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Have a PDF, Word document, EPUB, or text file? Upload it and PodRead converts it to audio.

  1. Have your file ready

    PodRead reads these file types. It skips page numbers and repeated page headers where the format lets it.

    PDF
    .pdf
    4 MB max
    Word
    .docx
    4 MB max
    EPUB
    .epub
    4 MB max
    Web page
    .html, .htm
    4 MB max
    Rich text
    .rtf
    4 MB max
    Markdown
    .md, .markdown
    2 MB max
    Plain text
    .txt
    2 MB max

    A scanned PDF has pictures of pages and no text, so PodRead cannot read it. Export the text first, or paste it on the Paste Text tab.

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    Q3-board-update.pdf

    240 KB

  2. Open the Upload File tab

    Click + New Episode in the navigation, then switch to the Upload File tab. The button at the bottom of this guide takes you straight there.

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  3. Drop in your file

    Drag and drop your file into the dropzone, or click it to open a file picker. The filename appears once it's attached. PodRead reads the title, the author, and the description from the file, so you do not type them.

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    Drag and drop or click to upload

    (PDF, Word, EPUB, HTML, RTF, Markdown, or text)

    Q3-board-update.pdf

  4. Episode appears in your feed

    Submit the form. A placeholder for your episode shows up on the list right away while audio generation runs. After that, audio is ready in your feed in a few minutes. Whether it shows up in your podcast app right away or ten minutes later depends on how often your app checks for new episodes - in many apps you can pull-to-refresh if you want it sooner.

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    • Q3 Board Update

      3:18

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