Podcastify
YouTube to Podcast — AI-Powered

Turn any YouTube videointo a podcast in minutes

Paste a YouTube link — a talk, a lecture, an interview, or a Short. Podcastify reads the title, description, chapters and captions, then produces a natural two-host episode you can listen to anywhere.

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How YouTube to Podcast Works

From a video link to a listenable two-host episode in four steps.

1

Paste the YouTube URL

Copy any public youtube.com or youtu.be link — full videos and Shorts both work. No download, no plugin.

2

We Read the Video

Podcastify pulls the title, channel, description, chapters, most-replayed moments and captions, then writes a two-host script from that source material.

3

Review the Transcript

Check the episode script, adjust the angle or tone, and edit any line before the audio is rendered.

4

Listen Anywhere

Download the MP3, share it with your team or class, or embed the player on your own site.

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Paste a link, text, or upload a file. Get a podcast in seconds.

Need a different input route?

YouTube to Podcast owns video intent. If your source is a written article, a PDF or raw text, route that visit to the landing page that matches the format.

Text to Podcast

Best when you already have notes, drafts, transcripts, or a finished script.

PDF to Podcast

Best for reports, research papers, whitepapers, and internal documents.

Article to Podcast

Best for published URLs, essays, newsletters, and long-form articles.

Notes to Podcast

Best for revision notes, class summaries, and active recall study material.

Research Paper to Podcast

Best for academic papers that need a clearer plain-language walkthrough.

Lecture to Podcast

Best for lecture notes, slide decks, and revision audio recaps.

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“I went from idea to a publishable draft in under 5 minutes. This removed hours from my weekly content workflow.”
Ioana Sacquepee

Ioana Sacquepee

Product Manager

“We now repurpose campaign briefs into podcast episodes the same day. It became our fastest content format.”
Mathieu Halliez

Mathieu Halliez

Content creator

“I use it to turn study notes into short audio explainers. Retention is better and I review content on the way to school.”
Jules Barbe

Jules Barbe

Student

Why Podcastify?

See how Podcastify stacks up against the competition.

FeaturePodcastifyNotebookLM
Custom voices
All premium voices + clone your own (2)
2 fixed hosts
Transcript editing
Full control
Not available
Conversation styles
9+ styles
Fixed format
Input types
Text, PDF, URL, Image
PDF & Google Drive only
Brand voice / tone
Fully customizable
Not available
Duration control
Up to 25 min
Auto-generated
Embed on your site
One-line iframe
Not available
Add intro & outro music
1-click mixing
Not available
Clone your own voice
From a 10–90s sample
Not available

YouTube to Podcast — FAQ

Common questions about turning YouTube videos into audio.

Paste the video URL in the YouTube tab, generate the transcript, then render the audio. Podcastify reads the video's public page data — title, description, chapters and captions — instead of downloading the video file.

No. Podcastify never downloads the video or its audio track. It reads the public metadata and the caption track, then writes a podcast script from that source material.

Yes, as long as the Short is public and has captions. Any single youtube.com or youtu.be link works — standard videos, Shorts and live replays.

No. YouTube to podcast works one video at a time. Playlists and channel URLs are not supported, so paste each video link separately.

Captions are the transcript source, so the generation fails with a clear message when none are available. Automatic captions are used when present; if a video has neither, try another video or paste the description into the text input.

Podcastify prefers the video's own caption language, then falls back to English. You can also pick the episode's output language and voices before rendering the audio.

No. YouTube to podcast only reads public videos. Private, members-only and age-restricted videos can't be extracted, and paid or login-gated content is out of scope.

Most videos become a full two-host episode in under two minutes. Very long videos with hours of captions are summarized first, which can add a little time.

You are responsible for having the rights to the source content and for complying with YouTube's terms. The generated episode is yours to use commercially — Podcastify adds no watermark — but republishing someone else's content can still infringe their rights.

Podcastify is $9.95/month, or from $7.92/month with annual billing. The Hobby plan includes 170,000 audio characters per month, all input types including YouTube, 20+ premium voices, and voice cloning (2 custom voices).

Yes — that is what this converter is for. Podcastify rewrites the video's spoken content as a two-host conversation and renders it as audio, so you can listen on a commute, a walk or at the gym instead of sitting through the video. You get a new episode built from the video, not the video's original audio track.

A downloader saves the original audio file. Podcastify does the opposite: it never downloads the video or its audio, reads the public page data and the caption track, and writes a new two-host episode that explains the content in conversation form. You end up with a script you can review and re-voice, not a copy of the source file.

Yes, long spoken-word videos are the best fit. Podcastify uses the video's chapters and most-replayed moments to decide what matters, and very long captions are condensed before the script is written, so multi-hour talks still become a focused episode. Expect the conversion to take a little longer than a short video.

Yes. Podcastify generates the transcript first and renders the audio in a second step, so you can review the two-host script, adjust the angle or tone, and edit any line before committing to a voice. The episode language and voices are chosen at the rendering step.

Yes. Download the MP3, share a link to the episode with your team, class or audience, or embed the player on your own site. The result is standard audio you can distribute however you like.

Yes. If you already have the transcript as text, paste it into the free transcript to podcast converter. If you only have the video link, use the YouTube tab on this page: Podcastify reads the video's captions and writes the two-host script for you.

No. Podcastify does not download the video file or its audio track. It reads the public title, description, chapters and captions, then writes a new two-host episode. To keep the original audio, use a downloader that respects the video's rights.
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YouTube to Podcast: turn long videos into listenable episodes

A YouTube link is often the easiest copy of the content you care about — a conference talk, a lecture, an interview, a product deep-dive. Podcastify turns that link into a two-host podcast episode, so you can absorb it on a walk, in the car or at the gym instead of watching a screen.

How Podcastify turns a YouTube video into a podcast

Paste the URL and Podcastify reads the video's public page data: title, channel, description, chapters, most-replayed moments and captions. AI turns that material into a natural conversation between two hosts, and a neural text-to-speech engine voices it. Because the transcript is generated first, you can review and edit it before rendering the audio.

What makes a YouTube video a good podcast source

  • Captions or subtitles: videos with manual or automatic captions convert best — they give the AI the actual words, not just the topic.
  • Spoken content: talks, lectures, interviews, reviews and explainers work better than silent or music-only videos.
  • Public access: the video must be public — private, members-only and age-restricted videos can't be read.

Curious what happens under the hood? See how do AI podcasts work, or use the article to podcast page when your source is written rather than filmed.

YouTube to podcast: the basics

Short reads on turning videos into audio — and getting the best episode out of any source.

What YouTube to podcast means (and when to use it)

YouTube to podcast is the workflow of turning a video's spoken content into a listenable episode instead of watching it. It fits any video you would rather hear than see: conference talks, lectures, interviews, long reviews and explainers. Podcastify reads the video's public metadata and captions, writes a two-host conversation, and renders the audio — no download, no editing, no microphone. The result is a produced episode you can play on a commute, at the gym or during chores. If you already have the video link, this is the fastest way to reclaim the time you would spend watching it.

YouTube video or article: which source makes a better episode?

The best source is the one with the clearest argument. A YouTube video wins when the value is in the delivery: a recorded talk, a panel, an interview with a founder or expert. An article wins when the value is in the structure: a tutorial, an essay, a report with sections and citations. Podcastify handles both — paste a video link on the YouTube to podcast page, or route written pieces to the article to podcast page. The practical rule: pick the format you were going to consume anyway, and let the tool adapt to the source instead of the other way around.

Studying with YouTube lectures as audio

Recorded lectures are some of the best study material on YouTube, but watching them again is slow. Turning a lecture into audio lets you replay it during a commute, on a walk or between classes, which is exactly when passive review works best. The two-host format adds something a raw recording doesn't: the AI asks the questions you would ask, restates the key definitions, and keeps the thread of the argument. Pair it with active recall — pause after each section and say the answer out loud — and a recorded lecture becomes a study session rather than background noise.

Repurposing talks, webinars and interviews into audio

If you publish video content, the spoken words are already scripted, rehearsed and valuable — they are just trapped in a format people have to watch. Turning a webinar, a conference talk or an interview into a podcast episode gives that content a second life on audio platforms, in newsletters or as an internal briefing. Because Podcastify reads the video's captions and metadata, the episode keeps the original structure: the chapters become topics, the most-replayed moments become highlights. One recording, two formats, no re-recording.