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24 alternatives to Effct

SAAS platform to help you publish audio content on Alexa

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Effct launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1

    Create Alexa briefings straight out of your pocket 🗣️

    2018 · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    AI-powered audio recording and editing, all in the web

    2022 · podcast.adobe.com · its alternatives →

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    Voiceflow▲607

    Build voice apps in your browser without coding

    2019 · voiceflow.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Quickly create Alexa flash briefing skills without coding

    2018 · apitobot.io · its alternatives →

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    BotTalk▲282

    Create Alexa skills and Google Assistant actions with Markup

    2018 · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Create your own Alexa Skill in minutes

    2018 · blueprints.amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Schibsted created a transcription service for our journalists to transcribe audio interviews and podcasts really quick.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Snipd▲287

    Highlight & discover noteworthy moments in podcasts with AI

    2022 · snipd.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9
    Easyvoice▲210

    Make stunning voice apps with no-code development platform.

    2021 · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Alexa flash briefings for news sites with zero code

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Effortless Alexa Skill development with AWS Lambda

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust

    2025 · epicenter.so · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Track your packages using Alexa

    2018 · its alternatives →

  14. 14AS

    I've made a Hacker News skill for Alexa so people can get tech news while driving, cooking, or cleaning. The first version lists post titles and summarizes articles: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CKVDXC3 I'll have lots of time over the next few months to refine it and add things like - comment summaries - selecting posts by topic, and eventually - answering questions about articles What do you think of the skill? What I should add to it? What do people think about voice assistants in general? To keep in touch, talk to me on Twitter or by email:…

    2018 · its alternatives →

  15. 15PA
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    Subcast▲163

    Podcasts as simple as radio.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    News + personalized flow of thoughtfully curated stories

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Run Alexa apps on the command-line or Slack or anywhere!!!!

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Run your home theater or play your favorite playlists

    2017 · plex.tv · its alternatives →

  20. 20PT

    Hi HN! I'm stoked to share a project I've been working on called PDF to Podcast. It's a free, open-source tool that automatically converts PDF documents into engaging, informative podcast-style audio content using large language models and text-to-speech tech. Inspiration: The idea for this project came from the NotebookLM demo at Google I/O, where they showcased generating audio dialogue from uploaded PDFs and other sources. However, that audio feature hasn't been publicly released yet, and I wanted to challenge myself to build something similar using existing tools and APIs. How it…

    2024 · pdf-to-podcast.com · its alternatives →

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    BRIF▲10

    Manage audio content for your Alexa Flash Briefing

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    The podcast app that helps podcasters grow

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Convert your podcast into an Alexa skill in minutes

    2019 · apitobot.io · its alternatives →

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    Bookmark online audio and podcasts to listen to later

    2021 · podqueue.fm · its alternatives →

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