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Tider

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Spec score 7.3 #20 of 23 in AI Podcast Generators

What it is

Tider turns PDFs, articles, and personal documents into podcast-style audio on Mac or iPhone; it also makes audiobooks in the cloud. Sources can include PDFs, DOCX files, URLs, and RSS feeds. Episodes can use a single narrator or a host-and-guest format, with controls for narrator persona, audience, tone, pacing, and focus areas. Podcasts and summaries are generated on-device and can work offline after the language and voice models have been downloaded. Tider can also follow RSS feeds and URLs, crawl them, and convert them into an audio queue. Its Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries, unlimited cloud audiobooks, source imports, and plans saved locally. Audiobooks are generated on Tider’s servers. Tider says documents, scripts, and generated audio are processed and stored locally rather than uploaded; Pro cloud sync stores saved plans across Mac and iPhone, not documents or audio. Downloads are listed for macOS, Linux, and iPhone. Tider says it receives an email address when a user creates an account or enables Pro cloud sync, and holds no personal data if the user never signs in.

Spec sheet

What it does
Tider turns PDFs, articles, and personal documents into podcast-style audio on Mac or iPhone, with audiobooks generated in the cloud.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Privacy
Tider says documents, generated scripts, and generated audio are processed and stored locally and are not uploaded to its servers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Support
Tider lists [email protected] for questions about Tider or Pro.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Account data
Tider says it receives an email address when a user creates an account or enables Pro cloud sync, and says it holds no personal data if the user never signs in.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Audio sources
Users can subscribe to RSS feeds or URLs, which Tider crawls and converts into an audio queue.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Availability
The site lists downloads for macOS, Linux, and iPhone.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Cloud exception
Audiobooks are generated on Tider's servers; Pro cloud sync stores saved plans, while documents and audio are not synced or uploaded.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Customization
Users can set the narrator persona, audience, tone, pacing, and focus areas.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Document input
Users can add PDFs, DOCX files, URLs, or RSS feeds as sources.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
On-device generation
Podcasts and summaries are generated on-device and can work offline after the language and voice models are downloaded.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Podcast formats
Tider supports a single narrator or a two-person host-and-guest conversation.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Third-party services
Model files are downloaded from Hugging Face, and Apple handles iOS payments and subscription management.Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio

Plans and prices

Free Free Unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries · Unlimited cloud audiobooks · PDF, DOCX, and URL uploads · RSS and URL sources · Saved plans stored locally Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio
Pro Sync Priced on request Subscribe in the Tider iOS app Cloud sync of saved plans across Mac and iPhone · Everything in Free Read 5 Oct 2026 · tider.studio

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports PDF, DOCX, URL, and RSS sources.
  • Offers solo narration or host-and-guest dialogue.
  • On-device podcasts and summaries can work offline.
  • Free plan includes unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries.

Limits

  • Audiobooks are generated on Tider’s servers.
  • Pro cloud sync stores saved plans, not documents or audio.
  • Offline generation requires downloaded language and voice models.

Who it suits

Tider suits people who want to listen to documents or web sources as narrated audio, with control over the format and delivery. Its offline on-device generation may also suit listeners who download the required language and voice models in advance.

Verdict

Tider supports configurable audio from documents and feeds, with local podcast generation and a separate cloud audiobook path. Note the cloud exception for audiobooks and the limits of what Pro sync stores.

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