Adobe Podcast Enhance

Remote interview cleanup

Adobe Podcast Enhance is borderline magic for cleaning up bad voice recordings — Zoom audio, AirPods, even phone mic recordings come out sounding broadcast-ready. It's free, which is wild given the output quality. Where it falls apart: artifacts on edge cases, no fine control, and you can over-process voices into sounding plastic.

Adobe Podcast Enhance is an AI voice cleanup filter that takes muddy, noisy, or poorly recorded speech and outputs something close to studio-quality. It's not magic but it's surprisingly close — Zoom recordings, AirPods phone calls, even outdoor mic captures can come out sounding clean and broadcast-ready. The free tier processes up to 1 hour of audio per day with a 30-minute maximum file size and 500MB upload limit, which handles most solo creator workflows. Supported formats include WAV, MP3, AAC, FLAC, OGG, OGA, and M4A. Premium ($9.99/mo or $99.99/yr) adds video file support (M4V, MOV, MP4), batch uploads, processing intensity controls, files up to 1GB, individual files up to 2 hours, and up to 4 hours total processing per day. It runs entirely in the browser — no app, no plugin, just upload and download. As of early 2026 it remains technically in beta, which means terms could change but pricing has held stable for over a year. The strengths are real and category-defining: cleanup quality consistently outperforms paid alternatives like Krisp, Auphonic noise reduction, or iZotope RX standard processing in head-to-head comparisons. The weaknesses are real too: edge cases produce artifacts, especially with strong room reverb or competing audio sources. Some voices get over-processed into a slightly plastic, AI-touched tone that careful listeners notice. There's no granular control on the free tier — it's one-button processing, take what comes out. Best for podcasters working with remote interviews, casual recording setups, or anyone fixing audio after the fact. Studio-recorded podcasts won't need it.