Turn any PDF, EPUB, or manuscript into an ACX-spec audiobook. 200+ AI narrator voices across 200+ languages, paragraph-level editing with take history, M4B with chapter markers, free first regen per paragraph. Free tier ships publish-ready audio.
Free tier · No credit card · ACX-spec export · M4B with chapter markers
ElevenLabs has voices. NarrationBox has chapters. Speechify has reading. AudioPod has the full audiobook workflow — at a fraction of the price.
PDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT — chapters auto-detected from H1/H2 and 'Chapter N' patterns.
Realistic narrators across genres. Override the voice per paragraph for characters and dialogue.
192kbps MP3 CBR, 44.1kHz, -3dB peak, -23 to -18dB RMS, -60dB noise floor. Checked at export.
Toggle M4B at export and we package a chapterised M4B alongside per-chapter MP3s — Apple Books ready.
ACX, Spotify Audiobooks, Google Play Books, Kindle Vella — one master, four presets.
Fix mispronunciations or flat emphasis without re-billing the whole chapter.
How AudioPod stacks up against ElevenLabs, NarrationBox, Speechify, Murf, and Play.ht for long-form narration.
| Tool | Price | ACX Export | M4B + Chapters | Regen Policy | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AudioPod Audiobook Studio | From $20/mo (bundled) | Yes — RMS, peak, noise-floor verified | Yes — chapter markers included | Free first regen per paragraph | Full-quality, watermark-free |
| ElevenLabs | $22+/mo for book volume | Manual mastering required | MP3/WAV/FLAC only | 2 regens if text unchanged | 10K chars only |
| NarrationBox | Paid only | Yes | Unverified | Project-level only | Trial only |
| Speechify Audiobook | $24/mo (separate product) | Limited | MP3/WAV only | Project-level only | Watermarked |
| Murf / Play.ht | $23+/mo | Manual mastering required | MP3/WAV only | Limited | Watermarked |
Human narration: $200–$400 per finished hour. A 60K-word book runs $12,000–$24,000. AI changes the unit economics for self-published authors.
Narrator voices and tone recommendations tuned for your book's genre.
Free tier produces full-quality, watermark-free chapters. No credit card required.
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