Tider

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Two barsScore 5.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

Tider is ranked #18 of 23 in AI podcast generators on Freedom251. It runs on iOS, Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.

Tider plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free Unlimited on-device podcasts and summaries · Unlimited cloud audiobooks · PDF, DOCX, and URL uploads · RSS and URL sources · Saved plans stored locally tider.studio · 5 Oct 2026

Pro Sync Not published Subscribe in the Tider iOS app Cloud sync of saved plans across Mac and iPhone · Everything in Free tider.studio · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on AI podcast generators

Free plan: Yes
Host dialogue: Yes
Source imports: PDF, DOCX, URLs, RSS feeds

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The record

What it does: Tider turns PDFs, articles, and personal documents into podcast-style audio on Mac or iPhone, with audiobooks generated in the cloud.
On-device generation: Podcasts and summaries are generated on-device and can work offline after the language and voice models are downloaded.
Document input: Users can add PDFs, DOCX files, URLs, or RSS feeds as sources.
Podcast formats: Tider supports a single narrator or a two-person host-and-guest conversation.
Customization: Users can set the narrator persona, audience, tone, pacing, and focus areas.
Audio sources: Users can subscribe to RSS feeds or URLs, which Tider crawls and converts into an audio queue.
Privacy: Tider says documents, generated scripts, and generated audio are processed and stored locally and are not uploaded to its servers.
Cloud exception: Audiobooks are generated on Tider's servers; Pro cloud sync stores saved plans, while documents and audio are not synced or uploaded.
Account data: Tider says it receives an email address when a user creates an account or enables Pro cloud sync, and says it holds no personal data if the user never signs in.
Third-party services: Model files are downloaded from Hugging Face, and Apple handles iOS payments and subscription management.
Support: Tider lists [email protected] for questions about Tider or Pro.
Availability: The site lists downloads for macOS, Linux, and iPhone.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best AI Podcast Generators in 2026#18 of 23

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Sources

tider.studio· checked 5 Oct 2026
tider.studio/pricing· checked 5 Oct 2026
tider.studio/privacy· checked 5 Oct 2026