Show HN: I built a service for generating summaries of any podcast
snipcast.io
Around a year ago, I had the idea of using generative AI to automatically create notes from podcasts, so that it would be easier to resurface stuff I had listened to in the past.
I spent a few weeks creating an MVP by combining OpenAI Whisper with an LLM pipeline, and it worked surprisingly well. In just a few minutes, the tool could generate written summaries of pretty much any podcast.
I dubbed it Snipcast, and I've added a lot of features and improvements since then. You can now use it with any major podcast platform (Spotify, Youtube, Apple, etc.), get timestamps in the summaries, access full transcripts, and even upload your own audio files for summarization.
In March this year I launched a subscription tier, which right now has 50 paying users. It has been really cool going all the way from an idea in my head to a full product that some people actually want to pay for :D
If this sounds interesting, Snipcast is free to try, with no registration required. I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback!