Ad-block for podcasts. Create an ad-free RSS feed.
Overview
Podly uses Whisper and Chat GPT to remove ads from podcasts.
How To Run
You have a few options to get started:
- quick and easy setup in the cloud, follow our Railway deployment guide.
- Use this if you want to share your Podly server with others.
- Run Locally:
- For local development and customization,
- see our beginner's guide for running locally.
- Use this for the most cost-optimal & private setup.
- Join The Preview Server:
- pay what you want (limited sign ups available)
How it works:
- You request an episode
- Podly downloads the requested episode
- Whisper transcribes the episode
- LLM labels ad segments
- Podly removes the ad segments
- Podly delivers the ad-free version of the podcast to you
Cost Breakdown
Monthly cost breakdown for 5 podcasts
| Cost | Hosting | Transcription | LLM |
|---|---|---|---|
| free | local | local | local |
| $2 | local | local | remote |
| $5 | local | remote | remote |
| $10 | public (railway) | remote | remote |
| Pay What You Want | preview server | n/a | n/a |
| $5.99/mo | https://zeroads.ai/ | production fork of podly |
Contributing
See contributing guide for local setup & contribution instructions.