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Guide · Windows 11 · Updated 24 October 2026

Windows 11's natural voices, outside Narrator.

Windows 11's natural voices (Jenny, Aria, Guy and others) install from Narrator's settings and then work offline, but only Narrator uses them. Edge's Read Aloud has natural voices too, but those are online, and other apps only see Windows' older voices. An unofficial adapter, NaturalVoiceSAPIAdapter, can pass them to apps like Balabolka, though its author calls it a hack that may break. For natural voices in every app, offline, VoicedByMe brings its own.

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Samples made offline with ready-made voices. All of them are AI-generated.

Install them

A few clicks, once per voice.

  1. Open Narrator's settings

    Press CtrlWinN, or go to Settings → Accessibility → Narrator. You don't have to keep Narrator on.

  2. Add natural voices

    Under Narrator's voice, next to Add natural voices, select Add, pick a voice and select Install. Each voice installs separately and downloads in a few minutes.

  3. Choose it

    Under Choose a voice, pick the new voice. From now on Narrator uses it, with or without the internet.

Which voices

Natural voices by language.

LanguageVoices
English (United States)Jenny, Aria, Guy
English (United Kingdom)Sonia, Ryan
English (India)Neerja, Prabhat
Spanish (Spain)Elvira, Alvaro
Spanish (Mexico)Dalia, Jorge
GermanKatja, Conrad
FrenchDenise, Henri
PortugueseFrancisca, Antonio
ChineseXiaoxiao, Yunxi
JapaneseNanami, Keita
KoreanSunHi, InJoon

From Microsoft's list of Narrator voices, October 2026. Microsoft adds languages over time.

Where they work

Narrator, yes. Most other apps, no.

WhereNatural voicesOffline
NarratorYes, the ones you installedYes, after the download
Microsoft Edge Read AloudYes, the voices marked OnlineNo, those need the internet
Word and Outlook Read AloudNatural voices when onlineOlder voices offline
Apps using Windows' speech settingsNo: the standard voices under Time & language → SpeechYes
Older SAPI 5 apps (Balabolka and many readers)Only with the unofficial adapterYes, with Narrator's voices
VoicedByMeIts own natural voices, in any appYes

Microsoft hasn't opened Narrator's natural voices to other apps. Check your own build: menu names vary a little between versions.

The adapter

NaturalVoiceSAPIAdapter: what it does, and the catch.

NaturalVoiceSAPIAdapter is a free, open-source project on GitHub that registers natural voices as ordinary SAPI 5 voices, so programs like Balabolka can pick them. It can use Narrator's installed voices (offline), Edge's online voices, or Azure voices with your own key.

Installing it

Download the release zip, extract it to a folder you'll keep, run Installer.exe as administrator, and install both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions, because 32-bit apps such as Balabolka only see 32-bit voices. Then choose the voice sources.

The catch

It works by using encryption keys taken from Windows' own files. Its author calls it more of a hack than a proper solution: Microsoft doesn't allow other apps to use these voices, and an update can break it at any time. On Windows 11, the latest Narrator voice versions reportedly don't work with it, and its wiki points to older ones. If Narrator itself stops working, removing the voice packs is the suggested fix.

Fine for an experiment. We wouldn't build a daily workflow on it.

Other ways

Natural voices in every app, offline.

VoicedByMe

Its own natural AI voices, or your own cloned voice, in any app: select text and press CtrlAltR. Reads PDFs and Word files, saves audio, makes audiobooks. $30 once, Windows 10 and 11.

Piper and Kokoro

Free, open-source neural voices that run on the processor. Mostly command-line, with a few small community apps around them.

Balabolka with standard voices

Free, saves audio files, offline; the built-in voices sound older.

Edge Read Aloud

Free natural voices for web pages and PDFs, as long as you're online.

More options, compared honestly: the best offline text to speech for Windows and Mac.

Questions

Do Windows 11's natural voices work offline?

Yes. Microsoft built them to run on the device: after the one-time download, Narrator uses them without an internet connection.

Why can't I see natural voices in Balabolka or other apps?

Microsoft only lets Narrator use them. Other apps see the standard Windows voices, unless you install the unofficial NaturalVoiceSAPIAdapter.

Is NaturalVoiceSAPIAdapter safe?

It's open source on GitHub and widely used, but it needs administrator rights, relies on keys taken from Windows' files, and may break after updates. Its author says so plainly.

Which Windows version do I need?

Windows 11, version 22H2 or later, for Narrator's natural voices.

Can Edge read aloud offline?

Only with the standard Windows voices. Edge's natural voices are marked Online and need the internet.

Can I add my own voice to Windows?

Not as a Windows voice. VoicedByMe clones your voice from twenty seconds and reads any app's text with it, offline.

How much does it cost?

$30 once for the first 50 customers, then $50. No subscription. The full app is free for one day so you can try it first. A license is for one computer.

For Windows 10 and 11, and Macs with Apple silicon

Natural voices, in every app.

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