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Hilite is an all-in-one podcast platform that lets you record, enhance, edit, and publish an episode without switching tools. You upload or record audio, Hilite cleans it up with AI, you edit it by editing the transcript text, and then publish to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major platforms in one click.

The fastest way to remove background noise from a podcast is to run the recording through an AI audio enhancer rather than editing it manually. Hilite's Studio Sound Enhancer removes background noise, balances levels between speakers, and polishes the recording to studio quality in a single click — it takes about five seconds to process raw audio, and works on phone recordings and rooms with ambient noise.

The easiest way to generate podcast show notes is to have them written automatically from your episode transcript. Hilite transcribes your audio in seconds, then generates AI show notes from that transcript, so you get episode notes without writing a summary yourself or paying a separate transcription service.

Yes. Hilite converts your audio into a text document, so you edit the episode by highlighting and deleting words the way you would in a word processor, and the audio updates to match. A simplified waveform editor is available when you need more precise control, but most edits can be made entirely from the transcript.

To publish a podcast to multiple platforms automatically, you need a host that generates and distributes your RSS feed for you. Hilite creates and maintains your podcast RSS feed and sends new episodes to 10+ destinations including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Audible with one click, so you do not have to upload the same file to each platform separately.

Descript and Riverside are strong at specialized parts of the workflow — Descript for detailed multitrack editing and Riverside for high-fidelity remote interview recording — and both assume you will add a separate host to publish. Hilite covers recording, AI audio enhancement, transcript-based editing, show notes, hosting, and distribution in one place, which suits creators who want to ship a finished episode rather than assemble a toolchain.

Yes, AI transcription is built into Hilite rather than sold as an add-on. It converts speech to text within seconds and is built to handle accents, punctuation, multiple speakers, and uncommon terminology. The transcript doubles as the editing interface and as the source for AI-generated show notes.

Yes. Hilite has a free plan that lets you edit and publish one episode with up to 30 minutes of audio, including Studio Sound Enhancement and the text-to-audio editor, so you can produce a complete episode before deciding whether to pay. Paid plans raise the episode and monthly hour limits and add AI show notes, analytics, version history, and additional collaborators.