Create Your First AI Voiceover with ElevenLabs
A good voiceover usually means renting a mic or hiring someone. ElevenLabs skips both. You'll paste in a script, pick a voice that fits the tone, and generate a realistic narration in a couple of minutes. From there you'll shape the delivery with a few simple settings and even build a version of your own voice. By the end you'll have a finished voiceover file ready to drop into your next video or project.
Who this is for: Anyone who needs a professional-sounding voiceover for a video or project and has no microphone, recording booth, or voice acting experience.
By the end, you'll have:
- A finished AI voiceover generated from your own script
- A voice chosen and matched to the tone of your project
- Delivery settings like stability and style tuned to sound natural
- A cloned version of your own voice, ready to reuse
- An exported audio file ready to drop into a video, presentation, or podcast
What you'll learn:
- How to turn a written script into a realistic AI voiceover
- How to browse and audition voices by language, accent, and tone
- How settings like stability and style change the way a voice performs
- How to clone your own voice from a short recording
- Where finished audio lands and how to export it
The journey
3 objectives. One real outcome.
Objective 1
Generate your first AI voiceover
Paste a script into text to speech, choose a voice, and generate your first narration.
Objective 2
Fine-tune the voice and settings
Adjust stability and style, and refine your script's punctuation, to make the delivery sound natural.
Objective 3
Clone your own voice and export
Upload a short recording to create a voice clone, generate your script with it, and export the finished audio.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any recording equipment?
No. You only need a script and a browser tab.
Will it sound robotic?
ElevenLabs is built to add natural pacing and emotion, so it holds up well next to a real voice.
Can I use my own voice?
Yes. Instant voice cloning takes a short recording and builds an AI version of it in a few moments.
Is this free to try?
The free plan covers everything in this mission, including a first voice clone.
How long does generating a voiceover take?
Usually well under a minute per script.