PodText.ai – Search anything said on a podcast, highlight text to play
Hi HN, wanted to share a project that I’ve been working on recently. PodText allows users to find anything said on a podcast. You can also listen and share clips to a specific part of the podcast audio, simply by highlighting the text of that part. Currently there are just over 25k podcast episodes and I’m adding a lot more in the coming weeks (yes my GPU bill is painful). In order to monetize it, I’m building a sponsorship database to help sponsors find podcasts and vice versa. This will be sold in the form of a $99/month “PodText Business” subscription. I bet I could charge a lot more…
PodText.ai – Search anything said on a podcast, highlight text to play launched on February 9, 2023 with 219 votes, #153 of 3,829 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
PodText.ai is a searchable database of podcast transcripts containing over 25,000 episodes. Users can search for specific phrases, highlight text to play the corresponding audio clip, and easily share segments. The platform serves podcast listeners seeking specific content and sponsors looking to reach targeted audiences. A paid business tier offers a sponsorship database connecting sponsors with relevant podcasts.
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From the sources
PodText starts with a podcast link—not a downloaded file. Paste an Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, YouTube, Xiaoyuzhou, or RSS URL, or upload audio/video, and get an accurate, timestamped transcript. AI turns it into summaries, chapters, highlights, and key quotes, while full-text search helps you find any moment fast. Export everything in SRT, VTT, TXT, or Markdown. It’s a faster path from a long episode to searchable knowledge and ready-to-publish content.
Get an accurate podcast transcript with AI — paste an Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, or RSS link, or upload audio and video. 60 minutes free, no credit card required.
Get an accurate podcast transcript by pasting an Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, or RSS link — no downloads, no uploads. Also transcribes any audio or video file. Your timestamped podcast transcript on the left, AI summary, chapters, and highlights on the right — ready to read, explore, and export. Welcome back to the show. Today we’re talking about how AI is reshaping content workflows. The biggest shift this year has been speed — turnaround that used to take days now takes minutes. Right, and that changes what a small team can ship. You’re not bottlenecked on transcription anymore. Exactly. We repurpose one episode into show notes, a newsletter, and five social clips. And search matters…from podtext.ai
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, wanted to share a project that I’ve been working on recently. PodText allows users to find anything said on a podcast. You can also listen and share clips to a specific part of the podcast audio, simply by highlighting the text of that part. Currently there are just over 25k podcast episodes and I’m adding a…
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