Product Updates

Not having properly synchronized captions can make podcast accessibility challenging for many listeners. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Jellypod now supports downloading SRT (SupRip Subtitle) caption files for your AI podcasts.

What's an SRT File?

An SRT (SubRip Subtitle) file is a widely used captioning format that contains the timing and text of subtitles for media content. Each SRT file consists of sequentially numbered captions, timestamps indicating when each caption should appear and disappear, and the corresponding text. This structure ensures that captions are accurately synchronized with the audio, enhancing the overall experience for listeners.

Why do I need Subtitles?

Providing high-quality captions is an essential step toward ensuring that all users, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing, can fully engage with the content. With the addition of .srt caption downloads, listeners can now follow along with their favorite Jellypod episodes in a way that suits their needs.

Our team has carefully implemented best practices for .srt files, ensuring short, well-timed lines that improve readability and synchronization. Captions will not only accurately reflect spoken content but also appear at the right moment, enhancing the overall listening experience.

All podcast RSS will also include your transcript captions according to Podcast2.0 standards.

Start downloading .srt caption files for your AI-generated podcasts today!

We're now hooked into YouTube and Apple Podcasts! In addition to Spotify, Jellypod now supports podcast distribution to all major podcast platforms, including Youtube, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, and more.

While platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts have long been podcasting staples, YouTube has become an emerging hub for podcast consumption. Whether you’re catering to traditional audio listeners or video enthusiasts, Jellypod makes it easy to reach everyone. Although Jellypod only supports mp3 (audio) podcasts on YouTube, they're still discoverable just like any other media on the site. We're exploring videos (so stay tuned)!

How To Get Set Up

Just go to your podcast page, click on "Distribution Options" and follow the instructions on screen. We'll automatically update your feeds with new episodes as they're published.

Create your first AI Podcast on Jellypod today! Sign Up Here

Wondering if an AI-narrated episode needs a disclosure label on YouTube? Here's what YouTube's policy actually requires.

Jellypod now supports creating podcasts in more than 70 different languages, including Spanish, French, Hindi, and many others. This addition marks an incredible step forward for our platform, allowing anyone to become a global content creator independent of the language barriers.

Although English is the most widely spoken language in the world, we know that our users want to create content for their audiences, wherever they may be. With Jellypod, you can now craft podcasts that reasonate deeply, whether you're targeting German-speaking travelers, Chinese entrepreneurs, or Italian soccer fans.

Our multilingual capabilities don't just translate your script from English; it's writing your podcast natively in your chosen language, using idiomatic phrases and expressions specific to that language. This key feature helps to improve conten accessbiity and engagement, strengthing connections to your listeners wordlwide.

To get started, create a new podcast and select a language from the dropdown window.

The language dropdown lists every one we support, from English, Spanish, French, and Hindi through to Swahili, Vietnamese, and Welsh. See using accents and languages for how a voice and a language combine.

This is what generative AI for marketing makes possible that a recorded voice never could: the same source material, written and produced natively in dozens of languages, without re-recording anything. The same mechanic applies outside marketing too: see patient education handouts for how a single discharge summary becomes a native-language audio episode for a multilingual patient population.

Language is one axis. Accent is the other: see how AI accent generators actually get used for what the usage data shows about British, Australian, and dozens of other accents on the platform.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Jellypod, Inc., the AI media tools company, has officially launched their AI podcast studio after two months in private beta. During those two months, customers ranging from top news publications, global healthcare companies, and marketing agencies to YouTubers, MBA professors, and small business owners have created podcasts directly from the comfort of their homes and offices. Designed to supercharge human creativity with generative AI, Jellypod is a creative assistant that empowers anyone to effortlessly produce professional quality podcasts and share their stories with the world.

Redefining How People Podcast

“From planning and recording to editing and distribution, consistently producing high-quality podcasts is extremely time-consuming,” said Pierson Marks, CEO of Jellypod. “This barrier to entry causes countless stories, ideas, and conversations to never fully take shape. Leveraging AI as a bicycle for the mind allows millions of new voices to share their unique perspectives without expensive recording setups or being siloed by language barriers. Jellypod essentially transforms creators into the executive producer of a highly-skilled media team.”

Key Benefits for Creators Include:

• Lifelike Hosts: Clone your voice or design AI cohosts with unique backstories that bring content to life in interesting ways. Content Control and Transcript Editing: Influence the point-of-view of every episode and edit any word, especially in conversations requiring perfect accuracy.
• Robust Content Integration: Provide context to your shows with fresh, relevant insights from across the web or upload files like PDFs, PowerPoints, spreadsheets, images, MP3s, and more.
• Streamlined Creation: Jellypod assists in everything from ideation to final edits and publishing, making podcasting as simple as writing an email.

Customer Use Cases Highlight Jellypod’s Versatility

• Corporate and Educational Podcasts: Professors and learning & development managers use Jellypod for internal education.
• Sales & Marketing Podcasts: Sales and marketing leaders use Jellypod to tell the story of their products in approachable ways, tailor-made for particular customer segments.
• Niche Experts and Creators: RV travel enthusiasts, luxury wedding photographers, and mobile game consultants are leveraging Jellypod to grow their personal brands.
• Entertainment and Thought Leadership: Hobbyists and professionals alike are exploring storytelling, mindfulness, and tech evangelism.

"This is one of those products where I'll remember where I was when I first used it"

A Cybersecurity Executive during the Jellypod Beta

Global Adoption with Scalable Potential

While early traction has been strongest in the U.S., Jellypod has already seen adoption in Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Turkey.

Broad Industry Appeal

Jellypod attracts a broad customer base from industries like biotech, IT, cybersecurity, sports, and marketing, alongside city governments and academia.

Availability

Jellypod is available now at jellypod.com. Future updates will continue expanding on media quality, output customization, and automation features with multi-language support planned for early 2025.

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About Jellypod

Jellypod is an AI podcast studio that helps users create, edit, and publish AI podcasts. With a beginner-friendly, AI-assisted workflow, Jellypod amplifies human storytelling by transforming untapped ideas into engaging audio content.

Starting today, creating podcast episodes with plain text sources is easier than ever. You can now copy and paste (or type) text directly into your episode creation flow—no need to create and upload text files.

In addition, this enables a more free-form approach to podcast creation. Instead of requiring traditional source material, you can simply type what you want your podcast to be about.

For example, if you want an episode about the Apollo space missions, you could type something like "A podcast that details the journey of the Apollo missions, from an astronaut's perspective".

This flexibility empowers creators to quickly capture their ideas and turn them into episodes without the need for additional source files or external links.

Happy podcasting!

As of today, we've rolled out improvements that decrease the number of credits consumed when regenerating audio.

It was frustrating to know that even if you make a small edit to one of your chapters, the entire episode had to be regenerated. Now, Jellypod only regenerates audio for modified sections, minimizing credit consumption while preserving conservation realism and context awareness.

Faster Audio Generation

Audio generation times have improved by an average of 66%! This means you can spend less time waiting around and more time on creating content. Whether you’re generating an entire episode or fine-tuning a specific chapter, you’ll now enjoy a more seamless and rapid experience.

Smarter Regenerations

Regenerating audio is now smarter and more cost-effective. Instead of regenerating the entire episode, Jellypod only updates chapters that have been edited since your last generation. This saves you valuable credits, giving you more flexibility to experiment and create with fewer limits.

Note: Regeneration caching occurs at a chapter-level to maintain audio consistency and "naturalness".

Key Benefits:

• Faster Workflow: Spend less time waiting for audio generation and more time polishing your episodes.
• Credit Efficiency: Save credits by only regenerating chapters that have changed, allowing you to create more.

Now all plans are able to create more with less! Ready to try it out? Experience the faster creation process today.

Website links are great, but uploading your own files is even better. Starting today, all Jellypod users can upload files to create their next podcast episode.

Upload PDFs, TXT, and more

Jellypod now supports uploading over 50+ unique file types, including:

• PDF
• Powerpoint
• Word
• Images
• Excel
• And more (HTML, EPUB, etc.)

Our state-of-the-art document parsing system accurately extracts your file's content into a ready-to-go source for your next podcast. Whether you're dealing with academic papers, financial reports, or plain text files, we can handle it.

Example Use Cases

• Academic Insights: Transform research papers (including LaTeX formulas) into digestible podcast summaries.
• Real Estate & Market Trends: Share insights on housing market shifts, property valuations, investment opportunities, and emerging market trends.
• Internal Guides & Trainings: Listen to operation guides or training manuals as easy-to-consume podcasts. Your team will thank you later!
• Financial Analysis: Break down S-1 Filings, 10-Ks, and other reports into conversational deep dives.
• Patient Education: Turn a discharge summary, care plan, or handout PDF into a short audio episode a patient is more likely to finish than the printed page.

Your ideas aren’t limited to websites, and now, with file uploads, Jellypod lets you focus on what matters: creating engaging, informative content, no matter where it starts.

Ready to give it a try? Create your first podcast with file uploads today. If you are starting from a PDF specifically, see how to turn a PDF into a podcast for the full workflow.

We know that fine-tuning your episode is key to producing high-quality, professional content. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Transcript Editing—a powerful new feature that ensures your podcast sounds exactly the way you want it to.

How It Works

Once your episode's script is created, a text editor will appear on the right-hand side, where you can:

• Add or Remove Host Speech Blocks
  Seamlessly adjust your script’s flow by inserting new sections or trimming unnecessary parts.
• Correct AI Quirks
  Fix any inaccuracies or rephrase sections to match your unique style and tone.
• Add Personal Touches
  Use [brackets] to insert interjections like "Mhms", giving your podcast a natural and conversational feel.

Why You'll Love It

• Creative Control: Fine-tune every word for a polished, professional result.
• Flexible Adjustments: Perfect your episodes without starting from scratch.
• Realism and Depth: Bring a human touch to AI-powered podcasts, making them feel authentic and engaging.

What’s Next?

We’re working on even more enhancements, including AI-powered editing suggestions. Stay tuned as we continue to improve your podcasting experience!

Jellypod's mission has always been to simplify the process of creating your first AI-powered podcast. However, we learned that many of you use your initial episodes to experiment and get a feel for AI podcast creation. This often led to quickly maxing out the free tier, leaving little room to fully explore your creativity.

In response to your feedback, we’re excited to announce a shift from an episode-based model to a credit-based system. With this update, you can draft as many podcasts and episodes as you like—no caps, no restrictions.

Credits are only used when generating audio, giving you the freedom to experiment and create without worrying about limits. This new model ensures you have the flexibility to bring your podcasting vision to life on your own terms

What's Changing?

All users (including free) can create unlimited podcasts and episodes. This includes episode outlines and scripts.

Credits are only used when generating audio. Each minute of audio generated consumes 60 credits.

You can regenerate audio as many times as you want, but credit consumption remains the same.

What's next?

We are building out optimizations to reduce the number of credits used when generating audio, such as selective regeneration. We'll also be adding more features to help you manage your credits, such as credit usage history.

We're excited to see what you create with this new system, and we're looking forward to seeing what you create!

Want to learn more about our subscription tiers? Check it out here: https://www.jellypod.com/pricing.

Jellypod helps you easily publish your AI podcast directly to Spotify.

We handle all the hosting for your podcast, so you don't need to buy a subscription to another hosting provider like Transistor or Acast.

After following our steps to submit your show to Spotify's index, Jellypod will automatically update your podcast on all connected platforms whenever you publish a new episode.

How It Works

Create a podcast in Jellypod

Publish an episode

Jellypod updates your show's RSS feed. (Learn more about RSS feeds here)

Submit your show to Spotify's directory and confirm show ownership.

Spotify will automatically detect new episodes and make them available to listeners.

What are you waiting for? Create your first AI podcast today!

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