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

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.

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! 👏

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)

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?

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!

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.

Been using since early beta. The idea is genius & I'm very impressed with the voices - they're very real and pleasant to listen to actually. The killer feature for me is recasting my own articles. Though there is a growing library and recommendations that actually work quite well, I love recasting long-form articles that I find on social media or that my friends send me. Keep going strong & good luck with the launch!

This is what I need! Please Mozilla buy this startup and roll it into getpocket.com

I wasn't sure if Recast would suit me, but now not a day goes by without it. It has always saddened me that I don't have enough time to read everything I want from news and articles that will be useful in work or personal development, and Recast has completely solved my problem! Now I can listen to everything I want to read, in parallel with other things or on the way to work, and now I have enough time, I finally started to sort out what I added to "read later" a month ago. Thank you!!!

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.