diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 35b5b8e..decf774 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 crate-type = ["lib", "cdylib", "staticlib"]
 
 [features]
+ffi = ["cbindgen"]
 speech_dispatcher_0_10 = ["speech-dispatcher/0_10"]
 speech_dispatcher_0_11 = ["speech-dispatcher/0_11"]
 default = ["speech_dispatcher_0_11"]
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ default = ["speech_dispatcher_0_11"]
 [dependencies]
 dyn-clonable = "0.9"
 lazy_static = "1"
+libc = {version = "0.2", optional = true}
 log = "0.4"
 serde = { version = "1", optional = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = "1"
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ unic-langid = "0.9.0"
 [dev-dependencies]
 env_logger = "0.9"
 
+[build-dependencies]
+cbindgen = {version = "0.18.0", optional = true}
+
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 tolk = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 windows = { version = "0.40", features = ["Foundation", "Foundation_Collections", "Media_Core", "Media_Playback", "Media_SpeechSynthesis", "Storage_Streams"] }
@@ -49,4 +54,4 @@ jni = "0.19"
 ndk-glue = "0.6"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
-no-default-features = true
\ No newline at end of file
+no-default-features = true
diff --git a/Makefile.toml b/Makefile.toml
index 97655f3..92df00d 100644
--- a/Makefile.toml
+++ b/Makefile.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+[tasks.gen-c-bindings]
+install_crate = "cbindgen"
+command = "cbindgen"
+args = ["-c", "cbindgen.toml", "-o", "target/release/tts-rs.h"]
+
 [tasks.build-android-example]
 script = [
     "cd examples/android",
@@ -30,4 +35,4 @@ args = ["build"]
 dependencies = ["install-trunk", "install-wasm-bindgen-cli"]
 cwd = "examples/web"
 command = "trunk"
-args = ["serve"]
\ No newline at end of file
+args = ["serve"]
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 8b1edc2..c92ffc7 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -8,4 +8,18 @@ fn main() {
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=framework=AppKit");
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
+    generate_c_bindings();
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
+fn generate_c_bindings() {
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+    let crate_dir = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+    let mut header_path: PathBuf = std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap().into();
+    header_path.push("tts.h");
+    cbindgen::generate(crate_dir)
+        .unwrap()
+        .write_to_file(header_path);
 }
diff --git a/cbindgen.toml b/cbindgen.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f31ddbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cbindgen.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+language = "c"
+cpp_compat = true
+include_guard = "TTS_RS_H"
+header = "/* SPDXLicenseIdentifier: MIT */"
+autogen_warning = "/* Warning, this file is autogenerated by cbindgen. Don't modify this manually. */"
+
+[enum]
+rename_variants = "QualifiedScreamingSnakeCase"
+
+[defines]
+"target_os = android" = "__ANDROID__"
+"target_os = linux" = "__linux__"
+"target_os = macos" = "__APPLE__"
+"target_arch = wasm32" = "__EMSCRIPTEN__"
+windows = "__WIN32__"
diff --git a/src/backends/mod.rs b/src/backends/mod.rs
index aad23ca..eefdff6 100644
--- a/src/backends/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backends/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ mod appkit;
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "ios"))]
 mod av_foundation;
 
+/// cbindgen:ignore
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 mod android;
 
diff --git a/src/ffi.rs b/src/ffi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b89cd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ffi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+//! Bindings to this library to allow it to be called from C/C++.
+
+use std::{
+    cell::RefCell,
+    ffi::{CStr, CString, NulError},
+    os::raw::c_char,
+    ptr,
+};
+
+use crate::{Backends, Features, Tts, UtteranceId};
+
+thread_local! {
+    /// Stores the last reported error, so it can be retrieved at will from C
+    static LAST_ERROR: RefCell<Option<CString>> = RefCell::new(None);
+}
+
+fn set_last_error<E: Into<Vec<u8>>>(err: E) -> Result<(), NulError> {
+    LAST_ERROR.with(|last| {
+        *last.borrow_mut() = Some(CString::new(err)?);
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}
+
+/// Get the last reported error as a const C string.
+/// This string will be valid until at least the next call to `tts_get_error`.
+/// It is never called internally by the library.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn tts_get_error() -> *const c_char {
+    LAST_ERROR.with(|err| match &*err.borrow() {
+        Some(e) => e.as_ptr(),
+        None => ptr::null(),
+    })
+}
+
+/// Deallocate the last reported error (if any).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn tts_clear_error() {
+    LAST_ERROR.with(|err| {
+        *err.borrow_mut() = None;
+    });
+}
+
+/// Create a new `Tts` instance with the specified backend.
+/// If an error occurs, returns a null pointer,
+/// Call `tts_get_error()` for more information about the specific error.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn tts_new(backend: Backends) -> *mut Tts {
+    match Tts::new(backend) {
+        Ok(tts) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(tts)),
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            ptr::null_mut()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Create a new Tts object with the default backend.
+/// If an error occurs, returns a null pointer,
+/// Call `tts_get_error()` for more information about the specific error.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn tts_default() -> *mut Tts {
+    match Tts::default() {
+        Ok(tts) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(tts)),
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            ptr::null_mut()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Free the memory associated with a Tts object.
+/// If `tts` is a null pointer, this function does nothing.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_free(tts: *mut Tts) {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return;
+    }
+    Box::from_raw(tts); // Goes out of scope and is dropped
+}
+
+/// Returns the features supported by this Tts engine in the object specified by `features`.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+/// `features` must be a valid pointer to an uninitialized `Features` object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_supported_features(tts: *const Tts, features: *mut Features) {
+    *features = tts.as_ref().unwrap().supported_features()
+}
+
+/// Speaks the specified text, optionally interrupting current speech.
+/// If `utterance` is not NULL, , fills it with a pointer to the returned UtteranceId (or NULL if
+/// the backend doesn't provide one).
+/// Returns true on success, false on error or if `tts` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_speak(
+    tts: *mut Tts,
+    text: *const c_char,
+    interrupt: bool,
+    utterance: *mut *mut UtteranceId,
+) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let text = CStr::from_ptr(text).to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+    match tts.as_mut().unwrap().speak(text, interrupt) {
+        Ok(u) => {
+            if !utterance.is_null() {
+                *utterance = match u {
+                    Some(u) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(u)),
+                    None => ptr::null_mut(),
+                };
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Free the memory associated with an `UtteranceId`.
+/// Does nothing if `utterance` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_free_utterance(utterance: *mut UtteranceId) {
+    if utterance.is_null() {
+        return;
+    }
+    Box::from_raw(utterance);
+}
+
+/// Stops current speech.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error or if `tts` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_stop(tts: *mut Tts) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_mut().unwrap().stop() {
+        Ok(_) => true,
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the minimum rate for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_min_rate(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().min_rate()
+}
+
+/// Returns the maximum rate for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_max_rate(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().max_rate()
+}
+
+/// Returns the normal rate for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_normal_rate(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().normal_rate()
+}
+
+/// Gets the current speech rate.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error (likely that the backend doesn't support rate changes)
+/// or if `tts` is NULL.
+/// Does nothing if `rate` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_get_rate(tts: *const Tts, rate: *mut f32) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_ref().unwrap().get_rate() {
+        Ok(r) => {
+            if !rate.is_null() {
+                *rate = r;
+            }
+            true
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sets the desired speech rate.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error (likely that the backend doesn't support rate changes)
+/// or if `tts` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_set_rate(tts: *mut Tts, rate: f32) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_mut().unwrap().set_rate(rate) {
+        Ok(_) => true,
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the minimum pitch for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_min_pitch(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().min_pitch()
+}
+
+/// Returns the maximum pitch for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_max_pitch(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().max_pitch()
+}
+
+/// Returns the normal pitch for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_normal_pitch(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().normal_pitch()
+}
+
+/// Gets the current speech pitch.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error (likely that the backend doesn't support pitch changes)
+/// or if `tts` is NULL.
+/// Does nothing if `pitch` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_get_pitch(tts: *const Tts, pitch: *mut f32) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_ref().unwrap().get_pitch() {
+        Ok(r) => {
+            if !pitch.is_null() {
+                *pitch = r;
+            }
+            true
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sets the desired speech pitch.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error (likely that the backend doesn't support pitch changes)
+/// or if `tts` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_set_pitch(tts: *mut Tts, pitch: f32) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_mut().unwrap().set_pitch(pitch) {
+        Ok(_) => true,
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the minimum volume for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_min_volume(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().min_volume()
+}
+
+/// Returns the maximum volume for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_max_volume(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().max_volume()
+}
+
+/// Returns the normal volume for this speech synthesizer.
+/// `tts` must be a valid pointer to a Tts object.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_normal_volume(tts: *const Tts) -> f32 {
+    tts.as_ref().unwrap().normal_volume()
+}
+
+/// Gets the current speech volume.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error (likely that the backend doesn't support volume changes)
+/// or if `tts` is NULL.
+/// Does nothing if `volume` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_get_volume(tts: *const Tts, volume: *mut f32) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_ref().unwrap().get_volume() {
+        Ok(r) => {
+            if !volume.is_null() {
+                *volume = r;
+            }
+            true
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sets the desired speech volume.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error (likely that the backend doesn't support volume changes)
+/// or if `tts` is NULL.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_set_volume(tts: *mut Tts, volume: f32) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_mut().unwrap().set_volume(volume) {
+        Ok(_) => true,
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// fills `speaking` with a bool indicating  whether this speech synthesizer is speaking.
+/// Returns true on success, false on error (likely that the backend doesn't support speaking
+/// status) or if `tts` is NULL.
+/// If `speaking` is NULL, returns this value instead, meaning you can't tell the difference
+/// between an error occuring and the synth not speaking.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn tts_is_speaking(tts: *const Tts, speaking: *mut bool) -> bool {
+    if tts.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match tts.as_ref().unwrap().is_speaking() {
+        Ok(s) => {
+            if speaking.is_null() {
+                return s;
+            }
+            *speaking = s;
+            true
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            set_last_error(e.to_string()).unwrap();
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8a8df57..dc2a978 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ use tolk::Tolk;
 pub use unic_langid::LanguageIdentifier;
 
 mod backends;
+#[cfg(feature = "ffi")]
+pub mod ffi;
 
+#[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub enum Backends {
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ unsafe impl Send for UtteranceId {}
 
 unsafe impl Sync for UtteranceId {}
 
+#[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, Hash, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct Features {