Vocast – Turn articles into self-hosted podcast feeds using local TTS
Self-hosted article-to-podcast with local TTS when Speechify already exists.

Kindle EPUB delivery solves the messy PDF problem that Pocket never fixed.
Heavy readers, e-reader owners, people who prefer listening to articles
Omnivore · Readwise Reader · Pocket
Some of its key features...
- AI narration, listen to any article - Speed reading mode - Scheduled Kindle/e-reader delivery (PDF & EPUB) - Cross-device position sync for articles, podcasts, and narrations - RSS feed & podcast subscriptions - Full-text search and tagging
It's at a point where I'm using it daily and getting a lot of value from it, I'd now love to get some feedback from a wider audience.Self-hosted article-to-podcast with local TTS when Speechify already exists.
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