[Enhancement]: Add a feature to automatically transcribe and summarize podcasts #2995

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opened 2026-04-25 00:12:53 +02:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @monksy on GitHub (Sep 9, 2025).

Type of Enhancement

Server Backend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

This is an enhancement to the frontend and backend. Add support to automatically transcribe the podcast you're listening to and pass a prompt into that transcription.

For example prompt:

Please give 5-6 bullet points of what this podcast is about, please give a summary of the guest on the show, their background. Also please provide a list of action items that a person may be interested in.

This should help the listener to decide if they want to listen to this podcast. Also, the auto transcription would help for searching podcasts.

provide a key/api info endpoint. (Also Ollama/model or chatgpt api key support would be great) Similar features to this exist in Mealie.

Why would this be helpful?

It would be helpful from a search and find point of view and to help reviewing the podcast after listening to it and it would help when choosing a podcast to listen to.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

n/a

Audiobookshelf Server Version

current

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

No response

Originally created by @monksy on GitHub (Sep 9, 2025). ### Type of Enhancement Server Backend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement This is an enhancement to the frontend and backend. Add support to automatically transcribe the podcast you're listening to and pass a prompt into that transcription. For example prompt: Please give 5-6 bullet points of what this podcast is about, please give a summary of the guest on the show, their background. Also please provide a list of action items that a person may be interested in. This should help the listener to decide if they want to listen to this podcast. Also, the auto transcription would help for searching podcasts. provide a key/api info endpoint. (Also Ollama/model or chatgpt api key support would be great) Similar features to this exist in Mealie. ### Why would this be helpful? It would be helpful from a search and find point of view and to help reviewing the podcast after listening to it and it would help when choosing a podcast to listen to. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) n/a ### Audiobookshelf Server Version current ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-25 00:12:53 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Sep 9, 2025):

Built in transcription has been brought up a few times in other GitHub issues and on Discord.

More discussion in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2919 and https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1723

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Sep 9, 2025): Built in transcription has been brought up a few times in other GitHub issues and on Discord. More discussion in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/2919 and https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1723
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#2995