Turn text into a podcast
Paste notes or an article in the iPhone app. Lissin writes a podcast, one voice or two. About 1,300 words fit. Longer than that, upload a PDF on Plus or Pro.
The short answer
Text to podcast starts as a paste. In the iPhone app the request holds 8,000 characters, about 1,300 words, and your instructions count toward that. A longer piece should be a PDF, uploaded on Plus or Pro. Ask for one narrator or two speakers.
How to do it
Paste it into Create
Copy the notes, the article or the passage. The cap is 8,000 characters, and your instructions are part of that count. About 1,300 words. That's a short article, or one lecture's notes. It isn't a chapter.
Say what you want done with it
"Walk me through this in order" keeps the shape. "Two hosts, one explains and one asks" makes a conversation. "Only the part I need for tomorrow's meeting" makes a briefing. Lissin writes a script. It won't read your text aloud word for word unless you ask.
Use a file when it's too long
Save it as a PDF or a Word file and upload it on Plus or Pro. The article page covers links. The PDF page covers files. If a page is behind a login, paste the text you can already see. Lissin can't sign in for you.
At a glance
- Pasted text
- 8,000 characters, instructions included, on any plan
- Longer text
- A PDF or Word upload. Plus is 3 files a week, Pro is 25
- Speakers
- One narrator, or two
- Where it plays
- The iPhone app, or a link you can open in a browser
Hear what comes out
Shows already published on Lissin, free to play in the browser.
Questions
- How do I turn text into a podcast?
- Paste it into Create in the iPhone app and say what the episode should do. There's no form on the website that does this by itself.
- What's the character limit?
- 8,000 characters, about 1,300 words, and your instructions are part of that. Past that, upload a PDF or a Word file on Plus or Pro.
- Can I start from notes?
- Yes, on any plan. Say if the episode should stay inside the notes or fill gaps from the web. If you're revising a course, the lecture-notes page goes further.
- Will it read my text word for word?
- Only if you ask. Otherwise you get a shorter script, written to be spoken. If you need every sentence as written, use a text-to-speech reader.
- Is pasting free?
- Yes. Pasting is on the free plan: 50 minutes a week, episodes up to 10 minutes. Uploads and transcripts need Plus or Pro.
- Can I make it on Android?
- No. You paste it on iPhone, and the phone needs iOS 26 or later. There's no iPad app.
What this does not do
The paste stops at 8,000 characters, and your instructions count. Longer text needs a file upload on Plus or Pro. The episode interprets what you pasted, so check a quote before you repeat it. You make it on iPhone, iOS 26 or later. There's no iPad app, no Android app, and no RSS feed.
Sources
Make your own show, or hear a sample
Make a show from your topic or documents in the Lissin iPhone app (iOS 26 or later). Or listen to public shows in the web player without installing the app.
Last reviewed October 27, 2026 by Lissin Editorial.