How To Turn Articles into Audio PlayLists on Chrome Browser

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Written By Larious

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Last Updated on September 27, 2020 by Larious


Well, there could be multiple reasons why you want to convert an article into audio. Maybe you don’t have enough time to read all those lengthy articles, or you just want to be more productive. Whatever might be the reason, you can easily convert articles into audio playlists in the Chrome browser.

Recently, we found a useful Google Chrome extension that turns articles into an audio playlist. The Chrome extension is called Podcastle, and it can help you in multiple ways.

What is Podcastle?

Well, PodCastle is a Google Chrome extension to convert text news/articles to a podcast. It’s basically a text-to-speech converter, but it uses artificial intelligence to convert news, articles, and blogposts into audio podcasts.

The chrome extension plays the audio output in a human-like voice. PodCastle Chrome extension looks like a music player, and it works across all tabs.

Another best thing about PodCastle is its ability to create playlists. For every article you add, it creates a playlist and adds them to a queue. You can queue articles and listen to them one by one.

Steps To Turn Articles into Audio PlayLists on Chrome

Now that you are well aware of Podcastle, it’s time to install the extension on the Chrome browser. So, let’s check out how to turn articles into Audio Playlists in the Chrome browser.

Step 1. First of all, open this link on your web browser.

Podcastle extension page
Podcastle extension page

Step 2. Now on the extension page, click on the ‘Add to Chrome’ button.

Click on the 'Add to Chrome' buttonClick on the 'Add to Chrome' button
Click on the ‘Add to Chrome’ button

Step 3. Next, click on the ‘Add Extension’ button.

Click on the 'Add Extension' buttonClick on the 'Add Extension' button
Click on the ‘Add Extension’ button

Step 4. Once done, you will see the Podcastle icon in the extension bar.

Podcastle icon in the extension barPodcastle icon in the extension bar
Podcastle icon in the extension bar

Step 5. Now open the article which you want to convert, and click on the Podcastle icon.

Step 6. From the menu that appears, click on the ‘Convert to Podcast’ option.

Click on the 'Convert to Podcast' optionClick on the 'Convert to Podcast' option
Click on the ‘Convert to Podcast’ option

Step 7. You can start listening to the article right away.

The audio formatThe audio format
The audio format

Step 8. You can add more articles to the queue. For that, open the article that you want to convert and click on the ‘Convert to Podcast’ button.

Step 9. The article will be added to the queue list.

The queue listThe queue list
The queue list

That’s it! You are done. This is how you can turn articles into audio playlists on the Chrome browser.

So, that’s how you can turn articles into audio playlists in the Chrome browser. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends also. If you have any doubts related to this, let us know in the comment box below.

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