Read It — Turn Your Newsletters and Articles Into A Podcast
Read It is an AI-powered service that converts newsletters and articles into audio, creating a personal podcast feed you can listen to in your favorite podcast app. It uses state-of-the-art text-to-speech to instantly generate audio from your reading list, making it easy to consume written content on the go.
How It Works
- Personal Podcast Feed: Sign up and receive a personal podcast feed URL. Add this URL to your preferred podcast app to start listening.
- Personal Email: Sign up to obtain a personal email address. Forward newsletters or any email to this address, and Read It will convert the text to audio and add it to your podcast feed.
- Bookmarklet: Install the bookmarklet to convert any web page or article into audio with a single click.
- Playback: Listen to your audio content in your favorite podcast player. The service provides audio samples for you to preview.
Get Your Access
- New accounts don’t require billing information and come with enough free credits to trial the service.
- Pay As You Go: No subscriptions to manage. You only pay for what you use — 10,000 characters costs 25 cents.
How to Use Read It
- Sign Up to obtain your personal podcast feed URL and personal email.
- Forward Content to your Read It email address or use the bookmarklet to convert pages.
- Listen in your preferred podcast app as your content is turned into audio.
Accessibility & Use Cases
- Turn newsletters, blog posts, and articles into audio for hands-free consumption.
- Build a personalized listening feed for commuting, workouts, or multitasking.
- Ideal for readers who prefer audio or have accessibility needs.
Safety and Privacy Considerations
- Read It processes content you provide (emails, newsletters, articles). Review terms for data handling and privacy when forwarding content.
Core Features
- AI-powered text-to-speech converts newsletters, articles, and emails into audio
- Personal podcast feed URL automatically generated upon signup
- Personal email address to forward content for audio conversion
- Bookmarklet to convert any web page into audio with one click
- Free credits for new accounts to try the service
- Pay-as-you-go pricing (10,000 characters = 25 cents)
- No fixed subscription required; no billing information needed to start
- Sample audio available to preview voice output