You've generated audio from text. Now what? Most TTS tools give you a download button and call it done. But if you need to send that audio to a client, share it with a team, distribute it to a classroom, or embed it in print materials, downloading and re-uploading files is friction you don't need. This guide covers the sharing features available in AI TTS Microservice — from simple public links to password-protected playlists and QR codes.

Public Links — The Simplest Way to Share

Any audio you generate can be shared with a single link. The recipient clicks the link and listens in their browser — no account required, no signup wall, no app to install.

This is the default sharing mode. You generate audio, click share, and get a URL you can send via email, paste into a message, or embed in a document. The recipient sees a clean playback page with the audio player.

Key details:

• Recipients do not need an account to listen.
• Links work in any modern browser.
• Shared links stay active as long as the underlying audio exists. Retention depends on your plan — free and pay-as-you-go audio is short-lived, while pro and enterprise audio has long-retention storage.
• You can revoke any shared link at any time from your share history.

Password Protection

For content that shouldn't be publicly accessible, you can add a password to any shared link. When a recipient opens the link, they're prompted to enter the password before the audio plays.

This is useful for:

• Client review — share a voiceover draft with a client without making it public.
• Internal distribution — share training audio within a team.
• Sensitive content — narration of confidential documents or unreleased material.

You set the password when creating the share. You can change it later from the share settings dialog.

Access Codes

Access codes are a more controlled alternative to passwords. Instead of one shared password, you generate individual codes — each with its own expiry date and optional usage limits.

This is particularly useful for:

• Classrooms and workshops — give each student a unique code that expires after the session.
• Events — distribute codes at a conference that stop working after the event ends.
• Teams — track which team members accessed the content.

You can generate access codes in bulk — specify how many you need, set an expiry date, and download the batch. Each code is unique and independently revocable.

Playlists — Multiple Tracks in One Link

If you have multiple audio files that belong together — chapters of a narration, a series of product descriptions, a set of language learning exercises — you can share them as a playlist.

A playlist share bundles multiple audio tracks into a single link. Recipients see all tracks in order and can play through them sequentially. You control the track order with drag-and-drop arrangement before sharing.

Playlists support the same protection options as single-track shares: public, password-protected, or access-code-gated.

QR Codes

Every shared link can be turned into a QR code for physical distribution. This is useful when you need to bridge digital audio with print or physical materials:

• Print materials — add a QR code to a brochure, flyer, or product packaging that links to an audio description or narration.
• Presentations — put a QR code on a slide so the audience can listen to a demo on their phones.
• Classrooms — print QR codes on worksheets that link to pronunciation guides or listening exercises.
• Signage — museum exhibits, gallery descriptions, or wayfinding audio.

Two QR code styles are available:

• Clean — minimal, monochrome code optimised for scan reliability.
• Branded — accent-coloured with light branding and an optional logo.

QR codes are downloadable as images, ready to drop into any design tool or document.

Share Modes: Snapshot vs Live

When sharing collections or tagged groups of audio, you can choose between two modes:

• Snapshot — the share captures the current state. If you add or remove tracks from the collection later, the shared link stays the same.
• Live — the share reflects the current state of the collection. If you add new tracks, recipients see them automatically.

Snapshot mode is safer for one-time distributions (client deliverables, event handouts). Live mode is useful for ongoing projects where the content evolves (a growing podcast series, a course that adds new modules).

Share Settings You Can Control

When creating or editing a share, you have granular control over what recipients see:

• Include text — show or hide the original script alongside the audio.
• Allow download — let recipients download the audio file, or restrict to streaming only.
• Show metadata — toggle visibility of voice name, model, language, and provider information.
• Custom titles — rename individual tracks in a playlist for the recipient's view.
• Expiry visibility — show or hide when the audio will expire.

Bookmarking Shared Audio

When someone opens a shared link, they can bookmark it — saving it to their own Bookmarked Shares page in the dashboard. This works for both single tracks and playlists.

Bookmarks are personal. The person who shared the audio doesn't see who bookmarked it, and the bookmark stays in the recipient's dashboard even if they close the browser. It's a way for listeners to save audio they want to come back to without needing the original link.

Bookmarked shares appear under Bookmarked Shares in the dashboard, where they can be organised into collections, renamed, or removed.

Share History and Revocation

Every share you create is tracked in your share history. From there you can:

• See all active and revoked shares.
• Revoke any share instantly — the link stops working immediately.
• Edit share settings (password, access mode, metadata visibility) after creation.
• View access activity for shares with access codes.

Sharing Collections and Tags

Beyond individual tracks and playlists, you can share entire collections or tag-based groups from your library. This is useful for project-based workflows:

• Share a "Client X — Q2 Voiceovers" collection with your client as a live link.
• Share all audio tagged "onboarding" with a new team member.
• Share a snapshot of a "podcast-season-1" tag for archival distribution.

Who Can Listen?

Recipients never need an account. Public links, password-protected links, and access-code links all work in any browser without signup. This applies to both individual tracks and playlists.

See It in Action

Here are live examples of shared audio you can open right now — no account needed:

Playlists

• Playlist example 1 — multiple tracks in a single shared link.
• Playlist example 2 — another playlist share.

Single Track

• Single audio share — one track shared via link.

Open any of these to see the playback page, try the bookmark button, or copy the link to share it further.

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Try it: Generate some audio, then use the share button to create a link, add a password, or generate a QR code. See the help page for more details on sharing.