( Alternatives )
An Alitu alternative for editors who want the controls
Alitu’s pitch is automation: upload the recording and let the machine assemble the episode. Cast’s pitch is control that stays fast: you see every filler before it is cut, every pause before it is shortened, and every cleanup has a dial — because the machine’s taste is not always yours.
At a glance
| Alitu | Cast | |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Automation-first: the tool decides | Control-first: one click, but you see what it does |
| Text editing | Transcript features are secondary | The transcript is the editor |
| Cleanup | Auto-applied processing | Strength dial, Off included, original untouched |
| Music | Library of tracks | Generated per episode, ducks itself, license record (Plus/Max) |
| Hosting | Built-in hosting and publishing | None, on purpose — no RSS lock-in, any host |
| Export | Publish from inside | Platform loudness presets, stems, captions, chapters |
If you want hosting and hands-off assembly, Alitu fits
Alitu bundles hosting and publishing, and for a show that wants one subscription and no decisions, that bundle is the product. Cast deliberately does not host: no RSS, no lock-in — you leave with a host-ready bundle and upload it anywhere.
Where control earns its keep
Automated cleanup fails silently: a clipped word here, a flattened pause there, and you only find out from a listener. Cast’s cleanup is one click with the evidence visible — every cut listed, snapped to quiet points, reversible from Recent edits — and the music is made for the episode instead of picked from a pile, with a license record shipping in the export.
- See every cut before and after
- Dialled cleanup, not baked
- Generated music + license record
- Host anywhere — no lock-in
FAQ
01What does editing by transcript look like?
Select any run of words in the Voice Editor and a menu appears. You can delete them (the audio is cut and the gap closes), ignore them (the audio is muted, the timing stays), correct the wording, mark a chapter, assign a speaker, or copy and paste words elsewhere.
Read more →02Can Cast publish my podcast for me?
Cast finishes the episode; your host distributes it. Cast is deliberately host-agnostic — no RSS, no lock-in — and the file it hands you is already normalized to the target platform's loudness, so it drops into any podcast host without a re-master.
Read more →03Is the music licensed for commercial use?
Yes — music you generate in Cast comes with a commercial license on Plus and Max, and every export made on those plans carries its own license record. Free music is only free until a platform, a client or a rights holder asks where it came from; here you have the answer on file. (Free and Lite have no commercial license, and music you upload yourself is yours to clear.)
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