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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.
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Adobe Podcast▲311AI-powered audio recording and editing, all in the web
2022 · podcast.adobe.com · its alternatives →
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Voiceflow▲607Build voice apps in your browser without coding
2019 · voiceflow.com · its alternatives →
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Quickly create Alexa flash briefing skills without coding
2018 · apitobot.io · its alternatives →
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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▲287Highlight & discover noteworthy moments in podcasts with AI
2022 · snipd.com · its alternatives →
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Alexa Skill Kit▲175Effortless Alexa Skill development with AWS Lambda
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Whispering▲195Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust
2025 · epicenter.so · its alternatives →
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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 →
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2018 · podscripter.co · its alternatives →
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News + personalized flow of thoughtfully curated stories
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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chatskills▲117Run Alexa apps on the command-line or Slack or anywhere!!!!
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Plex for Alexa▲119Run your home theater or play your favorite playlists
2017 · plex.tv · its alternatives →
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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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Convert your podcast into an Alexa skill in minutes
2019 · apitobot.io · its alternatives →
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PodQueue▲84Bookmark online audio and podcasts to listen to later
2021 · podqueue.fm · its alternatives →
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