Free podcast player with no app-inserted ads and AI features for listeners
Free browser-based tool that converts Instagram Reels and video files into timestamped English text
Stage
Startup
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Founded
2025
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Based in
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Pricing model
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Free
Pricing
Free: Core player with unlimited offline downloads, OPML import/export, Smart Ad-Skip free with daily cap on supported shows, Podcast Brain free with daily usage allowance. $4.99/month: Lifts caps on Smart Ad-Skip and AI features (Podcast Brain, Synthesis Radio).
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Key features
Unlimited offline downloads free
Smart Ad-Skip: tap to skip marked ad breaks on supported shows
No account required to start
OPML import and export
Podcast Brain with daily usage caps
CarPlay and Android Auto
Apple Watch support with offline listening
Speed controls, sleep timer, and chapters
YouTube to podcast RSS resolver
AI-generated episode summaries and chapters
Transcribe video files up to 100 MB in MP4, MOV, and WebM formats
Transcribe audio files in MP3, WAV, M4A, and OGG formats
Paste public Instagram URLs for automatic video fetching and transcription
Timestamped output with start and end times for each segment
Copy transcript to clipboard with one click
Download as TXT, SRT, or VTT subtitle formats
Works on desktop and mobile browsers
Edit transcript text in browser before export
Search transcripts with Find function
Export transcripts as Markdown notes
What makes it different
Independent app with no media company or ad network ownership
Core listening and offline downloads free with no artificial paywalls
No data selling or ad-based tracking
Open podcast ecosystem with portable subscriptions via OPML
Smart Ad-Skip respects podcasting format and never strips audio
Entirely in-browser processing means files never leave your device
No account creation or payment required to use any tools
Fetches and transcribes public Instagram URLs automatically
Supports multiple subtitle formats for video editors and players
Uses OpenAI's Whisper model running locally via Hugging Face transformers.js
The Podcast App
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