Headliner review

Headliner is a podcast-focused tool for turning audio and video episodes into promotional assets. It can create video clips, audio clips, audiograms, captions and transcripts, with options to share on YouTube and social platforms. It also offers blog recommendations and podcast promotion, though the published plan details focus mainly on creating and exporting media.

The basic workflow is to start with an episode, select a moment or format, then prepare it for sharing. Headliner supports podcast transcription in 100+ languages, and its video exports go up to 1080p. The limits depend on the plan: the free tier allows two hours of full-episode transcription a month, while Pro includes unlimited transcription and captions. That makes Headliner more relevant to podcasters who need recurring episode assets than to teams looking for a general-purpose video editor or broad marketing platform.

Headliner covers several common podcast promotion jobs in one product: clipping video, pulling audio sound bites, adding captions, making audiograms and transcribing episodes. That podcast-specific focus can reduce the need to piece together separate tools for each asset type. The listed support for transcription in 100+ languages is useful for shows with multilingual audiences.

The free plan provides a way to make and share audiograms, but it is not unlimited in every respect: it includes one unwatermarked audiogram a month, unlimited watermarked audiograms and two hours of full-episode transcription monthly. Basic is the lower-cost paid step, at $9.99 monthly or $7.99 per month billed annually, and adds 10 unwatermarked audiograms a month plus 1080p video exports up to 10 minutes.

Pro is the more practical fit for longer episodes. At $25.99 monthly or $19.99 per month billed annually, it lists unlimited unwatermarked videos, transcription and captions, plus 1080p exports up to two hours. Both paid plans list 10GB of video uploads.

The free plan has meaningful restrictions if you need clean, regular output: only one unwatermarked audiogram per month, and two hours of full-episode transcription monthly. Watermarked audiograms are unlimited, but that is a trade-off rather than a full substitute for export capacity. The plan also lists 10GB of video uploads and supports audio files up to two hours.

Basic’s $9.99 monthly price can look modest, but its caps matter. It allows 10 unwatermarked audiograms per month, limits captions to 10 minutes per project and limits 1080p video to 10 minutes. Creators working with longer episodes may have to move to Pro, which costs $25.99 monthly; annual billing lowers the listed rate to $19.99 per month. Pro raises the 1080p video limit to two hours and audio-file limit to four hours, but its video upload allowance remains 10GB. Enterprise/API pricing is not published, so larger teams cannot compare that option from the listed prices.

Headliner has a Forever Free plan, but it limits unwatermarked audiograms to one per month and full-episode transcription to two hours monthly. Basic costs $9.99 per month, or $7.99 per month with annual billing. It raises the allowance to 10 unwatermarked audiograms, but captions are limited to 10 minutes per project and 1080p exports to 10 minutes.

Pro costs $25.99 monthly or $19.99 per month with annual billing. That is a $16 monthly step up from Basic, or $12 per month on the annual rates. Pro includes unlimited unwatermarked videos, transcription and captions, and 1080p exports up to two hours. Uploads are capped at 10GB across the listed plans; audio files can be up to two hours on Free and Basic, and four hours on Pro.

The pricing page lists no add-ons. Enterprise/API pricing is not published, and a free trial is not specified. Check the export and transcription limits against your workflow before choosing a plan.

Headliner is aimed at podcast clips, audiograms, captions and transcription, rather than broad video workflows. Switching in may be straightforward if you already have podcast files ready to upload, but the published information does not say whether Headliner imports projects from other tools or supports bulk migration. Uploads are capped at 10GB on the listed plans, and audio-file limits range from two to four hours depending on plan.

Before moving a recurring workflow, confirm how you can export finished videos, transcripts and captions, and whether project files remain accessible after cancellation. Those export and retention details are not published on the vendor's site. The Enterprise/API plan lists custom solutions for Eddy and Make, but pricing is not published.

We don’t have Reddit posts or comments in the published material, so we can’t say what users report as reasons for leaving. The clearest reason to compare alternatives is fit: Headliner’s listed tools center on podcast promotion, while marketers seeking broader video workflows may need a different tool. Check the limits before moving a library of long episodes.