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# Turn your Nikola blog into a podcast
- URL: https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/nikola-netcasting-plugin/
- Published: 2014-05-26T20:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-23T22:14:52.000Z
- Description: Plugin uses open-source text-to-speech syntheses to automatically generate a podcast from your Nikola-powered blog posts.
- Author: Daniel Aleksandersen
- Tags: Podcasts, Nikola

I’ve had my very own podcast (netcast) for a few weeks now. You may even be listening to this blog post if you discovered my podcast through one of the many podcast directories on the Web.

Nikola version 7, [released ten days ago](https://getnikola.com/blog/nikola-v700-released.html?ref=ctrl.blog), is required to use my new [Speech Synthesized Netcast plug-in](https://plugins.getnikola.com/v7/speechsynthesizednetcast/?ref=ctrl.blog). The plug-in will automatically record a text-to-speech synthesized version of each post in a [Nikola](https://getnikola.com/?ref=ctrl.blog) powered blog. The recordings will be available in a variety of audio formats and included in an RSS feed.

The reading quality isn’t perfect but it’s understandable. Proper nouns, name, and trademarks will cause the most problems. The text-to-speech synthesizer used in the plug-in is powered by [Espeak](https://espeak.sourceforge.net/?ref=ctrl.blog).

Multilingual sites are also supported, and each post will be read in an approximation of the language dialect. Introductions and outros can be configured for each language.

### How can I get my own podcast?

Assuming your blog is powered by Nikola, you can use my new plug-in:

1. Upgrade to Nikola version 7.0
2. Run nikola install\_plugin speechsynthesizednetcast
3. Run nikola build as usual

There’s a little bit more to it if you want to change things up. However, this is the bare minimum for what is required assuming you’ve all the necessary software. The plug-in will inform you if you are missing something. There are no weird software dependencies; all should be available in every Linux distribution.

Review the available [documentation and configuration options](https://plugins.getnikola.com/v7/speechsynthesizednetcast/?ref=ctrl.blog) in the Nikola pug-in repository.