Podcastle (now Async)
Browser-based AI audio and video studio for recording, editing, voice cloning, and one-click cleanup
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About Podcastle (now Async)
Podcastle, now operating as Async, is a browser-based studio for recording, editing, and publishing audio and video without installing software. It's built for podcasters, interviewers, and creators who want a remote-recording and editing setup that lives entirely in a tab. If you've been juggling separate apps for capture, cleanup, and clipping, this folds them into one workspace.
You record remote interviews in the browser, then use the Magic Dust cleanup to get studio-grade audio without manual mixing. The platform also brings AI voices and a Revoice feature for fixing flubbed lines, plus tools for cutting vertical clips out of a long episode for social promotion. The all-in-one approach keeps podcasting, AI narration, and short-form repurposing under one roof.
Pricing is freemium, with a free plan that covers unlimited audio recording and basic editing, and paid tiers for heavier production. It suits anyone running a remote-interview show who wants to record, polish, and promote without leaving the browser.
Key Features
- Browser-based audio and video recording with remote multi-track interviews
- Magic Dust one-click cleanup for noise removal, leveling, and filler-word detection
- Library of 1000+ AI text-to-speech voices across 15 languages
- Revoice voice cloning to generate speech in your own voice on Pro plans
- AI dubbing, subtitle generation, and automatic transcription
- Viral clip generator that cuts vertical shorts for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube
Pros & Cons
What we like
- Records, edits, and publishes from the browser with no install needed
- Magic Dust gets usable studio-grade audio without manual mixing
- Free plan covers unlimited audio recording and basic editing
- Combines podcasting, AI voices, and short-form clips in one tool
Room for improvement
- Podcastle rebranded to Async, so the old name and many guides are now stale
- Revoice voice cloning is locked behind the Pro tier
- Plan names and feature limits have churned through the rebrand
- Free tier caps transcription, text-to-speech, and video recording tightly
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Reviews (11)
Two months in, no regrets
Tried Podcastle (now Async) on a side project first, then rolled it out everywhere. What stands out is how it handles revoice voice cloning to generate speech in your own voice on pro plans. The thing I keep coming back to is how reliable it is. It earns its place in my stack.
Powerful once it clicks
Hadn't planned on switching, but Podcastle (now Async) was hard to ignore. Real selling point for me was combines podcasting, ai voices, and short-form clips in one tool. It has shaved real time off my week. The catch is revoice voice cloning is locked behind the pro tier. Easy yes for anyone weighing the same trade offs.
Onboarded the team in a day
Tried Podcastle (now Async) on a side project first, then rolled it out everywhere. The viral clip generator that cuts vertical shorts for tiktok, reels, and youtube is more useful than I expected.
Quietly excellent
Found Podcastle (now Async) on a Reddit thread and I am glad I clicked. Their take on records, edits, and publishes from the browser with no install needed is genuinely good. Genuine strength is that it gets out of the way and lets me work. Found it works best for generating narration or fixing flubbed lines with ai voices and revoice. No regrets so far.
Solid daily driver
Hadn't planned on switching, but Podcastle (now Async) was hard to ignore. The combines podcasting, ai voices, and short-form clips in one tool is more useful than I expected. It slotted into my routine without much fuss.
Good, with a few caveats
Podcastle (now Async) has quietly become part of my daily flow. The revoice voice cloning to generate speech in your own voice on pro plans is more useful than I expected. It fits well for cleaning up rough audio fast with magic dust before publishing. The catch is free tier caps transcription, text-to-speech, and video recording tightly. Recommending it to people in a similar spot.
Genuinely impressed
Hadn't planned on switching, but Podcastle (now Async) was hard to ignore. Got real value out of library of 1000+ ai text-to-speech voices across 15 languages.
Worth the price of admission
Three months of Podcastle (now Async) later, here is what holds up. The output quality holds up better than I expected. No regrets so far.
Three months in, mixed but positive
Onboarded the whole team to Podcastle (now Async) in an afternoon. Where it really wins is library of 1000+ ai text-to-speech voices across 15 languages. It fits well for recording and editing a remote-interview podcast in the browser. One thing that bugs me is podcastle rebranded to async, so the old name and many guides are now stale. Hard to imagine going back to my old setup.
Two months in, no regrets
Started using Podcastle (now Async) casually, now it is pinned in my dock. What stands out is how it handles ai dubbing, subtitle generation, and automatic transcription. Mostly using it for cutting vertical clips from a long episode for social promotion.
Good, with a few caveats
Podcastle (now Async) solves a real problem for me without making a fuss about it. Their take on browser-based audio and video recording with remote multi-track interviews is genuinely good. It slotted into my routine without much fuss. One thing that bugs me is plan names and feature limits have churned through the rebrand. Would sign up again without thinking twice.
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