Some people want to change their speaking voice as part of their gender expression. I recommend using a spectrogram to view your voice as you practice. Below are some desktop and mobile apps that may be helpful.
Friture (friture.org)
- Real-time audio analyzer
DEVExtras (devextras.com)
- Voice tools (iOS or Android)
Speechtools (speechtools.co)
Acoustic Gender (acousticgender.space)
- Measures resonance
GitHub (free & web-based)
Spectrograms for Windows/PC
- Gram (FREE)
- Automatic download: https://www.genderlife.com/gram50.zip
- Setup instructions and link to download
- NOTE: We did not create Gram, and the program is from the early 2000s. The tutorial above is all we can offer for tech support.
- Others:
- Overtone Analyzer (FREE)
- Other Windows spectrogram programs
- Click here for a list of all recommended audio software from this source
Spectrograms for Mac OS
Mobile/tablet spectrograms
Android spectrograms
- VoiceTools (recommended) – FREE
- Vocal Pitch Monitor – FREE
InFormant (in-formant.app)
- Software for voice analysis
Scinguistics (cramdvoicelessons.blog)
A note on entertainment apps
There are a number of apps that can tune your voice to sound more masculine or feminine. These can be fun, but relying on a temporary voice shift may cause problems. Some people dislike their unfiltered voice after hearing it through these apps. If you plan to use a filter for online interactions, it can be an issue if your offline voice does not match when you meet someone in person.
- Girls Voice Changer
- Voice Changer Voice Recorder Editor & Effect
- VoiceFX
- Voice Changer
- Voice Changer – Audio effects
- Magic Call App
- Voice Changer and Sound Recorder
- Super Voice Editor
- Voice Changer with Effects
- Voice Changer – Girls Voice changer Male to Female
Historic resources
2pass Clinic Voice App (2passclinicvoiceapp.com) [archive]
Exceptional Voice App (exceptionalvoiceapp.com) [archive]
Exceptional Voice (exceptionalvoice.com) [archive])
- Eva F and Eva M [archive]
- exceptionalvoice.com/eva
GenderLife (genderlife.com)
- Finding Your Female Voice (PDF) [last updated 2005]
- https://www.genderlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/voicebook020.pdf
- Andrea James: Finding Your Female Voice (YouTube) [recorded in 2002]
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Yb04MBaOE
GitHub
- Pitch tracker [archive]
Google Play (https://play.google.com/)
- Voice Pitch Analyzer [archive]
Heartcorps (heartcorps.com)
- Journeys [archive]
- heartcorps.com/journeys/index.htm
- Melanie Anne Phillips: Developing a Female Voice [archive]
- heartcorps.com/journeys/voice.htm
iPhone / iOS spectrograms
- Voice Sonogram [archive]