Recast

Turn your read-later list into bite-size audio convos w/AI ✨

4.8•29 reviews•

1.3K followers

Turn your read-later list into bite-size audio convos w/AI ✨

4.8•29 reviews•

1.3K followers

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Text-to-Speech Software

Recast’s AI app helps you “read” without reading. Listen to any article as a short podcast. Co-hosts explain in real dialogue. Submit any article to convert. Or browse community recasts. Learn doing chores or on the go. Save reading and screen time.

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Launch tags:Productivity•News•Artificial Intelligence

Launch Team

Product Hunt

Hunter

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I used to be an avid user of Umano (RIP), an app that paid voice actors to read news articles and blog posts. That was almost a decade ago and ofc the tech to generate high-quality, humanlike narration has improved a ton. Recast doesn't rely on people and can narrate any article. It's definitely worth a try. :) Side note: Instagram cofounders are also exploring audio narration features with Artifact. I'm very interested to see if it becomes a core focus for them or more of a side feature.

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3yr ago

Opengeni

@rrhoover 🙏 Audio gist in your pocket. Its so obvious it's the future! Personalised podcast without filler content 🚀

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3yr ago

Roundups

@rrhoover Artifact seems like they are just bolting on ML / AI features on to an old concept to see what sticks, but at the end of the day it’s another D2C news aggregator, just with some interesting features that everyone else can also bolt on.

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3yr ago

@rrhoover Congratulations on the launch!

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3yr ago

@rrhoover congratulations on your launch and fingers crossed! 🤞 🚀

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

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Hey Hunters! 😽😽😽 As a startup marketer always striving to stay on top of the trend, getting through my articles has always been a daunting challenge. Since I've been using Recast, though, my life has changed! It's like having my personal podcast team summarize all my tech articles and newsletters into short, engaging conversations. 🎧 Stoked to have played a small part in Recast's first PH launch, and a big kudos to the Recast team for creating something truly game-changing! 👏

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3yr ago

Product Hunt Launch Checklist

@matteo_tittarelli Love the product! It's been game-changing for me.

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

@falak_sher thanks for your kind words and for being a Recast user, Falak! Let me know if you have any questions or issues :)

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3yr ago

@matteo_tittarelli Recast will save tons of time for a lot of people 🙌 Thanks, guys!

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3yr ago

@matteo_tittarelli @laocool yes! And I love it for the article too!

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3yr ago

@matteo_tittarelli , it seems there are +1 products in the 1000-club :)

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3yr ago

Cashews for iOS & Android

Hi ?makers this looks.. amazingly usefull. I'm still unclear about how it works - do I just copy paste the URL and it'll do the rest? Does it work with 12ft.io?

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

@romanopravdic you can use the iOS app or the Chrome Extension to submit articles to Recast. We will do the conversion and you will see the final recast in the iOS or web app.

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3yr ago

@romanopravdic @ekurutepe Its also worth noting that as a pro user you can create a custom podcast channel you can access with your podcast app and listen to all your recasts in that manner.

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

@romanopravdic @avataraustin That is correct. With the pro subscription you can also enable offline listening which keeps your recasts on your phone so that you can listen in airplane mode etc.

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

Hey Product Hunt community! 👋 First off, thank you for checking out Recast. It's a product that’s close to our hearts, born out of a personal need. We’ve all felt that overwhelming sense of drowning in a sea of tabs, bookmarks, and read-later apps. The internet is bursting with incredible content, but who has the time to read it all? That's where the idea for Recast came from. We wanted to create a way for everyone to consume content more easily, without spending hours staring at a screen. Recast transforms articles and essays into bite-sized audio conversations. It’s like having two knowledgeable friends chat about a topic you care about, making it both engaging and informative. Over the last months, we’ve poured our souls into refining the experience. The feedback we've received from early users – from thinkpiece enthusiasts to students, to those with visual or reading difficulties – has been heartwarming. It's humbling to know Recast has brought joy and value to so many. But, we know the journey doesn't end here. We’re excited to introduce Recast to the Product Hunt community and gather more feedback. Please give it a try, and let us know your thoughts. We’re here to answer any questions, and we're keen to hear about your experiences with Recast. Thank you for being a part of our launch day. Let's redefine the way we consume written content, together! Warmly, Adam (CEO Cofounder, Recast)

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3yr ago

@a18n congrats team !! Great launch and great product 😎

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3yr ago

@a18n !!! Congrats! So excited for this to be out in the world 🥳🥳

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3yr ago

Stripe

😹 LOL

Can't wait to try this out. The team behind Recast is about a sure thing as peak-era Barry Bonds (and I highly doubt the Recast team is juicin', but even if they were... would it matter?)

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

@doctorcrowe take your LOL award, good sir.

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3yr ago

Congrats on the launch team 🚀 I've tried it last week and it seemed like a really fun way to consume written content to me. Sometimes I wish a similar thing would be really cool if it is possible for X(aka Twitter) though.

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

@milkers hehe great feedback, like the ability to turn X/Twitter threads into Recasts? Sounds like a great use case (cc @ekurutepe @a18n @verena_ortlieb )

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

@milkers I believe it works to ask @threadreaderapp to rollup a Tweet thread, then recast that page. Maybe someday we could build direct support, but are fans of their solution for now.

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3yr ago

@matteo_tittarelli yes indeed. Another one I come up with is to convert long Slack threads into audible recasts. IDK if that is already possible with the current version of the Slack as an accessibility feature though. But I would like to tune in to some important threads while I keep working on my daily tasks without having Slack FOMO (i.e. keeping my main attention to my beloved IDE).

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3yr ago

Savvy

Love it. Congrats on the launch, Adam and team. This is so exciting. A couple of questions: 1) can I give feedback on the summary quality in the Web app and Android app? 2) can I define the size of the summary (e.gm what if I only have 2 minutes) 3) can I configure the speaker voices? 4) are you planning an international launch in other languages?

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3yr ago

Recast

Maker

@techno Great questions! Re 1) In-app feedback. YES you can and please do! There should be a little feedback button on the player when a recast is playing (chat bubble with ! icon). Those are great for us to receive because they sync the track-and-time stamp. Re 2-4). All planned, just give us time!

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3yr ago

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4.8

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Reviewers mostly see Recast as a practical way to turn unread articles into short, conversational audio they can actually finish, especially while driving, doing chores, or avoiding screens in the morning. The dialogue format is repeatedly praised as more engaging and less tiring than straight narration, and many say it helps clear read-later backlogs without losing the main ideas. The main criticisms are limited customization, broader language support, and some confusion around pricing or feature clarity.

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