Quickstart
Start creating studio-quality AI audio in minutes
Welcome to the ElevenLabs Creative Platform. This guide will help you get started with creating AI-generated audio for your projects.
Sign up for an account
Create your free ElevenLabs account to get started. Free tier includes:
- 10,000 characters per month
- Access to 3,000+ voices in our Voice Library
- Text to Speech, Voice Changer, Sound Effects, and many more
- Access to the Playground for experimentation
Choose your voice
Browse our Voice Library to find the perfect voice for your project. You can:
- Search by language, accent, age, and use case
- Preview voices by clicking the orb next to the voice name for a short preview
- Clone your own voice with Instant Voice Cloning
- Create custom voices with Voice Design
For more information on voice cloning best practices, see our voice cloning guide.
Select your model
Choose the model that fits your use case:
- Multilingual v2 - Most stable model with support for 32 languages
- Eleven v3 - Most emotional model with advanced expressiveness (currently in alpha)
- Flash v2.5 - Ultra-low latency for real-time applications
Learn more about our models.
Generate your first audio
Head to the Text to Speech playground to generate your first audio:
- Select a voice from the dropdown
- Enter your text (up to 5,000 characters)
- Adjust voice settings if needed
- Click “Generate” to create your audio
- Download or share your generated audio
Explore more features
Once you’re comfortable with basic text-to-speech:
- Voice Changer - Transform your voice in real-time
- Sound Effects - Generate custom audio effects
- Studio - Create long-form content with advanced editing
- Dubbing - Translate videos into 30+ languages
- Playground - Experiment with all features
- Products - Explore our full product suite
- Voices - Discover and manage voices
Next steps
Experiment with text-to-speech, voice changing, and sound effects
Create professional audiobooks, podcasts, and narration
Clone your voice or create custom voices
Integrate ElevenLabs into your applications
Common questions
What can I create with the Creative Platform?
The Creative Platform enables you to create a wide range of audio and visual content:
- Audio: Audiobooks, podcasts, video voiceovers, game audio, ads, e-learning content, music, sound effects, and voice transformations
- Video & Images: Generate and enhance images and videos from text prompts, upscale existing visuals up to 4x resolution, and add realistic lip-sync with audio
- Dubbing: Translate audio and video content into 32 languages while preserving speaker emotion, timing, and tone
- Templates: Combine multiple capabilities in packaged templates like Studio for long-form content, Dubbing Studio for video translation, and more
The platform supports 50+ languages and offers thousands of voices to choose from.
Do I need coding skills to use the Creative Platform?
No! The Creative Platform is designed for creators of all skill levels. Use our visual tools and playground to create audio without any coding. If you’re a developer, check out our API documentation.
Can I use my generated audio commercially?
Yes, with a paid plan. Free tier is limited to personal, non-commercial use. See our pricing page for plan details and our terms of service to ensure you comply with all usage requirements.
