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Can I use ElevenLabs voices in Spoken?

You can use ElevenLabs voices in Spoken if you have an ElevenLabs account. To use them, you will need to link Spoken to your account using an API key. Below, we explain how to create a key and add it to Spoken so you can speak using voices from your ElevenLabs library.

If you don’t have an ElevenLabs account yet, you can sign up for free. Free-tier users get approximately ten minutes of speech. For more speech time, you’ll need to subscribe to ElevenLabs. If you have a diagnosed speech disability, you may be eligible to receive a subscription at no cost. Some charitable organizations distribute licenses so people with disabilities can access ElevenLabs services for free. You can find more information about that lower on the page.

How to use ElevenLabs voices in Spoken

  1. Visit elevenlabs.io. Make sure you’re logged in. If you don’t have an account yet, sign up.
  2. View the navigational menu on the left side of the website. If you’re on the mobile website, this menu will likely be collapsed — tap the icon in the top left corner next to “Home” to open it. Near the bottom, click on the “Developers” option.
Screenshots of the ElevenLabs website on mobile. Orange arrows and outlines show the placements of the buttons mentioned in the tutorial.
  1. On the Developers page, click on the “Create an API Key” quick link. On the next page, click on the “Create Key” button.
Screenshots from the Developers page on the ElevenLabs site. Orange outlines show the locations of the buttons mentioned in the tutorial.
  1. A panel will pop up with many different options. To simplify things, you can click the “restrict key” toggle to enable everything. If you do this, you can skip to step 5.
Screenshots showing the Restrict Key toggle and what happens when you turn it off. When toggled off, there is a warning that unrestricted API keys could pose a threat if leaked.

If you don’t want to create an unrestricted key, you will need to enable access to Text to Speech and Voice Generation. You will also need to set Voices and User to read.

A screenshot of the Create API Key page on ElevenLabs. To the right are snippets of the specific settings that need to be adjusted for the key to work properly.

If you’re a paying subscriber to ElevenLabs and have “usage based billing” enabled, you may wish to apply a credit limit to the API key so you don’t get charged for exceeding your allotted monthly credits. If you don’t have usage based billing enabled, you don’t need to worry about this option.

A screenshot highlighting the field to enter a monthly credit limit for your API key.

The number you enter depends on your subscription plan and how far you’re willing to go over your credit limit.

  1. Click “Create Key” to finalize your selections. A popup will appear with a code — this is your API key. Copy it to your clipboard using the provided button.
A screenshot showing the final steps of creating an API key and highlighting the buttons you need to tap.
  1. Open Spoken and navigate to Settings > Use Voices From Other Sources > Enter API Key (under the ElevenLabs heading).
Screenshots of Spoken - Tap to Talk AAC showing the locations of the settings options mentioned in the tutorial.
  1. Press the blue paste button in the text field to enter your code. When you’re done, tap “Use API Key” at the bottom of the page.
A screenshot with orange highlights around the buttons you will need to press to enter and submit your API key.

  1. You should now see a list of your ElevenLabs voices. If you haven’t added any to your library yet, you will still see several premade ElevenLabs voices added by default.

  2. Tap on any ElevenLabs voice to hear a sample. This will also select the voice and highlight it in blue.

A screenshot of the Other Voices page in Spoken, showing a list of ElevenLabs voices with one named Burt selected.
  1. If you like the selection, tap the “Use Selected Voice” button at the bottom of the page.
An orange arrow points to the “Use Selected Voice” button at the footer of the Other Voices page in Spoken.

ElevenLabs Credit Limit

ElevenLabs sets a credit limit on their services. One minute of speech uses approximately 1,000 credits. In Spoken, you can keep track of how many credits you’ve used by looking at the ElevenLabs header on the Other Voices page.

A screenshot of the Other Voices page with the number of credits the user has used outlined in orange, next to the ElevenLabs heading in parentheses.

Unless you have “usage based billing” enabled on your ElevenLabs account, you will not be able to use your ElevenLabs voices if you hit your credit limit. The total number of credits you have available is dependent on your subscription. Free users receive 10,000 credits per month.

How to get a free ElevenLabs subscription from a charitable organization

ElevenLabs has partnered with several charitable organizations to distribute free subscriptions for accessibility purposes. This is very helpful, as a normal free account only provides 10 minutes of talk time per month, which is far too little for the average AAC user. Subscribers also receive access to voice cloning.

If you have a diagnosed speech disability, see if you qualify for a free code from one of ElevenLabs’ Impact Partners, listed here. The same page has a video tutorial explaining how to redeem the codes provided by these organizations.

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