Turn an Article Into Narrated Audio
ScreenApp’s article to podcast tool reads a web article aloud and turns it into an MP3 you can save and listen to like a podcast episode. Paste a link, and the AI pulls out the article text, filtering out ads, navigation and comments, then narrates it in one AI voice.
15,338 podcast-style recordings were generated on ScreenApp in the last 90 days. The tool works from the text it can extract, so a clean article page narrates better than one that blocks fetching or is heavy with embeds. Longer articles are summarized into a shorter script before the AI reads them aloud, rather than narrated word for word.
What you get:
- A narrated MP3 read by one AI voice, generated from a URL; there is no separate field to paste article text directly
- No account is needed to generate the preview
- no watermark on any recording or export
- Free plan: 3 saves, downloaded from your ScreenApp account
How to Convert an Article to Podcast Audio
- Paste the article URL: Drop a link to a news story, blog post, or long-form article into the tool above. There is no separate box for pasting the article text itself.
- Let the AI read it aloud: ScreenApp fetches the page, extracts the article text, and converts it to speech with No, one fixed AI voice. Longer articles are summarized into a shorter script before the AI reads them aloud, rather than narrated word for word.
- Save and download: Preview the short intro clip, then continue to generate and save the full narration to your ScreenApp account so you can download the MP3.
Clean, well-formatted article pages convert better than ones behind a paywall or built almost entirely from embedded media, since the tool works from the text it can extract. See how we measure accuracy.
Article to Podcast vs Other Tools
| Feature | ScreenApp | Speechify | Wondercraft | Monica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URL input | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple voices / dialogue | No, one AI voice narrates the whole article; it does not generate a two-host conversation | Not stated | Yes, multiple voices, for interviews or discussions | Yes, two named hosts for a conversational format |
| Free tier | 3 free saves, no login for the preview | 10 voices, up to 1.5x speed | 150 free credits | Not stated |
| Download MP3 | Yes | Premium only | Not stated | Not stated |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $29/month | $21/month annual | Not stated |
Sources, checked 2026-09-12: screenapp.io/pricing, wondercraft.ai/tools/ai-podcast-generator, monica.im/ai-podcast, speechify.com/pricing/, wondercraft.ai/pricing
- vs Speechify: Speechify also reads web links aloud, but offline downloads of the converted audio are a Premium feature at $29 a month. ScreenApp saves 3 narrations on the free plan with no card required for the preview.
- vs Wondercraft: Wondercraft builds a conversation between multiple AI voices from a URL, document, or idea, with a free plan of 150 free credits and a paid plan at $21 a month billed annually. ScreenApp narrates a URL with a single voice instead of a multi-host format.
- vs Monica: Yes, two named hosts for a conversational format Monica accepts website pages, YouTube videos, PDFs and documents, and plain text, a similar range to ScreenApp’s URL input, but reads them with two hosts instead of one narrator.
Who Uses Article to Podcast Conversion
Busy professionals turn industry news and long reports into audio they can listen to during a commute or a workout instead of reading at a desk.
Content consumers convert a reading list of newsletters, blog posts, and long-form articles into a listening list for whenever they have a spare few minutes.
Accessibility users with visual impairments or reading difficulties get web content read aloud in natural-sounding audio instead of relying on a screen reader built for plain text.
Researchers convert an article or a preprint into audio for a first pass during a commute, then go back to the text version for anything worth close reading.
Students turn an assigned reading into audio they can listen to on the way to class, then reread the parts that need more attention.
