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Obsidian Notes To Podcast Feed

Converts Obsidian text notes into natural-sounding audio episodes and publishes them to a standard RSS feed for Apple and Spotify.

Verified 2026-07-07

Freelancer-ConsultantDeveloper-Engineering

What it does

Turn your Obsidian text notes into natural-sounding audio episodes that automatically publish to an RSS feed ready for Apple and Spotify. You simply write in Obsidian, and the agent handles generating the audio with OpenAI, storing files on Cloudinary, and delivering a compatible podcast feed.

How it works

When it runs: Triggered by an event · Manual · on webhook
How hands-off: Assists you, you do the final step
Setup: An afternoon · about an afternoon
Works with: Obsidian, OpenAI, Cloudinary, Google Sheets

Tools that fit

Services

Obsidian : Source notes via webhook

Cloudinary : Audio storage and attachment

Google Sheets : Podcast metadata management

LLM

OpenAI : Text to audio conversion

Watch out for

Obsidian webhooks may fire multiple times for a single save event so implement idempotency checks or debounce logic in your serverless function.
OpenAI TTS can struggle with complex markdown syntax like bolding or italics so strip these formatting characters before sending the text to the audio model.
Cloudinary storage costs can escalate quickly if you do not set up lifecycle rules to delete temporary intermediate files after successful upload.
Apple Podcasts requires specific metadata standards for episode artwork and duration so validate your RSS feed against their guidelines before submission.

Seen in the wild

n8n: Obsidian Notes Read Aloud using AI: Available as a Podcast Feed template

Want this running in your business?

This is what I do. I design and build AI agents like this one, and keep them running. If you want it set up for your team instead of doing it yourself, get in touch.

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Who it's for

Built for freelancers and consultants juggling this across every client, not just one.

Developers can adapt this to their own repo or ticket queue with the same trigger and tools.

Frequently asked questions

Who is this for?

freelancers and consultants and developers and engineers, or anyone doing personal productivity work who wants this handled automatically rather than manually.

How long does it take to set up?

An afternoon: plan for about an afternoon to get it running end to end.

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