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Recast — Turn your read-later list into bite-size audio convos w/ AI
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
🏃 Keep learning while on the go
⚡️ Save reading and screen time
🎧 Listen to any article as a short podcast
🎙️ Co-hosts explain in real dialogue
📲 Submit any article to convert
🌐 Or browse community recasts
🏃 Keep learning while on the go
⚡️ Save reading and screen time
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@falak_sher thanks for your kind words and for being a Recast user, Falak! Let me know if you have any questions or issues :)
@matteo_tittarelli Recast will save tons of time for a lot of people 🙌 Thanks, guys!
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.
@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.
@matteo_tittarelli I save read later items alll the time, but never have time to go back and read because I’m already at my computer a ton for work, don’t want to read on my phone or can’t.
Replacing that with audio clips makes this possible, similar to how I read more now that I’ve moved all my books to audible vs kindle.
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.
@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 )
@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.
@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).
I've been using this product since early beta. It's such a game changer to just be able to listen to articles. finally my hour-long drive delivers some value.
@philippberner thanks for your unwavering support Philipp! Excited to play a part in turning your hour-long drives into valuable time 🤘
Love Love Love the product! What a great way to get through my to-read list. The voices are awesome. Thank you so much for building Recast!
@benjaminmateev thanks for the support. Means a lot coming from another mediatech founder! Everyone here should check out Informed.so
Maker
Dear Hunters,
Co-founder/CTO of Recast here. We're super excited to show you what we have been building!
We build recast to help us get through all the interesting stuff to read on the Internet and discover things you would not have gotten around to reading otherwise.
I used to be an avid podcast listener when driving, now recast replaced podcasts for me. Recast is different than a podcast, it does not, yet, have the theatrical part but it's also much quicker and gives me short and to the point conversations which are fun to listen while doing something else and gives me much more variety than a podcast would.
I'd love to hear what you think about recast. Keep the feedback coming!
Great app! I love that it helps still consume content I'm interested while getting me away from staring at screens. The voices are surprisingly good, too. Only thing that could improve is the time it takes to generate a recast. Sometimes I want to get an article ready just before I go on a drive. I think faster processing is a pro feature so I'll check that out.
@bjoern2000 great feedback Björn, we're definitely take performance as something we can build on! Processing time might also depends on the complexity and/or length of the converted content though, which might require that extra time to ensure the voices are as good as possible :)
@jsteneros It can!! Give it a try and let us know how fast you did get rid of all these open tabs!!
@seansong Thanks! When you get a chance to try it, please let us know what you think :)
@verena_ortlieb Already a user, just listen to recasts now. Will be using Chrome Ext. for capturing articles and Recast for myself. Love listening experience.
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)
Oh damn, this is amazing and super relatable. Do you get to choose the voices that the content is being narrated to you?
@jonurbonas that's great feedback Jonas, we don't yet support custom voices but definitely something that we're considering :)
I like very much how the dialog style makes the casts a lot more listenable than straight article readings. Well done!
If you need a way to get articles read to you as podcasts, this is definitely worth a try
This is complete magic! Such a great way to actually understand and retain any article on the go
@andrewmbarr thanks Andrew, we strongly believe that podcast conversation really help with learning retention. Pumped for you to be a Recast member 🤘
recast makes my news experience more manageable and insightful using AI. I particularly like the rankings feature showing which news is being most recast. I believe in the company to continue to innovate around how to make sense of the world.
@willmnathan awesome Will, we can't wait to share what other features we have in store for you! :))
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