Use case · Obsidian
Apple Podcasts to Obsidian straight as Markdown.
Free · 2 episodes/day, up to 45 minutes each.
How it works
- 01
Subscribe a show or transcribe single episodes
Paste the Apple Podcasts URL into podscribie. Follow the show to auto-transcribe new episodes, or pick individual ones from the show page.
- 02
Bulk-export as Markdown
From your Library, select episodes → Export. You get a .zip with one .md file per episode. Each file includes YAML frontmatter (title, show, date, duration, tags) so Obsidian's Properties panel works automatically.
- 03
Drop into your vault
Unzip into a Podcasts/ folder inside your vault. Obsidian indexes them instantly. Use Dataview to query by show, date, or speaker. Use [[wikilinks]] to connect quotes to your project notes.
What you get
- YAML frontmatter so Obsidian Properties just work
- Episode metadata (show, date, duration, tags) pre-filled
- Speaker labels survive — “Naval:”, not “Speaker 1:”
- Inline timestamps for citing back to specific moments
- Compatible with Dataview, Templater, and the Tag pane
- Works on iOS Obsidian via iCloud sync — no Mac required
Frequently asked
What does the YAML frontmatter look like?+
Each transcript file starts with a fenced YAML block: title, show, author, episode_url, published_date, duration_min, and tags (auto-generated from the AI summary's topic list). Obsidian's Properties panel reads these directly.
Can I template the export format?+
Studio plan customers can configure a Markdown template — frontmatter fields, paragraph format, timestamp style — once per workspace. Free/Pro use the default which most Obsidian users find solid.
Will Dataview pick up my podcast transcripts?+
Yes. Each file's frontmatter (`show`, `published_date`, `duration_min`, `tags`) is queryable by Dataview. Common pattern: TABLE show, duration_min FROM "Podcasts" WHERE published_date >= date(today) - dur(7 days).
How do I copy from Apple Podcasts directly without this?+
Apple's built-in transcript copy is iPhone-only and caps at ~200 words per selection. To copy a 90-minute episode you'd manually select 150+ times. There's a Sonoma-era Mac trick reading the local cache file, but it broke after macOS 14.4 and only worked for episodes you'd already played.
What about Spotify-only podcasts?+
Most shows on Spotify also publish RSS — paste the RSS or Apple Podcasts link and we'll resolve it. True Spotify-exclusives can't be transcribed because Spotify doesn't expose audio publicly.
Try it on a show you actually listen to
Two free transcripts a day, forever. No credit card.
Free · 2 episodes/day, up to 45 minutes each.