Listenbox

Your YouTube videos, in podcast apps

Import your channel or playlist, and keep publishing on YouTube. Listenbox hosts your recordings and brings new episodes to listeners on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast apps.

Import from YouTubeHow it works
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Keep publishing on YouTube. Reach podcast listeners.

  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Pocket Casts

Can new YouTube episodes reach Apple Podcasts and Spotify automatically?

Yes. Listenbox automatically imports and publishes new recordings from your public channel or playlist while its desktop app runs on an awake, online computer. Submit your audio RSS feed to Apple Podcasts and Spotify once and complete each platform’s approval. Those apps then check the feed for new episodes. Your hosted episodes and feed stay available when your computer is off.

  1. Link your channel or playlist

    Bring in recordings you have the rights to publish, without downloading and uploading each file yourself. Choose audio, video, or both for your podcast audience.

  2. Sync new recordings automatically

    Keep uploading or livestreaming on YouTube. The desktop app checks hourly and publishes each recording as it finishes importing. Saved livestreams can be imported after they end and YouTube makes them available to play.

  3. Submit your feed once

    Submit your public audio RSS feed to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast apps. After approval, newly published episodes reach those apps through the feed—no separate episode uploads or manual RSS editing.

Spotify uses your audio RSS feed; Apple Podcasts can also play video through a submitted video feed. Follow the YouTube import guide for installation, feed choices, and playback checks.

Choose where each episode starts

Keep publishing on YouTube, or upload original recordings to Listenbox. Both workflows use the same podcast, RSS feed, and existing directory listings.

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Keep publishing on YouTube
Your linked channel or playlist supplies the recordings. New episodes import automatically while the desktop app is running on an awake, online computer. If your computer sleeps or goes offline, or you quit the app, imports wait until syncing resumes. You do not need to start every import manually.
Upload original recordings to Listenbox
Have the original files? Upload them to Listenbox and review your episode before publishing. A connected YouTube destination can upload it to your channel after your approval, without a running desktop app. Follow the publishing workflow guide to choose or change direction.
Hosting in either workflow
Listenbox hosts your published media and feeds, includes a website for your podcast, and tracks downloads. Manage episodes with your team in the dashboard, or use the API and CLI.

Hear a real podcast on Listenbox

Explore The Geneva Learning Foundation’s published episodes, browser player, and public audio RSS feed. Open an episode and listen without an account.

Explore the live podcast
The Geneva Learning Foundation’s Listenbox podcast website, with a latest-episode button and an episode catalog.
The Geneva Learning Foundation’s podcast, hosted on Listenbox.

YouTube to podcast: your questions answered

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Can I turn a YouTube playlist into an Apple Podcasts video podcast?
Yes. Bulk import your public playlist as video, then submit its video RSS feed through Apple Podcasts Connect. Once Apple validates and approves your show, viewers can find it in the public directory and watch your video episodes inside Apple Podcasts. See Apple’s video RSS guidance and our video feed submission steps.
Does the hosting support byte-range requests?
Yes. Listenbox serves your feed and hosted media publicly, with HTTP HEAD and byte-range request support. Podcast apps can check files and request part of an episode for playback and seeking. These are part of Apple’s RSS feed requirements.
Can I publish video as well as audio?
Yes. A video podcast can offer hosted video and audio from the same recordings. Apple Podcasts can play video through a submitted video RSS feed. Spotify uses your audio RSS feed; hosted video does not automatically become native Spotify video. See the audio and video setup guide for the format and feed choices.
What if I want to check for a new recording sooner?
Choose Sync now in the desktop app once YouTube has finished processing the recording and it is available to play. This starts a check without waiting for the next hourly sync; it is optional, not a step you need for every episode. Pause any active YouTube publishing destination before returning to imports.
Which YouTube recordings can we import?
Use a public playlist or channel with recordings you have the rights to publish. Completed livestreams work once their recordings are available to play. If YouTube asks for sign-in or refuses a recording, the import guide explains how to continue.

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Your next YouTube episode can be a podcast, too

Link your channel or playlist, bring in your recordings, and keep new episodes coming through desktop sync.

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