What's New

Recording & Sharing

Better recording, exporting, and sharing of your conversations.

• Background recording processing — Recording conversion no longer freezes the UI. You can keep talking or start a new recording while your clip is being processed.
• Silence removal — Optional "Remove silence" checkbox trims long pauses from your recordings for cleaner, shorter exports.
• Silence removal in clip share panel — "Remove silence" checkbox directly in the clip share panel so you can trim pauses before sharing.
• Social clip auto-save on disconnect — If you disconnect while recording a clip, it auto-saves so you can share it before leaving.
• TikTok and Instagram share buttons — Share clips to TikTok and Instagram (copy link for captions).
• Better link previews for shared clips — Shared clip links show a branded image when posted on social media.
• Share counts in My Clips — See how many times each clip has been shared (e.g. "12 plays · 5 shares").
• Unsaved recording warning — The browser warns you before closing if you have a recording you haven't downloaded or shared.
• Encoding progress toast — Visual feedback when your recording is being converted in the background.

Transcription

Clearer feedback when you speak.

• Transcription when muted — When AutoMute is on and you speak, you see "👤 You (muted): [your words]" instead of a generic message, so you know your words were captured.

Conversation Quality

Improvements to how conversations feel and flow.

• Transcription debounce — Rapid speech is merged into a single turn instead of triggering multiple responses.
• Topic transition improvements — When a new topic is injected, co-hosts move on instead of circling back to old topics.
• Topic queue clearing — Clear Topics and Stop buttons now properly clear the textarea and persist the empty state.
• LLM output cleanup — Co-hosts no longer repeat internal speaker labels or talk as if an absent co-host is present.

Personalization

More control over how your co-hosts behave.

• Solo mode prompt fix — In single co-host mode, the AI now knows it's a one-on-one conversation and behaves accordingly. Try it

Mixer UX & Controls

Clearer interface and more control over playback.

• Pause After button — Let the current audio finish, then pause automatically.
• Simple / Advanced view — Toggle between a simplified view for new users and full controls for power users.
• Queue control fixes — Skip and Clear now stop currently playing audio on the client. Queue tooltips describe each button.

Pre-Show Brief & Topic Queue

Better preparation and control over conversation topics.

• Pre-Show Brief — Add guest info, talking points, and episode goals before or during a conversation. Co-hosts use this context in their responses (Pro+).
• Topic queue # comments — Lines starting with # in the topic list are section headers or notes; they're not sent to the AI.

Credits & Billing

New Credit System! Use your own API key or just add credits. Whichever you prefer.

• New pricing — $4.95 for Pro and $9.95 for Studio. New prices include 100 credits (Pro) and 200 credits (Studio).
• Add credits in two clicks — Right from the dashboard.

Account Management

Manage your account with one click right from the dashboard.

Reliability & Polish

Fixes and improvements that make the product more reliable.

• ElevenLabs German prosody — Improved multilingual model for more natural German delivery.
• Pause button (idle mode) — Fully pause co-hosts (no listening, no responding, no bot-to-bot).
• Stop button in queue row — Quick access to stop playback without scrolling.

Try Before You Sign Up

Easier ways to experience PodNami without creating an account.

• Studio Preview Mode — Public demo at /studio/demo. Turn limits, session expiry, and clear "Preview" badge. Try the full experience before signing up. Try it
• Shareable clips from preview — Record and share a clip during the demo. Share links on social media and invite others to try PodNami. Learn more
• Preview avatar selection — Choose avatars during the demo (session-only, no account required).

Recording & Sharing

Better recording, exporting, and sharing of your conversations.

• Shareable audio clips — Record short clips and share them publicly. Each clip gets a shareable link and social share buttons. Upgrade to unlock
• Clips for all users — Clip sharing for all users, not just preview. Plan-based limits and expiry (e.g., Pro 30 days, Studio 90 days).
• Listen before you share — Preview your clip before sharing or downloading.
• Expanded social sharing — Share clips to Twitter/X, Reddit, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Threads, Bluesky, and Copy Link.
• Improved expired clip pages — Clear messaging when a clip has expired, with CTAs to try PodNami or sign up.

Language Lab

Foreign language practice with AI co-hosts. Try it

• Language Lab launch — Dedicated rooms for Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Chinese with language-specific STT, TTS, and LLM settings.
• Co-host display names per lab — Custom names for co-hosts in each language (e.g., "Miguel" and "Elena" in Spanish).
• Voice labels in mixer — Clear labels for which voice is used in each lab.
• Chinese Language Lab — Mandarin support via Amazon Nova Lite.
• Dashboard quick action — One-click access to Language Lab from the dashboard.
• Front-page CTA — Language Lab highlighted on the main landing page.

Geo-Personalization

Location-aware conversations without exposing your exact location.

• Location-aware AI — Co-hosts can reference your city, country, and local time when relevant.
• Privacy toggle — Turn geo-personalization on or off in Settings.

Personalization & Characters

More control over how your co-hosts look, sound, and behave.

• Single co-host mode — Choose one co-host or two. Solo mode adjusts prompts and behavior for a one-on-one conversation. Try it
• Custom names improvements — Easier to assign custom names to co-hosts from Settings, with "Set Male" / "Set Female" actions.
• ElevenLabs in Character Creator — Use ElevenLabs voice IDs when creating characters (Pro+).
• Character creator reliability fixes — Better dropdown loading, preview behavior, and link visibility.
• Custom personality recovery — If your active custom personality disappeared from pickers, it now shows correctly again.

Conversation Quality

Improvements to how conversations feel and flow.

• Echo suppression — Server-side echo gate reduces bots responding to their own audio when it bleeds through your mic.
• Smarter interruptions — Better handling when you interrupt a co-host; playback stops and responses are more coherent.
• Conversation context fix — Co-hosts keep better track of recent turns and topic changes.
• More natural topic close-outs — Topic transitions sound more natural instead of formulaic.

Audio & Calibration

Better audio handling and calibration for different setups.

• Audio setup profiles — Choose your setup (headset, headphones+mic, laptop speakers, external speakers) for more accurate calibration.
• Tune AutoMute calibration — Calibrate echo suppression for your environment.
• Agent thinking indicators — Per-agent visual feedback showing thinking, buffering, and speaking states with animated avatar borders.

Onboarding & Billing

Smoother signup and upgrade flows.

• Sign up with plan — Choose Pro or Studio on the landing page and flow straight through registration to Stripe checkout.
• Launch pricing — Launch pricing with automatic transition to full price after the launch period.
• Influencer promo codes — Promo URLs for partners with extended discounts.
• Dashboard billing access — Manage billing and subscription from the dashboard.

Reliability & Polish

Fixes and improvements that make the product more reliable.

• Typed input for paid users — Typed input no longer incorrectly blocked for Pro/Studio users.
• Preview turn consumption — Preview turns are not consumed when the mic is muted.
• Preview Inworld voices — Preview mode uses Inworld voices (Edward/Ashley) as intended.
• API keys "session expired" fix — Resolved long-standing API keys loading and session issues.
• Free tier upgrade message — Users at the free limit see a clear upgrade message.