Free tool · For hosts
Podcast Description Generator
Say who your show is for, what it covers and what a listener leaves with, and get a show description with three ways to open it. Interview shows get the line that tells guests who you book and where to pitch. It checks the first sentence, the opening and Apple’s length limit, and it checks a description you already have. No sign-up, no AI, nothing stored.
The listener, as they would describe themselves.
The subject, in a listener's words, not a category name.
A phrase that finishes “You leave with…”.
Specific enough that the right guest recognises themselves.
For a co-hosted show, both names: “Dana and Sam”.
Starts with “who” or a role. Printed after your name.
A link starting https:// or an email address. Adds the guest line.
Not printed: apps show it right above the description. Used by the checker.
The person it is for sees themselves in the first words.
For [who it's for]: [what a listener leaves with]. Each episode, [your name] sits down with [who you interview] to talk about [what it covers]. You leave with [what a listener leaves with].
One line: For [who it's for]: [what a listener leaves with].
Fill in who it’s for and what it covers, and the checks run.
Nothing is sent or saved: this runs entirely in your browser, and every word in the description is one you typed or a fixed joining phrase.
Description done? Put the show where guests look
A free host account lists your show with the guest topics you want, lets you search guest profiles by topic and invite the ones who fit. Free to join.
Check the description you have
Paste your current show description. The same checks run on it: the opening, the first sentence’s length, a keyword list and Apple’s limit. Put the show name in the box above to check whether the opening spends the preview on it.
How it works
- 1
Say who it is for and what it covers
In the listener's words, not a category name.
- 2
Pick the opening line
The first sentence is the preview, so choose the one that carries the point.
- 3
Copy the description, or check the one you have
Paste it into Apple Podcasts Connect, Spotify for Creators or your hosting platform.
How 385 podcasts open their descriptions
We read the show description in each directory show’s own RSS feed. These are established shows that book guests, so this is what the description of a working show looks like, not a rule. The median first sentence is 110 characters (of 383 we could measure whole), and about one in four runs past 150, so the point lands after the preview has already been cut.
Descriptions as published in each show's feed, with hosting-platform boilerplate and links removed. A first sentence ends at the first full stop, question or exclamation mark, or line break; the length is measured where the whole sentence was readable.
| What the opening does | Shows | Share |
|---|---|---|
| First sentence longer than 150 characters | 101 | 26% |
| Opens with “Welcome to”, “This podcast is” or similar | 42 | 11% |
| Opens with the show's own name | 39 | 10% |
What the checker flags
Each check names a cost; none rewrites your words. The one hard limit is Apple’s. The preview length is a guide figure from a dated test, because apps change how much they show.
| Check | The rule |
|---|---|
| A filler opening | Starts with “Welcome to”, “This podcast is”, “Hi” or similar, which spends the preview on nothing |
| A long first sentence | Over 150 characters. In February 2020, Pacific Content saw Spotify cut at 120 and Apple Podcasts at 150 |
| The show's name first | The app prints the name right above, so the next words have to carry the point |
| A keyword list | Six or more short comma-separated terms, a run of hashtags, or a “Keywords:” line |
| Apple Podcasts length | Up to 4,000 bytes for the show description, counted in bytes |
| The guest line (interview shows) | Says who you book and where to pitch, with a link or an email address |
The line guests read
A guest deciding whether to pitch reads your description before anything else, and it ships with every episode on every app. Our guide on how to get guests to pitch your podcast measures what a guest can see in a show’s feed, and saying the format in the description is the cheapest fix on its list. When the pitches start arriving, the guide to vetting a podcast guest covers which ones to say yes to.
Frequently asked questions
How long should a podcast description be?+
Long enough to say who it is for, what it covers and what a listener gets, which is two or three short paragraphs for most shows. What matters most is the first sentence, because most apps show a line or two before "more": in a February 2020 test Pacific Content found Spotify cut a show description at 120 characters and Apple Podcasts at 150. Across the 383 shows in our directory whose first sentence we could measure, the median first sentence is 110 characters.
What is the character limit for a podcast description?+
Apple Podcasts accepts a show description of up to 4,000 bytes. For plain English text a byte is a character; accented letters, curly quotes and emoji take two to four bytes each, which is why a description can pass a character count and still be over. The meter under the generator counts bytes.
What should a podcast description include?+
Who the show is for, what it covers, what a listener leaves with, who hosts it and why they are worth hearing, and how often episodes come out. An interview show should also say who it books and where to pitch: a guest reads the description before deciding to write, and one sentence decides whether the pitches you get fit.
Should my podcast description start with the show's name?+
It does not have to. Apps print the show's name directly above the description, so opening with it spends part of the preview on words the listener has just read. 39 of the 385 shows in our directory (10%) open with their own name, and it works when the next few words carry the point.
Should I put keywords in my podcast description?+
Use the words a listener would search for, inside real sentences: the subject, the audience and, for an interview show, the kind of guest. Avoid a list of keywords. Listeners skim past it, and Apple's podcast guidelines warn against keyword lists meant to game podcast search.
Is this podcast description generator free, and does it use AI?+
It is free with no sign-up, and it does not use a language model. It arranges the words you type into a show description, in your browser: nothing you type is sent to a server or stored.
