Outcast
Outcast is a web service for automating content marketing and repurposing workflows from audio and video.
What Outcast is
Outcast is a web service for automating content marketing and repurposing workflows from audio and video. It imports media through YouTube links, RSS feeds, or file uploads, then transcribes it in 17 languages. Users can identify speakers, edit transcripts, and export customized formatting. Clip Studio suggests moments for clips and supports trimming, synchronized captions, visual adjustments, and vertical, horizontal, or square exports. Audio can become audiograms with subtitles, waveforms, images, and customizable colors, fonts, and visuals. Users can also build branded chatbots trained on selected or all project uploads and embed them on a website. Listed audiences include podcasters, YouTubers, meeting users, coaches, interviewers, and keynote speakers. The 7-day trial includes 60 upload minutes and access to transcripts, clips, chatbots, and written content. Paid plans are Base at $19 a month, Plus at $29 a month, and Max at $149 a month, billed annually as shown.
Good
- Transcribes YouTube, RSS, and uploaded media
- Supports 17 transcription languages
- Creates clips with synchronized captions
- Builds customizable audiograms
- Embeds chatbots trained on uploads
Watch out
- No free plan after the trial
- 7-day trial includes 60 upload minutes
- Monthly included minutes do not roll over
- Available platform is web only
Who it suits
Outcast suits podcasters, YouTubers, coaches, interviewers, keynote speakers, and people repurposing meeting recordings. It is for users comfortable with a web-based paid service after a limited trial.
Verdict
Outcast combines transcription, clip production, audiograms, and upload-trained chatbots in one web workflow. The 7-day trial offers a defined evaluation period, while continued use requires a paid plan.
Plans and prices
From Outcast's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Base | $19 a month | 300 upload minutes/month · 1 included team seat · 1 project · 3 chatbots · Annual pricing shown as $19 per month; page also shows $39 |
| Plus | $29 a month | 800 upload minutes/month · 1 included team seat · 5 projects · 6 chatbots · Annual pricing shown as $29 per month; page also shows $59 |
| Max | $149 a month | 10,000 upload minutes/month · 5 included team seats · unlimited projects · unlimited chatbots · Annual pricing shown as $149 per month; page also shows $299 |
The facts
Each one read from Outcast's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The site lists podcasters, YouTubers, meeting users, coaches, interviewers, and keynote speakers as use cases.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Audiograms
- Users can turn audio into audiograms with subtitles, waveforms, and images, and customize their colors, fonts, and visuals.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Clip creation
- Clip Studio suggests engaging moments with AI and lets users trim clips, add synced captions, customize visuals, and export in vertical, horizontal, or square formats.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Content chatbots
- Users can create chatbots trained on selected or all uploads in a project, customize their branding and personality, and embed them on a website.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Minute limits
- Plan minutes renew monthly, do not roll over, and are available only to Premium subscribers; purchased On-Demand Minutes roll over month to month and remain available without a Premium plan.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Outcast describes its service as a tool to automate content marketing and repurposing workflows.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Security and privacy
- Its privacy policy says it uses technical and organizational security measures, while acknowledging that internet transmission and storage cannot be guaranteed completely secure.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- Outcast advertises personalized support directly from its founders and founder email support in its plan comparison.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Transcript editing
- Users can identify speakers, edit transcripts, and export them with customized formatting.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Transcription
- It transcribes audio and video imported through YouTube links, RSS feeds, or file uploads, and lists support for 17 languages.checked 7 Oct 2001
The company
- Company
- The team page says founder Yusuf founded Outcast in 2023.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Team limits
- The account owner counts as a team seat, and teammates share the team’s features and minutes while access can be assigned by project.checked 7 Oct 2001
Money
- Trial limit
- The 7-day trial includes 60 minutes of uploads and access to transcripts, clips, chatbots, and written content.checked 7 Oct 2001
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