Aludel
Free
Everything you need to ship an episode, locally.
The whole pipeline works for free, forever, on your own machine. Pro adds cloud voices and models, every language, and production tools — for a one-time price, not a subscription.
Free
Everything you need to ship an episode, locally.
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Pay what you want (including nothing) during the beta.
Prefer the terminal? aludel-cli enforces the same Free/Pro gate and one license, shared with the app.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Content types | ||
| Podcast / two-voice conversation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Summary (single voice) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audiobook (full reading) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pipeline & import | ||
| Full six-stage pipeline | ✓ | ✓ |
| Files (.txt, .md, .html, .pdf), URL, pasted text | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-split books into chapters (experimental) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Script | ||
| Editable script before synthesis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Default per-type prompts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom prompt templates | — | ✓ |
| Editorial options (tone, length) | — | ✓ |
| Languages | ||
| English | ✓ | ✓ |
| 8 more languages (see below) | — | ✓ |
| Models (LLM) | ||
| Ollama — local, offline, free | ✓ | ✓ |
| Osaurus — local, offline, free (Apple Silicon) | ✓ | ✓ |
| OpenRouter — free models | ✓ | ✓ |
| OpenAI, Anthropic | — | ✓ |
| Voices (TTS) | ||
| Piper — local, offline, free | ✓ | ✓ |
| OpenRouter TTS — many models, some free | ✓ | ✓ |
| ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS | — | ✓ |
| Mix & export | ||
| Loudness-normalized mix, clip reuse | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spoken (voice) intro / outro | ✓ | ✓ |
| Music intro / outro & background bed | — | ✓ |
| MP3 export | ✓ | ✓ |
| WAV & OGG export | — | ✓ |
| Distribution | ||
| Distribution channels — publish to your own server (SFTP / rsync / FTPS) | — | ✓ |
| Podcast RSS feeds (Apple / Spotify ready) & generated cover art | — | ✓ |
| Projects & privacy | ||
| Projects | 1 | Unlimited |
| Reusable presets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Runs fully offline · no account | ✓ | ✓ |
Aludel writes and speaks the podcast in 9 languages, decoupled from the input. Free covers English; Pro unlocks the rest.
Download Aludel and run the full pipeline locally at no cost. Upgrade to Pro anytime from Settings — pay what you want, including free, during the beta.