Recently, the podcast market in Taiwan can be said to be increasingly popular, and many people have begun to prefer listening to absorb information. Although there have long been some extension plug-ins, websites, and even the browser itself that provide a read-aloud function that can play online articles in a read-aloud manner, but it is through machine sound, which will definitely not be very popular for people who pay attention to listening quality. The recommended “PODCASTLE” in this article is well worth considering. Not only can it convert online articles into podcasts and download them into MP3 sound files, it also boasts the use of machine learning to make the voice sound emotional, intonation-like, and more like a real person. It’s completely free.
PODCASTLE is a free tool that converts online articles into podcasts
This PODCASTLE is a free Chrome extension plug-in developed by a foreign company. Currently it only supports English. It is not yet certain when the Chinese part will be added. Those who are interested in learning more can go toOfficial websiteCheck.
Click me to go to the Chrome store to install it, click “Add to Chrome” in the upper right corner:
This message will pop up above, click “Add extension”:
When this icon appears in the upper right corner, the installation is complete:
You need to register as a member before using, click “Sign up”:
Provides quick registration for Facebook and Google accounts, and you can also enter your own email address, whichever you want to use:
After logging in to your account, open the English article you want to convert to a podcast, then click below the icon to see the “CONVERT TO PODCAST” function:
It is completed in less than a few seconds, very fast, and it will automatically play after the transfer is completed:
The default is male voice, female voice options are also available:
The downward arrow in the cloud is the download function. Click to save it to your computer for offline listening:
There is no problem in the actual test, the format is MP3:
It also supports the playlist function. Every new article that is transferred will be automatically added to the QUEUE and played continuously in order. I think this is very good. When you get up in the morning and find some good articles, you can convert them all into podcasts and listen to them while doing other things:
The sound part is indeed as described on the official website. It sounds more like a human speaking, with intonation and speed, but it can still be heard as a machine voice. However, I believe that as the number of users increases and the machine learning time takes longer, this part should continue to improve.
Supplementary information
- Tool name: PODCASTLE
- Nature: Free
- Chrome installation page:Click here to go
Source: KOCPC Chinese