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Life & fun · May 27, 2020

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To Listen to Any Page Prefix the URL with Playthis.link

I was tired of having to constantly scramble to find a podcast I want to listen to when going for a walk or just running on the treadmill. I, however, usually have an abundance of blog posts or articles around the web that I'd like to read. The problem is walking is not very conducive to reading. So I made this quick and dirty site that pretty much works anywhere, no app install, no copy paste, no nothing. Just add the domain playthis.link before any URL in your browser and hit enter. It will redirect to an audio file that automatically starts playing. You don't need to click a 2nd button to…

To Listen to Any Page Prefix the URL with Playthis.link launched on May 27, 2020 with 12 votes, #1,098 of 4,813 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Playthis.link converts web articles and blog posts into audio by prefixing any URL with "playthis.link" in the browser. The audio file automatically begins playing without additional steps, requiring no app installation. It is designed for people who want to consume written content while walking, running, or doing other activities where reading is impractical. Users simply modify the URL and the service handles text-to-speech conversion instantly.

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I was tired of having to constantly scramble to find a podcast I want to listen to when going for a walk or just running on the treadmill. I, however, usually have an abundance of blog posts or articles around the web that I'd like to read. The problem is walking is not very conducive to reading. So I made this quick…

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