Tider
Tider turns PDFs, articles and personal documents into podcast-style audio on Mac or iPhone.
What Tider is
Tider turns PDFs, articles and personal documents into podcast-style audio on Mac or iPhone. Add PDFs, DOCX files, URLs or RSS feeds, then create an episode with a single narrator or a host-and-guest exchange. You can shape the narrator persona, audience, tone, pacing and focus areas. Podcasts and summaries are generated on-device and can work offline after downloading the language and voice models. Tider can also follow RSS feeds and URLs, convert them and place the audio in a queue.
The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries, unlimited cloud audiobooks, supported document and feed sources, and locally saved plans. Audiobooks are generated on Tider’s servers. Tider says documents, scripts and generated audio are stored locally; Pro cloud sync stores saved plans across Mac and iPhone, not documents or audio. Downloads are listed for macOS, Linux and iPhone. Tider says it receives an email address when you create an account or enable Pro cloud sync.
Good
- Accepts PDF, DOCX, URL and RSS sources.
- Offers single-narrator and host-and-guest formats.
- On-device podcasts and summaries can work offline.
- Free plan includes unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries.
- Available for macOS, Linux and iPhone.
Watch out
- Audiobooks are generated on Tider’s servers.
- Pro cloud sync is limited to saved plans.
- Offline use requires downloaded language and voice models.
Who it suits
Tider suits people who want to listen to documents, articles or feeds as audio, including offline after downloading the required models. It also fits readers who want to customize a solo narration or host-and-guest format.
Verdict
Tider combines document-to-audio conversion with feed listening and several narration controls. Its Free plan includes unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries, while audiobooks use cloud generation.
Plans and prices
From Tider's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries · Unlimited cloud audiobooks · PDF, DOCX, and URL uploads · RSS and URL sources · Saved plans stored locally |
| Pro Sync | Priced on request | Cloud sync of saved plans across Mac and iPhone · Everything in Free · Subscribe in the Tider iOS app |
The facts
Each one read from Tider's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account data
- Tider says it receives an email address when a user creates an account or enables Pro cloud sync, and says it holds no personal data if the user never signs in.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Audio sources
- Users can subscribe to RSS feeds or URLs, which Tider crawls and converts into an audio queue.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The site lists downloads for macOS, Linux, and iPhone.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Cloud exception
- Audiobooks are generated on Tider's servers; Pro cloud sync stores saved plans, while documents and audio are not synced or uploaded.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can set the narrator persona, audience, tone, pacing, and focus areas.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Document input
- Users can add PDFs, DOCX files, URLs, or RSS feeds as sources.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Podcast formats
- Tider supports a single narrator or a two-person host-and-guest conversation.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Tider says documents, generated scripts, and generated audio are processed and stored locally and are not uploaded to its servers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Tider lists [email protected] for questions about Tider or Pro.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Third-party services
- Model files are downloaded from Hugging Face, and Apple handles iOS payments and subscription management.checked 5 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Tider turns PDFs, articles, and personal documents into podcast-style audio on Mac or iPhone, with audiobooks generated in the cloud.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- On-device generation
- Podcasts and summaries are generated on-device and can work offline after the language and voice models are downloaded.checked 5 Oct 2026
