Publishing an Episode

Go live with one click: your episode is finalized, added to your RSS feed, and available on your podcast website.

How to Publish

Publishing finalizes your audio, updates your RSS feed, and makes your episode available on your podcast website and connected platforms.

Open your episode in the editor. The Publish Episode button is always in the toolbar.
If the episode doesn't have audio yet, the button stays visible but inactive. Clicking it shows a message explaining why, such as needing to generate audio first. Go to the episode details and click Generate Audio. This can take a few minutes depending on episode length.
Once audio generation and any video production finish, the button becomes active. It pulses gently when ready.
Click the Publish Episode button to open the publish dialog.
Choose Publish Now or Schedule for Later.
Click Publish Episode to confirm.

To download your episode as a video or audio file, use the separate Download button in the toolbar. See Downloading Video and Audio for details.

Once confirmed, the dialog transitions to a progress view showing the current step. When a new render is required, a percentage counter and progress bar appear. Re-publishing an existing version shows just a step label. Publishing happens in the background: your episode is finalized and pushed to your RSS feed. You cannot close the dialog while publishing is in progress, and its close button is hidden for the same reason. If you'd rather not wait, click Podcast Home to navigate away; publishing keeps running in the background. When a new render is required, the script and timeline editors become read-only until it finishes, since the render reads directly from them. You can cancel that render from the script editor's lock overlay; see Using the Script Editor.

When complete, you are redirected to the episode detail view with a published status badge.

What Happens When You Publish

Publishing triggers the following:

Your podcast's RSS feed is updated immediately with the new episode
Your podcast website displays the episode for listeners
Any connected platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube) pick up the episode automatically through your RSS feed

Note

Publishing a new render consumes credits. The publish dialog shows the render cost before you confirm. If you don't have enough credits, you'll be prompted to upgrade your plan.

Tip

Every publish creates an export record. You can review all past renders and their credit costs in Settings > Exports. See Viewing Exports for details.

Warning

If you edit the episode while a new render is in progress, publishing still completes using the render that was already running. You'll see a "Published from an earlier version" notice telling you those edits aren't included. Publish again to render and publish your latest changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many credits does publishing cost?

A new render costs 60 credits per minute of audio, and the dialog shows that cost before you confirm. Re-publishing an existing version without a new render is free.

Will my episode appear on Spotify and Apple Podcasts automatically?

Yes, if you have already set up distribution to those platforms. Publishing updates your RSS feed, and connected platforms pick up the new episode automatically.

I got a "Published from an earlier version" warning. What does that mean?

You edited the episode's timeline while a render for this publish was still in progress. The publish completed successfully, but it reflects the timeline as it was when the render started, not your later edits. Publish again to include them.

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