How to Train Your Trans Voice for Free (15 Essential Tools)
Feb 12, 2026
You've been working on your trans voice, but you're not sure where to find reliable, free tools to support your practice. Maybe you need help tracking progress, getting feedback on your technique, or understanding what's actually happening when you speak.
As a gender-affirming voice teacher who's spent nearly two decades teaching voice—and since 2019 specializing in transgender voice training—I've seen how having the right tools can transform someone's practice. That's why I've created many of these resources myself and collected others that I recommend constantly to my students.
In this guide, I'm breaking down 15 completely free tools that can elevate your trans voice training journey, whether you're just starting out or you've been practising for years.
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Practice Foundation Tools: Building Your Daily Voice Training Routine
These first tools establish the foundation of successful voice practice. Think of them as your daily essentials or the building blocks that make everything else possible.
Tool #1: Follow-Along Voice Warm-Up
If you only use ONE tool from this entire list, make it this one.
Daily warm-ups are the foundation of successful trans voice training. I've created three different versions—one for feminine goals, one for masculine goals, and one for nonbinary goals—and you can use all three if you want!
Why warming up matters:
- Creates a practice habit without the pressure of "performing" your target voice
- Helps you relax, which decreases tension in your voice
- Gets you in touch with subtle muscle groups you'll be working with
- Tackles feelings of embarrassment that come up when making new sounds
Think of it like practicing pronunciation before learning vocabulary. You're training the mechanics before you worry about the outcome.
I created these warm-ups because I saw so many students struggling to start a practice routine, and a judgment-free warm-up gives you that easy entry point.
You can find all three warm-ups here or in my freebies library.
Voice Warm-Up Videos
Follow along with me as I teach you a secret weapon to help you gain control of your voice.
Tool #2: Practice Log Templates
I offer three practice log formats: a PDF you can print, a Google Sheets template, and a Notion template, so you can choose whatever format works best for you. Or use your own blank notebook!
Why tracking your practice helps:
- Builds accountability
- Gives you feedback on what's working
- Helps you see patterns over time
- Makes returning to practice easier after breaks
A practice log helps you notice things like: "I practise better in the morning" or "This exercise worked really well last week, let me try it again." That feedback is invaluable for adjusting your approach.
All three formats are available here in my freebies library.
Practice Log Templates
Practice is the key to success, and keeping track of practice sessions is a great way to keep yourself accountable. So grab these cute practice logs to help you keep track.
Tool #3: Practice Games for Endurance E-book
One challenge I hear constantly from students: "I can do my target voice for a few minutes, but then I lose it in longer conversations or when there are distractions."
This happens because of cognitive load, ie, the amount of information your brain can hold at once. Practicing your new voice is an added task, and if you're doing too many things simultaneously, your brain has to choose which tasks to prioritize.
The great news is that you can train your brain to multitask by playing games that increase your cognitive load capacity. These games are fun and easy, but they strengthen your ability to maintain your voice even when you're distracted or juggling multiple cognitive tasks, such as listening, creating, and problem-solving.
I created this e-book because I wanted to give students a playful, practical way to build endurance without it feeling like boring drills.
Grab it here or in my freebies library.
Practice Games For Endurance
This workbook will teach you easy games that will help you maintain your target voice for longer.
Feedback & Analysis Tools: Understanding Your Voice in Real Time
These tools give you real-time feedback on what your voice is actually doing. They're incredibly useful for analyzing pitch and resonance which are two key elements in trans voice training.
Tool #4 & #5: Online Tuners
Tuners measure the pitch or fundamental frequency of your voice, helping you understand your average pitch and the range of pitches you use in speech.
I recommend two free, browser-based options:
Tuner.Ninja is super simple. It works on desktop or mobile and gives you readings in both musical notes and frequency. It's great for measuring held notes or slowed-down speech. If you speak quickly or there's background noise, it may jump around, but for basic pitch tracking, it's solid.
Pitch Monitor at singingcarrots.com only shows musical notes, but what I love about it is the latency in the reading. It displays not just your current note, but the previous 10-20 notes as well. This helps you see the contour of your voice, ie, whether your pitch rises or falls at the end of sentences, or if you're more monotone than you thought.
Both are completely free and excellent starting points for understanding your pitch patterns.
Tool #6 & #7: Voice Tools and Genderfluent Apps
Voice Tools (available on App Store and Google Play) and Genderfluent (available on App Store) are mobile apps that analyze pitch, and they're pretty similar in function.
Both give you pitch analyzers and sample sentences. They also both colour-code pitch ranges by gender, which is problematic.
I've done a full video breaking down Voice Tools, but here's the quick version: these apps CAN be useful IF you turn off the gender markers in settings and set your own custom target range based on YOUR goals and the voices that inspire you.
Use these as pitch trackers, not gender validators. Your goal isn't to please a computer, it's to create a voice that feels right for you.
Both apps have free and paid versions.
You’re Using Voice Tools Wrong
Tool #8 & #9: Spectrograms
Spectrograms are the only tools that can truly measure resonance (the brightness or darkness of your sound), which has the biggest impact on how your voice is gendered.
A spectrogram visualizes sound over time, showing you not just pitch, but the harmonic frequencies and formants that create resonance.
I have a whole video on how to use spectrograms, but here's the short version: use them for exercises, not full speech. Practise unphonated sounds like "big dog, little dog," or hold a stable pitch and shift your resonance. The spectrogram shows you those changes in real time.
I recommend two free, browser-based options:
SumianVoice is great for real-time feedback. It has a clean interface designed specifically for voice training, and it's perfect for practising exercises live.
Musigram is better for analyzing recordings. You can upload recordings to examine them closely.
Both are completely free. Pick whichever one fits your practice style—real-time feedback or recorded analysis. The goal is to train your ear and body awareness for real life, not to stare at a screen while you talk forever.
Your Resonance Breakthrough: Spectrogram Basics for Trans Voice Training
Progress Tracking Tools: Measuring Your Trans Voice Journey
You've been practising. You've been using feedback tools. But how do you actually measure your progress over time? That's where these next tools come in.
Tool #10: Voice Memos/Voice Notes App
This one's not technically a trans voice tool, but it's one that many of my students use: your phone's built-in voice memos or voice notes app.
Here's how to use it for progress tracking:
Once a week or once a month, record yourself saying the same sentence or reading the same short passage. Date it, save it, and don't listen to it yet.
Then, after a few months of practice, go back and listen to your old recordings. You'll be able to hear your progress in a way that's impossible to notice day-to-day.
I recommend this method because sometimes our ears improve faster than our voices do—meaning you might feel like you're getting worse because you're hearing your mistakes more clearly. But when you compare recordings over time, you can actually hear the progress you've made.
The key is consistency: same sentence, same recording conditions if possible, and regular intervals. Don't overthink it, just hit record, say your sentence, and move on.
Every phone has a voice memos app built in, so this tool costs nothing if you already have a phone and requires no extra downloads.
Tool #11: Trans Voice Emotions Evaluator
If you HATE listening to recordings of yourself, I have an alternative for you.
This is one of my favourite tools, and I created it specifically for people who want to track progress without the dysphoria of hearing their own voice.
Here's how it works:
Once a week, at the end of the day, you ask yourself: "How did I feel about my voice today?" You rate that feeling on a scale of -5 to +5, where -5 is extremely negative, +5 is extremely positive, and 0 is neutral. Then you plot it on a graph.
Over time, you'll see trends. Maybe you have a rough week, but then things improve. Maybe you realize that certain practice strategies correlate with better feelings about your voice.
What I love about this system is that it doesn't force you to judge whether your voice is "adequately feminine" or "masculine enough." It doesn't tie your success to strangers' reactions. But it also doesn't ignore the real impact that misgendering can have.
I created this because I believe emotional well-being is just as important as technical progress, and this tool honours that.
These two tools work great together, by the way. You can track how you feel weekly with the Emotions Evaluator, and record yourself monthly with voice memos. Together, they give you both emotional and technical feedback on your progress.
Access the Emotions Evaluator here or in my freebies library.
Progress Tracker
Let me guess: you want to evaluate your progress in your trans voice practice, but you HATE listening to recordings of yourself. It’s totally normal! I made this tool with you in mind.
Knowledge & Reference Tools: Deepening Your Understanding
These tools are all about deepening your understanding of your voice and giving you reference points to guide your practice.
Tool #12: Learn How Your Voice Works (Anatomy E-book)
You might be wondering: "Why do I need to know about anatomy when I just want to change my voice?"
My motto is that knowledge is power. You don't NEED to learn about voice anatomy, but having a clear picture of what's happening in this black box can increase your confidence in your practice.
I created this book to be simple, accessible, and non-gendered. It's full of fun, hand-illustrated pictures, and it walks you through everything you need to know without overwhelming you with jargon.
Grab it here or in my freebies library.
Learn How Your Voice Works
This book will teach you about the anatomical structures that control your voice, which will help you control them better.
Tool #13: The Mixing Board
The Mixing Board is a tool I created to help you visualize the many ways you can combine vocal characteristics to create a personalized voice that's as unique as your gender.
On the board, you'll see sliders for five characteristics: pitch, resonance, weight, contour, and volume. You can use this tool to map out your own voice, or to characterize a voice that inspires you.
I love this tool because it breaks down the idea that there's "one true feminine voice" or "one true masculine voice." Instead, it shows you that voices are combinations of characteristics, and that you get to decide which sliders to adjust.
This makes planning your voice practice much easier than just aiming into the void.
You can use tuners, spectrograms, or just your own ears and body awareness to fill it out. Then you have a visual reference point for your practice.
I created this tool for my course Mix & Match: Designing Your Nonbinary Voice, but it's useful for anyone who wants to think about voice in a more flexible, personalized way.
Download a version with working sliders here or in my freebies library, but this is also a tool you can recreate with just a pen and paper.
The Mixing Board
The Mixing Board is a tool that will help you visualize the many ways you can combine vocal characteristics to create a personalized voice that is as unique as your gender.
Tool #14: Mindful Voice Feminization Journal Prompts Workbook
This journal is for people who are starting a practice of feminizing their voices. Whether you're taking my Mindful Voice Feminization course or just practicing on your own, this journal is for you.
Working toward your ideal voice can bring up a lot of emotions. And honestly, one of the biggest obstacles I see in students isn't technical—it's the negative self-talk that gets in the way.
I fully believe that every person can make positive changes to their voice, but I see so many students get stuck because of self-doubt. That sticking point is why I created this journal.
Working through these prompts will help you take a step back, challenge those negative thoughts, and plan out strategies to work through difficult feelings. You have the power within you to do this, and these prompts will help you stay present, mindful, and playful as you practise.
I created this specifically for voice feminization, but if there's interest, I'd love to create a version for masculinization as well.
Download it here or in my freebies library.
Voice Feminization Journal
This journal is full of prompts that will help you stay present, mindful, and playful in your voice feminization practice.
Bonus Resource: An Interactive Learning Tool
Tool #15: Pink Trombone
This last one is a little different, but it's so cool and weird I had to include it.
Pink Trombone is an interactive voice synthesizer that lets you manipulate a visual model of the vocal tract in real time. You can move the tongue, adjust the jaw, and block the nose, and hear how it affects the sound.
It's not exactly a practice tool in the traditional sense, but it's an amazing educational resource. If you're a visual learner or you're struggling to understand how changing the shape of your mouth affects resonance or airflow, this tool can help make it click.
I recommend it especially if you're working through my anatomy e-book or if you're trying to wrap your head around formants and resonance.
It's free, browser-based, and honestly just fun to play with.
Key Takeaways: Your Free Trans Voice Training Toolkit
1. Foundation Matters Most
The most important tool isn't the fanciest one—it's the daily warm-up that gets you practising consistently. Consistency beats perfection every time in trans voice training.
2. Feedback Comes in Many Forms
Technical feedback from tuners and spectrograms is valuable, but don't overlook emotional feedback from tools like the Emotions Evaluator. Your relationship with your voice matters as much as the technical changes you make.
3. Progress Isn't Always Linear
Some days will feel harder than others. That's why tracking both recordings and feelings over time is so important. It helps you see the bigger picture beyond daily fluctuations.
4. Knowledge Reduces Fear
Understanding how your voice works, what you're actually changing, and why certain exercises help can make the entire process feel less mysterious and more achievable.
5. Your Voice, Your Rules
Tools like the Mixing Board remind us that there's no single "correct" way to sound. You get to decide which characteristics matter to you and how to combine them into a voice that feels like home.
Ready to Take Your Trans Voice Training Further?
All of my freebies—the warm-ups, practice logs, anatomy e-book, Mixing Board, Emotions Evaluator, Practice Games, and journal prompts workbook—are available right now in my freebies library.
If you're ready to dive deeper into transgender voice training with structured guidance, I invite you to explore my courses:
- Mindful Voice Feminization for MTF voice training and transfeminine voice development
- Masculinize Your Voice Without Testosterone for FTM voice training and transmasculine vocal development
- Mix & Match: Designing Your Nonbinary Voice for creating a voice that reflects your unique gender identity
Mindful Voice Feminization
Mix & Match! Designing Your Nonbinary Voice
Masculinize Your Voice Without Testosterone
Conclusion: Your Voice Training Journey Starts Here
These 15 free tools give you everything you need to start or enhance your trans voice training practice right now. From daily warm-ups that build consistency, to feedback tools that show you what's happening in real time, to progress trackers that honour both technical and emotional growth—you have a complete toolkit at your fingertips.
Remember: every voice between and beyond is valid, and the goal isn't to sound like someone else. It's to find a voice that feels like home.
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