Headliner
headliner.band
What it is
Headliner provides creators with tools for turning podcasts, YouTube videos, radio shows, blogs, and business content into audiograms, clips, captions, transcripts, edits, and promotional posts. Its video workflow generates and styles multiple captioned clips from video files, Zoom recordings, or YouTube videos. The Full Episode Wizard supports audiograms up to four hours, while Automations can create and share audiograms when a new podcast episode is released. Connected apps support social and YouTube posting plus imports from Zoom, Google Drive, and Canva. Headliner runs on Android, iOS, and the web, and also lists custom domains, tour-date publishing, mailing-list forms, video embedding, and merchandise links. Plans include Forever Free at free, Basic at $7.99 a year, and Pro at $19.99 a year; the stated paid starting price is $29.99/mo. One connected account per platform is supported. Paid-user content is not used to train machine-learning models; free-tier content may be used in aggregated or de-identified form.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Headliner is a managed artist website platform that keeps music, videos, tour dates and a smart bio synchronized with connected services.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Product
- Headliner provides creators tools to repurpose podcasts and YouTube videos, including audiograms, video clips, captions, transcription, editing, and promotion.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
- Intended users
- Headliner describes its creative tools as serving podcasters and creators repurposing podcasts, YouTube videos, radio shows, blogs, and business content.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
- Integrations
- Connected apps support social and YouTube posting and importing files from Zoom, Google Drive, and Canva.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
- Security
- The privacy policy says Headliner uses encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, and regular security reviews.Read 11 Oct 2026 · headliner.app
- Support
- Headliner directs users to [email protected] for help, and its Pro plan includes priority support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
- Headquarters
- Collingwood, Ontario, CanadaRead 28 Sep 2026 · headliner.band
- Maker
- The footer identifies Headliner as a product by Up North Creative, made in Canada.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- AI and privacy
- The privacy policy says paid-user content is not used to train machine-learning models, while free-tier content may be used in aggregated or de-identified form to improve systems and features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · headliner.app
- Always-live sync
- Spotify releases, YouTube videos and Bandsintown tour dates can update automatically without manual re-uploads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Analytics
- Headliner provides cookieless visitor statistics and supports connecting Google Analytics 4, Meta Pixel, Microsoft Clarity and TikTok analytics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Android app scope
- The Google Play listing describes automatic podcast clips, audiograms, 15–60-second or full-episode videos, three aspect ratios and sharing to major social networks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Auto-pilot
- Auto-pilot can follow a newest release, video background and cover-art colors while allowing selected release types and playlists.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Automations
- Its Automations can create and share audiograms to selected platforms when a new podcast episode is released.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
- Coming-soon integrations
- Apple Music, Instagram and TikTok connections are marked as coming soon on the official site.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Connected account limit
- Headliner currently supports one connected account per platform.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
- Custom domains
- Every plan includes a free headliner.band subdomain and the ability to connect a custom domain with HTTPS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Data ownership
- The product says domains, content and fan email addresses belong to the customer and can be exported to CSV.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Data retention
- After account deletion, content data may be retained for up to 24 months unless earlier deletion is requested.Read 11 Oct 2026 · headliner.app
- Design controls
- The dashboard supports six navigation styles, photo or looping-video backgrounds, curated fonts, manual or cover-derived colors, film grain and light or dark navigation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Fan capture
- Built-in signup forms create a dashboard mailing list with CSV export and an email notification for each signup.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Full episode limit
- The Full Episode Wizard supports audiograms up to four hours long.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
- Legal entity listing
- Crunchbase lists Headliner LLC as an active for-profit company with an 11–50 employee range and developer-API, software and mobile-app categories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
- Licence and self-hosting
- The opened official product and pricing pages do not state an open-source licence or provide a self-hosting option.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Limit: customization
- G2 reviewers report restricted template variety, basic text-animation customization and a need for more motion-graphics choices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Limit: mobile app workflow
- An Apple App Store reviewer says the mobile app lacks web templates, cannot name audiograms, makes time selection difficult and offers no post-creation audiogram editing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Limit: subtitle and interface workflow
- A G2 reviewer reports a ten-minute subtitle-generation limit, a confusing interface and two editors that make workflows unclear.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Mailing campaigns
- Users can write or schedule branded newsletters, view opens and clicks, and send with CAN-SPAM and CASL compliance features.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Maker development capabilities
- Up North Creative advertises custom development services including APIs and integrations, but the Headliner pages do not describe a public Headliner API or SDK.Read 15 Oct 2026 · upnorthcreative.ca
- Maker location
- Up North Creative lists Collingwood, Ontario as its location and describes itself as an independent web designer.Read 15 Oct 2026 · upnorthcreative.ca
- Merch integration
- Shopify products can be displayed on the artist site while Shopify handles checkout and inventory.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- No metered sends
- The pricing page says mailing campaigns have no per-send overage charge and plans can be cancelled anytime.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Notable update
- The Google Play listing reports an app update on September 9, 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Performance
- The service says sites are mobile-first, edge-served and include structured data, share images and Core Web Vitals optimization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Praise: ease and repurposing
- G2 reviewers repeatedly praise quick podcast-to-social-video repurposing, audiograms, templates and ease for users with limited editing skills.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Praise: media and editing
- GetApp users rate the media library 4.8 out of 5 and video editing 4.7 out of 5.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Press kit
- The platform includes a private electronic press kit with bios, photos, quotes, music, videos, downloads and booking contacts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Rating on Apple App Store
- 4.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Rating on G2
- 4.5 out of 5 from 6 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Rating on GetApp
- 4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Rating on Google Play
- 4.6 out of 5 from 9,280 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Roster management
- The Label tier provides one-login roster switching, editing on behalf of artists, aggregate analytics, pooled list and storage, team seats and unlimited artists.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Security claims
- Headliner states that sites use HTTPS, spam-protected forms, least-privilege access, continuous uptime and error monitoring, and daily backups.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Smart Bio
- The Smart Bio is a self-updating link-in-bio page on the artist’s own domain with releases, shows, links and mailing-list signup.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Spotlight
- A homepage Spotlight lets an artist feature a release, tour or drop using poster, slab, split or film layouts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Support model
- Rise includes standard support, Headline includes priority support, and Label includes priority plus direct support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · headliner.band
- Video clipping
- The video workflow can generate and style multiple captioned clips from video files, Zoom recordings, or YouTube videos.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learn.headliner.app
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Creates captioned clips from several video sources
- Automates audiograms for new podcast episodes
- Supports Android, iOS, and web
- Imports from Zoom, Google Drive, and Canva
- Forever Free plan is available
Limits
- One connected account per platform
- Free tier has one unwatermarked audiogram monthly
- Paid starting price is $29.99/mo
- Free-tier content may improve systems
Who it suits
Headliner suits podcasters and other creators repurposing long-form audio or video into social-ready clips and audiograms. Its publishing features also fit creators managing tour dates, mailing lists, and merchandise links.
Verdict
Headliner combines repurposing, captioning, transcription, and publishing workflows for creators. Its free and paid plans differ in output limits, while connected-account and content-use policies are important purchasing details.
Where Specifiction places it
- Music Website Builders#2 of 529.1