PDF to Podcast – Convert Any PDF into a Podcast Episode
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…
PDF to Podcast – Convert Any PDF into a Podcast Episode launched on June 12, 2024 with 118 votes, #477 of 4,672 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
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PDF to Podcast is a free, open-source tool that converts PDF documents into podcast-style audio content. It extracts text from uploaded PDFs, uses Google's Gemini Flash language model to generate engaging dialogue scripts based on the document's key information, and then converts the script to audio using OpenAI's text-to-speech technology. The tool is designed for anyone who wants to consume written content in audio format.
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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…
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