- Language
- English
- Accent
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Voice type
- Storyteller styled voice
- Delivery
- Expressive and engaging, like someone telling a story by the fire
- Price
- Free to use, no sign-up
About Maya
Maya is a styled voice made on Speechma's own AI voice models for one job: storyteller. The character is built into the voice, so every line comes out in that style without any extra settings or tags.
Accent: General American English, the accent most viewers know from films, TV and YouTube. It is the safe choice for a global audience.
Creators usually choose Maya for stories and fables, audio fiction and kids content. Brings plots and characters to life.
What Maya is best for
- Stories and fablesBrings plots and characters to life.
- Audio fictionKeeps listeners hooked from scene to scene.
- Kids contentWarm, lively reading for young audiences.
Try Maya with this text
This line is already in the tool above. Press Generate to hear Maya read it, or replace it with your own text:
You're listening to Speechma. This voice can narrate your videos, read your audiobooks, and bring every story to life with natural, studio-quality sound. How to get the best results with Maya
- Use dialogue and vivid verbs.
- Paragraph breaks give natural scene changes.
- Spell out abbreviations that can be read two ways, for example "Doctor" instead of "Dr." when it starts a sentence.
- Write years and money the way you want them spoken: "twenty twenty-six" or "2026", "$5" or "five dollars".
- Use commas and full stops to control breathing; a long sentence without punctuation is read in one breath.
How to use Maya
- Open Text to SpeechMaya is already selected in the voice list at the top of this page. Press "Use this voice" to jump straight to it.
- Type or paste your textUp to 1,000 characters per conversion.
- Adjust the deliveryChange the speed or pitch if you need to, and use punctuation to control the pauses.
- Generate and downloadPress Generate, listen to the result and download your MP3.
Maya compared with similar voices
Not sure Maya is the one? These voices are the closest in language, accent, type and style:
| Voice | Gender | Accent | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya (this voice) | Female | United States | Storyteller styled voice | Stories and fables |
| Declan | Male | United States | Storyteller styled voice | Stories and fables |
| Leah Foster | Female | United States | Character styled voice | Game and animation characters |
| Tessa | Female | United States | Cooking Show styled voice | Recipe videos |
| Jasmine | Female | United States | News Anchor styled voice | News recaps |
| Chloe | Female | United States | Commercial styled voice | Radio and video ads |
About the English language
English is the most widely learned language in the world and the main language of international business, science, aviation and the internet. It has many recognised accents, from American and British to Australian, Indian, Irish, Nigerian and South African English, and each one changes vowels, rhythm and intonation.
English is spoken by about 1.5 billion people and belongs to the Indo-European, Germanic language family. Speechma has 165 English voices, and you can also use Voice Cloning, Voice Changer, Voice Design, Speech to Text, AI Dubbing in English.
