and expressivity by adjusting parameters.
- You get high-fidelity audio in an instant.
- You can export and use the audio in various projects, including videos, games, or online courses.
- You can use a variety of languages and accents for international use.
Key Functions of ElevenLabs (Features)
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TTS (Text-to-Speech)
Convert text to spoken human speech very quickly using identified voices.
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Voice Cloning
Create any voice using only a minute or two of audio samples.
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Multilingual
Create voices in many languages and accents.
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Expressive Voice Controls
Control delivery rate, tone, and emotions to deliver human-like audio.
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Scalability
Create audio for anything from small projects to enterprise-level applications.
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API
Developers can connect eleven labs directly into their applications, workflows/services, or scripts.
How to Use ElevenLabs?
- Just sign up and log in to the ElevenLabs platform.
- Enter text or upload a file to be spoken,
- Pick either a voice from the library or create your own!
- You can listen to the output and adjust settings for expressiveness.
- Then just download the audio file to use in your project!
Who Can Use ElevenLabs?
- Content Creators– Podcasters, YouTube channels, and storytellers.
- Educators & Trainers– Using blending for e-learning narration and teaching resources.
- Businesses & marketers– Professional voiceovers for ads, explainers, and campaigns.
- Authors and publishers– Quickly and cheaply create audiobooks.
- Developers and game designers- Add voices to apps, characters, or interactive experiences.
Pros & Cons
Pros:
- Generates extremely realistic and natural-sounding voices.
- Allows for voice cloning to create unique branding.
- Multilingual and offers great flexibility with accents.
- It is a simple-to-use interface that allows for use as an API.
Cons:
- The free plan has limited use.
- Custom voice cloning is somewhat of a process, and input needs to be zinged in order to get the best product.
- Requires an internet connection (cloud-based tool).
Pricing & Plans
Free Plan
This plan has a limited monthly usage. A good plan for testing the platform and for smaller projects.
Starter Plan
Approximately $5 per month. More characters and premium voices are included for light users.
Creator Plan
Roughly $11 per month. Higher limits and custom voice cloning for creators.
Pro Plan
Approximately $99 per month; API access, advanced support for larger needs.
