Podcastfy
Podcastfy is an open-source Python package that turns source material into multilingual audio conversations using generative AI.
What Podcastfy is
Podcastfy is an open-source Python package that turns source material into multilingual audio conversations using generative AI. It accepts websites, PDFs, images, YouTube videos, text, transcript files, and user-provided topics; topic-based generation can use grounded real-time web search. Users can set the format, style, voices, language, and structure, then create short podcasts of 2–5 minutes or longform episodes of 30 minutes or more. Transcript generation supports more than 100 LLM models, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models. Listed text-to-speech options include OpenAI, Google, ElevenLabs, and Microsoft Edge. Local LLMs are supported for transcript generation, which the project describes as offering more privacy and control. Audio exports as MP3. Podcastfy provides Python package and command-line use, plus a beta FastAPI service for URLs. API key requirements depend on the selected transcript and audio models; a documented Local LLM with Edge TTS setup needs no keys. The quickstart requires Python 3.11 or higher and ffmpeg. It is licensed under Apache 2.0 and is free.
Good
- Accepts websites, PDFs, images, video, text, and topics
- Supports short and longform podcast lengths
- Offers local LLM transcript generation
- Includes a documented no-API-key setup
- Exports audio as MP3
Watch out
- Requires Python 3.11 or higher and ffmpeg
- API key needs vary by selected models
- FastAPI deployment is beta for URLs
- Google multispeaker TTS is limited to English and needs extra setup
Who it suits
It suits content creators, educators, researchers, and accessibility advocates who want to turn varied source material into audio conversations. Users comfortable with Python and the listed prerequisites may find its package and CLI approach useful.
Verdict
Podcastfy offers broad input and model options, with both local-model and hosted-model configurations. Consider its setup requirements and model-dependent key needs, especially if relying on the beta URL service or Google multispeaker TTS.
Plans and prices
From Podcastfy's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Podcastfy open-source Python package | Free | No paid plan or usage allowance is stated on the opened maker pages. |
The facts
Each one read from Podcastfy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API key requirements
- API keys depend on the selected transcript and audio models; the configuration guide also lists a Local LLM with Edge TTS setup requiring no API keys.checked 7 Oct 2026
- API keys
- The configuration guide says API key requirements depend on the selected transcript and audio models; its default setup uses Gemini and OpenAI keys.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can customize conversation format, style, voices, transcript, audio, language, and structure.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Generation from topics
- The project says it can generate podcasts from a topic using grounded real-time web search.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Inputs
- It accepts websites, PDFs, images, YouTube videos, text, and user-provided topics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Input sources
- It accepts websites, PDFs, images, YouTube videos, text, and user-provided topics as input.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- The project provides Python package and CLI usage, and documents a FastAPI deployment as beta for URLs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Language models
- The project says transcript generation supports more than 100 models, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under Apache 2.0.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License and audience
- The software is licensed under Apache 2.0, and the README describes use cases for content creators, educators, researchers, and accessibility advocates.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Local models
- Podcastfy supports local LLMs for transcript generation and describes them as providing increased privacy and control.checked 8 Oct 2026
- No-key option
- The configuration guide gives an example combining a local LLM with Edge text to speech that requires no API keys.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Podcast length
- It can generate short podcasts of 2–5 minutes or longform podcasts of 30 minutes or more.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Prerequisites
- The quickstart requires Python 3.11 or higher and ffmpeg for audio processing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The quickstart lists Python 3.11 or higher and ffmpeg for audio processing as prerequisites.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Text to speech
- Supported text-to-speech options listed include OpenAI, Google, ElevenLabs, and Microsoft Edge.checked 8 Oct 2026
- TTS limitation
- The configuration guide says Google’s multispeaker TTS model is limited to English and needs extra setup.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Ways to use it
- The README documents installation as a Python package, a command-line interface, and a beta FastAPI service for URLs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Podcastfy is an open-source Python package that turns multimodal content into multilingual audio conversations using generative AI.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The project lists content creators, educators, researchers, and accessibility advocates as example users.checked 7 Oct 2026
