Apple Podcast Transcription

Open the episode in Apple Podcasts, tap Share, and copy the episode link (it includes a ?i= episode identifier). Paste it into Castmagic and we resolve the audio and return a full transcript with timestamps and speaker labels in minutes.

It does, but they only exist inside the Apple Podcasts app — you can't export, edit, or download them, they have no speaker labels, and they're limited to certain languages and episodes. Castmagic gives you a downloadable, editable transcript plus AI-generated show notes, summaries, and content you can publish anywhere.

No. Castmagic can transcribe any publicly-available Apple Podcasts episode, whether it is your show or someone else's. You only need the public episode link.

Yes — Castmagic uses state-of-the-art speech-to-text models that typically exceed 95% accuracy on clear podcast audio, with proper punctuation, paragraph breaks, and speaker attribution for multi-host or interview episodes.

Yes. Castmagic uses speaker diarisation to label each voice — host, co-host, and guests. Speaker IDs are inferred from voice signatures, and you can rename them in the Castmagic editor after transcription.

Yes. After transcription, Castmagic generates publish-ready show notes — episode summary, key topics with timestamps, guest bio, resources mentioned, and pull-quotes — in plain text or markdown, ready to paste into Apple Podcasts Connect or any host.

No. Episodes behind an Apple Podcasts subscription or paid channel require account-level access to Apple's protected audio, which Castmagic doesn't have. Only public episodes can be transcribed.

Castmagic has a free tier so you can transcribe an episode and try the full workflow. Regular use — multiple episodes, longer runtimes, and AI-generated content — is available on paid plans.