# Castmagic

> Turn long-form audio and video recordings into written content assets.

Castmagic is an AI content repurposing platform for podcasters, marketers, and creators. It transcribes audio and video files or links with speaker labels and generates show notes, newsletters, LinkedIn posts, and image carousels. It also includes an interactive chat tool and an MCP connector to query your entire media archive with Claude.

Website: https://castmagic.io/

## What it is for

- Turn podcast episodes or YouTube videos into show notes, blog posts, and newsletters
- Extract social media snippets, LinkedIn drafts, and carousels from recorded webinars
- Query past audio archives and client interviews using semantic search or Claude MCP

## Features

- URL import supporting YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Reels, Loom, and RSS feeds
- Speaker-labelled, timestamped transcription in 60+ languages
- Pre-built prompt templates for show notes, quotes, summaries, and social posts
- Magic Chat for conversing directly with specific transcripts or your entire library
- Studio tool for generating captioned vertical clips and swipeable carousels
- Multi-brand workspaces with custom brand voice training and approval workflows
- Claude Model Context Protocol (MCP) and REST API integration

## Pricing

Paid plans with a free trial available

## Details

- Type: Web app
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web, API
- For: Podcasters, content marketers, YouTube creators, and marketing agencies
- Alternative to: Descript, CapSho, Podcastle
- Tags: audio, video, transcription, podcasting, repurposing, content marketing

## Why it was saved

- [@nomadatoast, 20 May 2024](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7MHpVvtrtG/): Saves hours of manual listening and drafting by extracting insights, key takeaways, and social media copy directly from YouTube links, audio files, or RSS feeds.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Descript](https://xiry.app/alternatives/descript.md)

## Related

- [quso.ai](https://xiry.app/resources/quso-ai): Turn long videos and podcasts into short, captioned social media clips (Web app, Freemium)
- [Descript](https://xiry.app/resources/descript): Text-based video and audio editor powered by AI transcription (Desktop app, Freemium)
- [2short.ai](https://xiry.app/resources/2short-ai): Turn long YouTube videos into short clips with AI face tracking. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Auphonic](https://xiry.app/resources/auphonic): Automated audio post-production web service for speech leveling and noise reduction. (Web app, Freemium)
- [Auris AI](https://xiry.app/resources/auris-ai): AI speech-to-text platform for multilingual transcription, translation, and video subtitling (Web app, Freemium)
- [ElevenLabs Scribe](https://xiry.app/resources/elevenlabs-scribe): Speech-to-text API providing word-level timestamps and audio event tagging. (Web app, Freemium)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/castmagic

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