9 Best Podcasting Tools To Go From Noob to Nerd
If you're looking for easy episode scheduling, user-friendly interface, and a seamless distribution of your podcast across major platforms, you've come to the right piece. Here are the 9 best podcasting tools that can make you go from a podcasting noob to nerd.
As you know, there's no shortage of high-quality podcasting tools on the web. However, finding the ones that cater for beginners and pros alike isn't a walk in the park.
But I decided to separate the wheat from the chaff and give you the absolute cream of the crop.
Whether you're a pro podcaster or you just started recording your stories, these podcasting tools give you the features, analytics and seamless integrations to get the most out of your voice.
So, without further ado, let's get started.
Podsqueeze
Joâo and Tiagorbf are the big guns behind this tool. If you’ve always suffered from streamlining your podcast content creation workflow, Podsqueeze is the tool to check out.
Its features range from automating podcast creation, generating transcripts, show notes, catchy titles for your episodes and even sample blog posts for your episode - which you can share if you've a blog.
My favourite feature from Podsqueeze is the Timestamps feature where you can guide listeners to specific segments of your episodes.
Alitu
If you want an automated co-pilot for recording, editing, and publishing your podcast episodes, Alitu is one of the few tools to check out.
It's an all-in-one podcasting tool where you can seamlessly collaborate with your guests by simply sharing a quick studio link, professional quality audio editing, and even, free music library.
AI voice enhancer is my favourite feature of Alitu where you can edit your recorded voice (inside the Alitu tool) or upload your audio. It’s a feature that can give your voice the tuning it needs to connect with your audience.
Listnr
Ananay and Matthias are the big brains steering the wheel of Listnr. It’s the tool that lets you make podcasts without using your voice. It’s one of the fluent text to speech tool on the internet.
If you want voices that you can own and commercially distribute without fear of copyright or if your primary language is not English but you want to sound with no fluff, Listnr is the tool to check out.
My favourite feature of Listnr is the English (Welsh) accent alongside other 142+ voices you can use on your videos or podcasts and seamlessly share to major platforms.
Snipd
As a podcaster, you probably spend hours of your day listening to other podcasts. What Snipd does is they help your minimize the time you spend listening to other podcasts so that you can focus on yours.
Snipd is an automated podcast summarizer. You can get an overview of a podcast before diving in, read the transcripts while listening, highlight your favorite part of the podcast and can also share your highlights to friends.
My favourite feature of Snipd is how you can sync your podcast highlights (they call it snip) to your favourite note-taking apps like Notion, Asana, etc.
If succinct and actionable parts of a podcast is what you want, Snipd is a tool to check or probably recommend to your listeners too.
Hipclip
Most times, to grow faster and better as a podcaster, you need more than just your voice but also a creative content repurposing on other platforms. That’s what Hipclip does.
It helps you create and repurpose content across all social media. If you want to transcribe your audio into another language (upto 35), find the best moment in your podcast, create shorts or remove stuttering from your voice, Hipclip is a definite tool to check out.
My favourite feature is the filler removal that clean your recordings from stuttering, filler words or awkward pauses.
Podopi
Podopi is an advanced tool that requires little to zero input from you. Yes, you’ll need to create the script but Podopi does everything else.
The most impressive feature of Podopi is how it synchronize your website and turn your blogs into episodes with options like background music, cover arts and many more.
If an automated co-pilot that handles the hardest part of podcast creating is your choice, you'll love Podopi.
Firstory
Other podcasting tools on this list are for streamlining and enhancing the quality of your creation but Firstory is for monetizing your creation.
If you want a broader look at the monetization side of podcasting, you should definitely check out Firstory. It's an all-in-one podcast platform with monetization solutions where you could have paying subscribers and even monetize exclusive content on Spotify.
My favourite feature of Firstory is its analytics and podcasting dashboard where you can access all the metrics and insights of your content - which I believe are important for knowing what works and what doesn't.
Podseeker
There are times when you’ll want to give your audience a creative blend of your voice and other podcasters (I.e, you want to collaborate with another creator), that’s where Podseeker comes in.
As the name suggests, Podseeker houses more than 2,000,000 contacts of podcasters across the world. It helps simplify your podcast outreach and foster easy collaboration.
If you want podcasts specifically tailored to your niche, Podseeker’s advanced search is a feature that’ll come in handy. It can help you find podcasts that you might otherwise not have found anywhere else on the internet.
Kickofflabs
Scott and Josh are the dynamic duo that’s weaving the creativity of Kickofflabs. It’s not about your podcast, it’s about your audiences and your growth. It allows you to host viral giveaways to engage with your audience and get new leads.
It features ranges across subscription bribes where you can offer instant downloads for someone following your podcast, email list or set up a referral contest among your listeners.
My favourite feature is the leaderboard giveaway where audiences can compete head to head and feel the thrill of your community.
If your audience takes a big part of your love, you'll love Kickofflabs.
Conclusion
Essentially, success comes to creators who dare to use the right tools and wield them with expertise. In the world of content creation, you need tools that give you an edge and the tools on this list can do that.
These 9 tools are not the best but they’ll keep your funnel filled with quality content all year long and make your work easier and faster. If you constantly use these tools to their strengths, you’ll see remarkable results in your podcast dashboard and help you build a thriving creator-business.
