7 free podcast tools, plus two from the video side

Free podcast tools,
in the order you need them.

All free. No account, no email, nothing to install. Nothing you put in leaves your browser, except the media kit, which reads your public feed through our server.

Before you record

Guest release form

A release form for podcast guests.

In
Show, host and guest names, and the clauses you want in it.
Out
A PDF, ready to send or print.

What it does not do. It does not get the document signed. It makes the document.

Open
Guest soundcheck

A link your guest opens to test their microphone.

In
A minute of your guest talking, in their own browser.
Out
Their microphone, level, room noise and speaker leakage.

What it does not do. The result goes to your guest, not to you. No list of who passed.

Open

After you record, before you publish

Loudness checker

Measures an episode the way Spotify and Apple measure it.

In
Your episode file. MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC or OGG.
Out
LUFS, true peak and loudness range, with a verdict per platform.

What it does not do. It measures, it does not fix. Your master is never touched.

Open
Chapter checker

Checks a chapter list against the Apple, Spotify and YouTube rules.

In
Your chapter list, pasted in as text.
Out
Each finding marked rule or advice, plus the list formatted per platform.

What it does not do. It works on text. It will not write chapters into your MP3 or feed.

Open

How the show looks in an app

Cover art checker

Checks artwork against what Apple and Spotify require.

In
Your artwork file.
Out
Pass or fail on size, shape, format and weight, plus a 55 pixel preview.

What it does not do. It will not design, resize or fix the artwork.

Open
Cover gallery

Covers charting on Apple now, by genre and country.

In
Your artwork, dropped into the empty square.
Out
Your cover beside the shows it will sit next to.

What it does not do. It shows what charts, not what is good. Some chart in spite of the artwork.

Open

When you are asking for money

Media kit generator

Turns your RSS feed into a one-page media kit.

In
Your feed address, plus the numbers no feed carries: downloads, audience and rates.
Out
A one-page PDF with artwork, schedule, episode count, rating and quoted Apple reviews.

What it does not do. It cannot invent download numbers, which live in your host. Most countries hold no reviews.

Open

When the episode becomes clips

Not podcast tools. Built for video, listed here because podcast clips go there too.

YouTube Shorts safe zoneBuilt for video

Puts the real YouTube Shorts interface over your clip.

In
A clip or a still frame.
Out
A preview showing what survives and what the buttons hide.

What it does not do. It previews. It exports nothing, and the overlay is YouTube only.

Open
Social media video specsBuilt for video

The 2026 dimensions, formats and file limits for every platform.

In
Nothing. It is a reference table.
Out
The numbers, per platform.

What it does not do. A cheat sheet, not a checker. It will not look at your file.

Open

What we do not make.

Recording a remote interview

We do not make one. It sets the ceiling on how the show sounds.

Recording tools

A transcript

No free transcriber here. The paid ones are cheap enough now.

Transcription tools

Editing, or repairing bad audio

Nothing free from us. The loudness checker finds the fault, not the fix.

Editing tools

Hosting and an RSS feed

We do not host podcasts. Most tools above need a feed.

Hosting

Download numbers and audience data

Only your host has these, which is why the media kit asks for them.

Analytics tools

Questions people ask first.

Are these really free?

Yes. No card, no trial, no watermark, no email. Nothing is held back for our paid products.

Is anything I put in uploaded?

Only the media kit reaches our server, to read your public feed and Apple listing. Everything else stays in your browser.

I am publishing my first episode. Which do I need?

The soundcheck before you record, the loudness checker before you publish, and the cover art checker once.

Can I send a guest a link with no signup?

Yes. The soundcheck opens in the browser they already have.

Do you have a free transcription, hosting or editing tool?

No. The list above says where we would send you instead.

We also keep a directory of everything else. Browse the podcast tool directory, or start with the free tiers worth having.