What SUN does with your PDF
SUN reads the file you attach and builds the episode on it, so the hosts discuss your document rather than the topic in general. They walk through the key ideas in an order that builds and explain the hard parts, and if something is still unclear, you can ask SUN while you listen. Attach several files and SUN combines them into one episode. Word documents, slides, text files and photos work the same way.
Ask for the episode you need
The prompt in the composer is a starting point. Change it to say who the episode is for and what you need from it:
- "A 10-minute recap of the findings, for someone who hasn't read the paper."
- "Walk me through the methods section. I'm new to statistics."
- "One host, 30 minutes, chapter 4 as a lecture."
- "Only the parts on pricing, in plain English."
The length, the number of hosts, the voices and the language are also in the composer's menus.
What people turn into podcasts
A research paper you need to understand before a meeting. A textbook chapter the night before an exam, heard on the way in. A 60-page report that becomes a 15-minute brief for the commute. A contract, a manual or a policy you would otherwise skim.
Podcast or audiobook?
A podcast explains your PDF in conversation and leaves out what does not matter. If you want it read to you rather than discussed, choose Audiobook: PDF to audiobook.
Common questions
How long should the episode be?
Fifteen minutes covers a paper's argument and findings. For a chapter or a long report, ask for 30 minutes, or choose Audio Course and SUN splits it into lessons.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Play it here or in the SUN app on iOS and Android, and pick up where you left off on any device.
Is it free?
Your first hour of generation is free. After that, Premium monthly or yearly, or pay as you go. Plans and pricing
Starting from a topic instead of a file? SUN's AI podcast generator makes an episode from one sentence. Notes or pasted text: turn notes into a podcast.
