pdf-to-podcast
The premium Open Source alternative to NotebookLM
🎯 Best for:Users needing to convert long-form documents into accessible, conversational audio formats.
What is pdf-to-podcast?
A self-hosted alternative to NotebookLM's audio overview feature. It uses LLMs to transform static PDF text into natural dialogue scripts and synthesizes them into multi-voice audio files.
Tech Stack
PythonAudio & Music Production
Why pdf-to-podcast?
- • Customizable dialogue scripts
- • Supports multiple TTS engines
- • Automated summarization
Limitations
- • Requires LLM API keys
- • High compute requirements
- • Variable audio quality
3/2/2026
Last Update
386
Forks
2
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on NotebookLM)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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