Free podcast SEO metadata grader
Check whether a podcast episode title and description clearly communicate the topic, audience and value. Get a focused score and practical recommendations before publishing.
See how to add a title, description and cover art before publishing with Hilite.
Make the episode understandable before someone presses play
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Add the metadata
Paste the episode title and the description you plan to publish.
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Review the score
See how clearly the metadata explains the topic, audience and expected value.
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Apply the recommendations
Replace vague wording, surface the central topic and improve scannability.
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Publish with confidence
Use the refined metadata in Hilite or your podcast host.
Keep working inside the Hilite editor
Your uploaded files open directly in a focused editor view. Arrange your clips, preview the timeline, adjust transitions, and export when the track sounds perfectly right.
- Review the transcript in context
- Keep timestamps with the words
- Copy, export, or keep editing
Input formats
Output formats
Built for every kind of audio
Whatever you are making, this tool helps you get to a cleaner, more useful result, then hand off to Hilite to enhance and polish.
- Help listeners understand the episodeClear metadata makes the decision to press play easier.
- Give search systems useful contextSpecific titles and descriptions help platforms categorize and retrieve the episode.
- Turn the transcript into better metadataContinue in Hilite to generate and refine descriptions from the spoken content.
Made for podcasters and their teams
Trim the dead air off the top and tail, and every recording is ready to edit, enhance, and publish.
FAQ
Common questions
If you do not see your question here, the support team replies within one business day.
- No. Metadata improves clarity and discoverability signals, but rankings also depend on relevance, engagement, authority and platform-specific systems.
- Use natural, specific language that accurately represents the episode. Do not force repetitive phrases into a title.
- It should be long enough to explain the episode and key takeaways without burying the useful information. Put the most important context first.
- Yes. Hilite can use spoken content to help prepare show notes and descriptions for review before publishing.
Give every episode a clearer path to discovery
Improve the metadata, then use Hilite to finish and publish the episode.