# Earcast - Listen to any article as a podcast

> Turn any article into a podcast episode. Listen in your favorite podcast player.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/earcast](https://chrome-stats.com/d/earcast)

## Overview

- **ID:** `earcast`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Earcast AI
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-13
- **First published:** 2026-02-26
- **Size:** 53 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/earcast/)
- **Website:** [https://earcast.ai](https://earcast.ai/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/earcast/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/earcast/privacy/)

## Description

For busy people who can never seem to get through their article backlog.

Simple, three-step process:

1️⃣ Submit an article. Use the browser extension to submit an article. One click is all it takes.
2️⃣ We convert it to audio. Natural-sounding speech optimized for long-form content.
3️⃣ Listen in your podcast app. Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts,or any podcast player you prefer.

Simple tools that fit into your daily routine:

📡 Personal podcast feed
Your own custom podcast feed that works with any podcast player. Subscribe once, listen forever.

🎙️ Natural-sounding audio
Optimized for long-form content. No robotic monotone, just clear narration.

🧩 Browser extension
One click from any article. See something worth reading? Send it to your ears instead.

🌎 Listen anywhere
Commute, exercise, cook. Now you can catch up on articles anytime.

## Rankings

- #80,654 — Overall
- #47 — listen
- #60 — article

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `scripting`

### Content script matches

- `*.earcast.ai`
- `earcast.ai`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension support email may not be valid

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/earcast)