You wrote a great blog post. Maybe a deep research thread. A newsletter issue. A product explainer.
And then it sat there — read by a few hundred people, forgotten by most.
The problem isn't the content. It's the format. Audio reaches audiences that text never will. Commuters, gym-goers, people who scan rather than read. But turning written content into a podcast traditionally means: booking a studio, coordinating guests, recording multiple takes, and spending hours in editing software.
Or you paste a URL and click a button.
Meet Text-to-Podcast
LeanVox's Text-to-Podcast takes any article URL or raw text and converts it into a two-host podcast-style MP3 conversation — in seconds.
No equipment. No guests. No editing.
The two hosts — Alex (male) and Jordan (female) — have a natural back-and-forth dialogue covering your content. The result sounds like a real podcast episode, not a robot reading your article aloud.
How It Works
- Script generation — Claude Haiku reads your content and writes a natural dialogue script between Alex and Jordan.
- Audio rendering — The LeanVox Dialogue API renders the script using two distinct voices, producing a downloadable MP3.
Before the audio generates, you can view and edit the script directly in the tool. Toggle edit mode, make your changes, then hit generate.
It's also a live demo of what the LeanVox Dialogue API can do — if you're building a product that needs multi-voice narration, this is the capability you can tap into programmatically.
Choose Your Style
| Style | Best For |
|---|---|
| Casual | Blog posts, newsletters, personal essays |
| Professional | Research papers, technical docs, industry reports |
| Debate | Opinion pieces, controversial topics, two-sided arguments |
The Debate style is worth calling out. Instead of Alex and Jordan agreeing, they argue both sides of your topic. Great for op-eds, hot takes, or any content where tension makes it more listenable.
Who It's For
- Newsletter writers — Repurpose every issue as a podcast episode. Double your reach, zero extra effort.
- Bloggers — Give readers an audio option without starting a whole podcast.
- Researchers & academics — Make dense papers more accessible.
- Students — Convert study material into audio you can listen to on the move.
- Developers — Explore the Dialogue API before building it into your own product.
Free to Use
Sign up — no credit card required — and get 200+ minutes of audio on the free plan.
👉 Try Text-to-Podcast at leanvox.com/tools/text-to-podcast
Want API access? Grab your keys from the LeanVox dashboard and check the docs.
More Free Tools
- PDF-to-Audio — Convert PDFs to narrated audio.
- Voice A/B Tester — Compare voices side-by-side before committing.
Your content is already written. Make it work harder.
Originally published at leanvox.com/blog
More free LeanVox tools
LeanVox now has a small free-tools bundle for creators and builders:
- Voice A/B Tester: compare two curated Standard voices on your own short script. Capped at 300 characters and 3 anonymous comparisons per IP/day.
- Subtitle/Caption Generator: upload audio or WebM and download SRT/VTT captions. Capped at 2 files per IP/day for anonymous use, 100 MB max upload, sync-safe short files. No URL import or broad MP4/MOV support in this MVP.
See the free-tools follow-up: https://dev.to/leanvox/two-free-leanvox-tools-for-choosing-voices-and-making-captions-3pn7
Start from the LeanVox tools hub: https://leanvox.com/tools
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