I have started creating some audio podcasts of popular hacker news threads here:
https://github.com/etewiah/gipety-for-hacker-news
Will probably do a "Show HN" about it tomorrow or friday. If I get the chance I will try to do a couple using podcastfy (I agree with the other comment though - the name could be better..)
Great work - thanks for sharing.
You can run it on a paper, your CV, a website or even on artwork images if you like as well as the combination of the above!
I was intrigued by Google's newest GenAI product: NotebookLM, especially its “deep dive” podcast feature that converts uploaded content into a two-person AI-generated audio conversation. As Andrej Karpathy put it, "NotebookLM [...] is a re-imagination of the UX of working with LLMs" and I do agree!
While exploring NotebookLM, however, I got a bit frustrated with its UI which added friction to the process, leaving me yearning for more automation and customization options. This sparked a question: Could we replicate the essence of NotebookLM's podcast feature as a customizable API?
To address this, I developed Podcastfy – a weekend project built using Cursor dot com - akin to NotebookLM’s podcast feature but open, programmatic, and customizable by anyone.
Key Features: - Generates conversational content from multiple sources (e.g. URLs, YouTube, and PDFs) and modalities (images+text) - Customizes transcript and audio generation (e.g., style, language, structure, length) - Provides sulti-language support for global content creation
Technical Highlights: - Flexible LLM integration with LangChain, supporting both cloud-based and local models - Support for advanced text-to-speech models (OpenAI, ElevenLabs, and Microsoft Edge) - Seamless CLI and Python package integration for automated workflows
The Verdict:
While NotebookLM's AI-generated voices remain unparalleled in quality, this project did solve my original problem and showcased the fascinating possibilities of building GenAI products today. It's now live on GitHub, and I'd love for you to check it out and even contribute!
What would you like to Podcastfy today?
I think it'd popular more easily if:
rename it, and give it a new tagline
eg Opencast or something. and tagline: Open-source alternative to NotebookLM's podcast feature
