Newsletter to Podcast

Paste a newsletter's URL and get back an MP3 read by one AI voice, ready to listen to on the go.

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ScreenApp’s newsletter to podcast tool reads a newsletter aloud and turns it into an MP3 you can save and listen to like a podcast episode. It cannot read your email inbox directly, so you paste the newsletter’s public web link (the “View in browser” version), and the AI pulls out the 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, text-based newsletter page narrates better than one that blocks fetching or is heavy with embeds and images. 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

Find the web link, not the email: Open the newsletter and click “View in browser” or “Read online”. That link, not the email itself, is what the tool reads. ScreenApp has no way to open your inbox.
Paste the link and let the AI read it aloud: ScreenApp fetches the page, extracts the newsletter’s 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 newsletter pages convert better than ones behind a paywall or built mostly from embedded media, since the tool works from the text it can extract. See how we measure accuracy.

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 newsletter 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.

Substack and beehiiv subscribers with a growing list of unread newsletters turn each issue’s web link into audio for the commute instead of letting them pile up in the inbox.

Busy professionals convert industry newsletters and daily digests into a listening list, so a morning of newsletters becomes something they can hear while getting ready instead of screen time before work.

Content curators turn a weekly roundup or link digest into audio, useful when the newsletter is mostly a summary of other reading rather than something to skim visually.

Newsletter writers paste their own published issue’s link to hear how it sounds read aloud, which is a quick check for accessibility and for readers who prefer audio.

Accessibility users with visual impairments or reading difficulties get a newsletter’s web version read aloud in natural-sounding audio instead of relying on a screen reader built for plain text.

FAQ

Is converting a newsletter to a podcast free?

Yes, up to the free plan's limits. Paste the newsletter's web link and preview a short audio clip with No account required. Saving the full narration so you can download it uses your ScreenApp account, and the free plan covers 3 saves.

Which newsletter platforms are supported?

Any newsletter with a public web view link, on any platform, including Substack, beehiiv, Ghost, ConvertKit, and Mailchimp. It works from a URL; there is no separate field to paste article text directly, so if you have text you want to paste directly instead of a link, use the AI podcast generator instead.

How do I get the newsletter URL?

Most newsletter emails include a "View in browser" or "Read online" link near the top. Click that link, then copy the URL from your browser's address bar and paste it into the tool. The tool cannot open your email inbox directly.

Can I convert paid or members-only newsletter content?

No. The tool can only fetch publicly available pages. For a paywalled newsletter, copy the text you can access and paste it into our text-to-speech tool instead.

Can I choose the voice?

No. No, one fixed AI voice. There is no voice picker in the tool.

Does it create a two-host conversation like some podcast generators?

No. No, one AI voice narrates the whole article; it does not generate a two-host conversation Tools like Wondercraft and Monica offer multiple voices for an interview-style format; ScreenApp's tool is built around a single narrator reading the newsletter.