Free podcast player with no app-inserted ads and AI features for listeners
Turn video and audio files into searchable text with AI transcription
Stage
Startup
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Founded
2025
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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).
Free tier allows 0/90 minutes daily transcription
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
Support for 20+ audio and video formats including MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MP3, WAV, and M4A
Transcription in 200+ languages
Speaker labels for identifying different speakers
Export to multiple formats: TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, CSV
Searchable transcript with edit capabilities
AI-generated notes, summaries, and key points
Support for public video links including YouTube
Audio recording directly in browser
Mind map generation from transcript content
Automatic language detection
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
No credit card required to start
Searchable text enables quick reference without replaying audio
One unified workspace for all transcript functions
The Podcast App
Video Transcriber