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Recast

ATTN: Auditory learners, multitaskers, audiobook fiends, podcast fans, screen-time savers, and AI early adopters.

Recast is an iOS app and browser tool that uses the power of AI voice to transform long articles on the web into podcasts and rich audio summaries, so you can consume your Read Later list in a more engaging way. The Pro version even generates a personal RSS feed for you, so you can access your recasts from your favorite podcast app.

Legal Lullabies

Can’t sleep? We’ll bet you’re out like a light after 10 minutes of listening to an actor softly reading Instagram’s Terms of Service, which you could probably use a refresher on anyway. It’s kind of like a relaxing podcast to have on in the background while you work, too. There’s even a version for TikTok. No promise that your dreams won’t be weird after this, though.

SnapTik

Gotta turn that TikTok into a Reel? If you don’t have the original file, you’re working with a watermarked video, which is not only a little sloppy but probably bad news for the algorithm. Use a browser tool like SnapTik to download a watermark-free version of your video (or any video) and you’re in business. It’s lightning quick — you just need a URL.

Gen Z Music Lineup

Google’s new ad tool is designed to help you connect with 18- to 24-year-olds, who are “shaping the zeitgeist” as we speak. Google uses frequently refreshed YouTube data to package trending songs and music videos together, so you can inject your brand into the ever-evolving hype.

Circleback

You know how you try to be present at work meetings by taking comprehensive notes, but instead you end up trailing 15 seconds behind and missing the important stuff?

Circleback is an AI-powered transcription tool that automatically joins your Google Meet, Teams meeting, Zoom, etc. It quickly generates a surprisingly accurate and searchable transcription of your meeting. Plus, you can request a summary or ask Circleback questions like “What is the deadline for this deliverable?”

Maybe try “Couldn’t this meeting have been an email?”

Docs Online Viewer

Is your Downloads folder a graveyard of PDFs you thought you needed? Same. This Chrome extension puts a little cloud icon next to PDFs in your SERPs, allowing you to view them directly from your browser. No downloads. No email signups required to view.

GoFullPage

This little Chrome extension lets you capture an entire SERP in one screenshot, so you can reference and compare results over time, create before-and-afters, test results for different users and devices, and any other application you can think of.

Copy Selected Links

This Chrome (and Firefox) extension comes in handy when your spreadsheet has a column for linked article titles, but you want to add a column with the full URLs, too. Typically, you’d need to right-click and copy each URL into a new cell, but Copy Selected Links lets you do this all in one step.

Vimeo One-Take Video Editor

Vimeo’s new features include an AI-powered script generator that works in seconds (just supply a prompt, duration, and tone), a built-in teleprompter, and a text-based video editor to save you time in post. Delete your ums and ahs and edit clips all via text. For those of us who are too busy to fuss about sound mixing, you know?