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JohnClear, Direct & Smooth

A clear, direct and steady American narrative voice, suitable for audiobooks, corporate narration and other long-form content.

Voiceovers free to try · no credit cardTone: Confident
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#2343of 8,875 English voices
9.4Mcharacters generated last year
2kElevenLabs users added it
19verified languages

Hear John in other languages

ElevenLabs has verified John in 19 languages. Each sample is the voice reading in that language.

English Arabic Croatian Czech Dutch German Greek Hindi Indonesian Korean Malay Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Turkish Vietnamese

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About John

A clear, direct and steady American narrative voice, suitable for audiobooks, corporate narration and other long-form content.

John is the #2343 most used English voice in the ElevenLabs library, out of 8,875. People generated 9.4M characters with it in the last year, and 2k ElevenLabs users added it to their voices. It was published in July 2025 and is verified in 19 languages.

Best for: narration.

Provider
ElevenLabs
Language
English · American
Gender
Male
Age
Middle aged
Tone
Confident
Published
Jul 2025
Models
Multilingual v2, Flash, v3 (paid)
Voice ID
48NdLtWIIr1lnMymrHmP

Questions about John

Can I make a voiceover with John for free?

You can try it with a free JSON2Video account, no credit card: free voiceovers are up to 60 seconds. Paid plans remove the limit.

Can I use my John voiceovers on YouTube or in ads?

Yes. You can publish the voiceovers and videos you make with John on YouTube, TikTok, podcasts and ads, and use them in commercial projects.

Which languages can John speak?

ElevenLabs has verified John in 19 languages: English, Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese.

For developers: use John with the API

Add a voice element to any JSON2Video movie. It works the same from n8n, Make, Zapier and the CLI.

{
    "type": "voice",
    "model": "elevenlabs",
    "voice": "48NdLtWIIr1lnMymrHmP",
    "text": "In springtime, the garden comes alive with colorful flowers and singing birds. The old oak tree provides shade for visitors, while butterflies dance among the roses. A small fountain creates peaceful sounds, making this the perfect spot to relax and enjoy nature's beauty."
}

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