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Voice AI firm ElevenLabs launches mobile text-to-speech app

Voice AI company ElevenLabs has launched a mobile application for iOS and Android.

This new app allows users to generate voice clips from text directly on their devices.

Previously, voice generation required access through the company’s web application.

The mobile app offers similar features to the web version.

Users can input text, select a voice, and create audio clips.

The free plan allows for approximately 10 minutes of audio generation.

Additionally, users can choose different models based on cost and quality.

🔗 Source: TechCrunch


🧠 Food for thought

1️⃣ Voice AI’s rapid shift from novelty to ubiquity

ElevenLabs’ new mobile app reflects the broader voice technology market’s explosive growth trajectory.

The voice assistant market is projected to grow from 390 million users in 2015 to 1.8 billion by 2021, with revenue expected to increase from $1.6 billion to $15.8 billion in the same period 1.

This growth pattern follows the evolution of voice technology from early innovations like IBM’s Shoebox in 1962 (which recognized just 16 spoken words) to today’s sophisticated AI voice generators 2.

ElevenLabs, despite being founded only in 2022, has already secured significant funding and established itself as a recognized player in the voice synthesis space, demonstrating the accelerated development cycles in this sector 3.

The company’s expansion from web-only to mobile applications aligns with user behavior patterns seen across the voice technology landscape, where accessibility and convenience drive adoption.

2️⃣ The intensifying battle for voice AI differentiation

Recent ElevenLabs developments

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