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I built Linkcast to solve a personal pain: I was drowning in articles each week and struggling to figure out which ones were worth my time. I wanted a fast way to get the gist of each article, without spending hours reading.

Linkcast turns any article into a 1-minute audio summary, so you can listen while commuting, working out, or doing chores.

Features:

- Converts any article into a short, spoken summary (~1 minute)

- No sign-up or credit card needed to get started

- Costs ~1¢ per article (you get $1 in free credits to try it out)

Tech stack:

- Python + Django + HTMX

- Groq's Llama3 for summarization

- Google TTS for audio

- UI help via Claude 3.7 Sonnet :)

Would love your feedback, bug reports, and ideas for improvement!