Your podcast, from idea to artwork.

Start here

Pixel's Podcast Palace is a free podcast production workspace. You can use any of the four routes independently. All generated text is editable, and artwork is created locally in your browser.

1. Open the Palace and choose the workflow that matches where you are now.
2. Enter your real show or episode details. The tool doesn't know what your podcast contains unless you provide them.
3. Build or edit your outputs, then copy or download the finished materials.
4. Click Save project to download a portable backup before clearing browser data or moving to another device.

The text tools generate structured drafts using local rules, not a hidden AI model. The optional AI briefs are copied for you to use with another service.

Plan an episode

Use this when you have a topic but need a recording structure. Enter a specific episode premise and the listener outcome. Select solo, interview, co-hosted or narrative format, then set the desired duration between 5 and 240 minutes.

1. Under The idea, describe what the episode covers and whom it helps.
2. Choose a recording format and length. Selecting Guest interview reveals the guest-name input.
3. Expand Optional: title, source notes and recording style for additional context.
4. Select Build my episode plan. The result includes a timed run of show, opening and closing notes and a checklist. Interviews include guest questions.
5. Edit each resulting text box. Use Copy, Copy full episode plan or Download Markdown.

Timings are planning estimates. Confirm your research and adjust the rundown to your actual recording.

Promote an episode

This route prepares show notes, alternative titles, social messages, an email draft and a release checklist from details you provide. It deliberately avoids making up guests, quotes or release URLs.

1. Enter the real episode title and a meaningful description of what happens.
2. Add verified takeaways, audience details and guest details where available.
3. Choose Not yet — coming soon or Yes — listeners can play it. For a live episode, add its genuine listening link.
4. Click Build my promotion pack, edit the drafts and export or copy them.
5. If you previously planned this episode here, use Bring over my planned show details. It copies the name, working title and audience—not assumed recording content.

For a new episode graphic, switch to Artwork Studio and click Use episode details from promotion.

Repurpose a recording

Paste genuine transcript text to identify promising verbatim excerpts. Plain paragraphs and timestamped SRT-style cues are supported.

1. Paste at least 160 characters of actual transcript text into Actual episode transcript.
2. Optionally enter an episode name or topic.
3. Click Find my clip candidates.
4. Review up to six ranked candidate excerpts. Time labels appear only when present in the supplied transcript.
5. Check each excerpt against the recording for context, approvals and usable in/out points before editing the actual media.

This is a text highlight finder. It does not transcribe audio, evaluate the recording itself or export audio/video files. The text has a 300,000-character processing limit.

Artwork Studio

The Artwork Studio exports a real PNG directly from a high-resolution browser canvas. Its editor has six starting styles: Midnight Signal, Sunset Sessions, Editorial, Electric Pop, Calm & Clear and Monochrome.

1. Choose the Artwork destination first. This sets the pixel dimensions and canvas shape.
2. Select a style preset, then type your Main title, Episode / supporting line and Host / guest / issue number.
3. Adjust background, accent, text colour, typeface, headline size and alignment. Everything in the design uses those editable controls.
4. Optionally upload a PNG, JPG or WebP background (up to 10 MB). Drag on the preview to reposition your image, adjust Image zoom, and use Colour overlay strength to keep text legible.
5. Check the main preview and tiny thumbnail. Click Download full-resolution PNG when happy.

An uploaded photo sits behind the editable typography. Dragging the canvas adjusts the photo, not the text. Use text alignment and the size slider to adjust the title composition.

Keeping a consistent show identity

Save a project with your chosen palette, typeface and show name. For each new episode, update the supporting line and export another image. Reuse the same project so the show retains a recognisable identity.

Artwork export formats

Artwork Studio renders each of these as a full-resolution PNG. The file dimensions change with the selected format rather than scaling up a smaller download.

Publishing checklist: Prefer brief, memorable cover titles. Keep key words away from the edges. Test the thumbnail at a tiny size. For Apple and Spotify, a square 3000px export is a strong default; always check the current requirements of your podcast hosting service and chosen platform. The exported PNG is opaque and uses RGB colour.

Create an AI background

Expand Optional: generate an AI background brief inside Artwork Studio. Enter a concept, such as “late-night conversations about technology, abstract neon circuitry and soft cinematic lighting.”

1. Click Copy image prompt, or Copy & open AI to launch the selected service in a new tab.
2. Paste the brief into your chosen AI tool and request a generated image. Separate accounts, policies and usage charges may apply.
3. Download the resulting image from the AI service, then import it through Upload a photo or artwork in the Palace.
4. Add the real episode title locally in Artwork Studio, not in the AI background itself.

The brief requests an image without text or logos because the Palace adds sharp, editable lettering afterward. This is an external handoff: the Palace does not generate AI images internally or send your image to an AI service.

Save and restore projects

Your planning and promotion data are saved automatically in browser local storage. Artwork and uploaded photos use browser IndexedDB when available. Both forms of browser storage are device- and browser-specific and can be cleared by privacy settings.

1. Click Save project in the top bar to download pixel-podcast-project.json. This backup includes the text tools' data, edited drafts, clip candidates and artwork settings including the uploaded photo.
2. Click Load project to import that JSON file, then confirm that you want to replace the current work.
3. Use Start fresh only when you are ready to clear the active project. Save a backup first.

The portable backup is a JSON document, not a PNG. To share the finished design, use Download full-resolution PNG. To continue editing later, keep the JSON backup too.

Privacy and realistic limits

Episode drafting, transcript analysis, canvas editing and PNG export run in your browser. There is no required login, hidden AI endpoint, analytics dependency or uploaded-image server in this package. Choosing to open an external AI service or follow a site link is a separate action.

Local browser storage is a convenience, not a cloud backup. Large images can make exported JSON files sizeable. The transcript finder uses text heuristics, not human editorial judgement. Artwork previews approximate locally available system fonts; exact typography can differ between operating systems.

Use only photographs, logos, portraits and quotations that you have permission to publish. For any AI-generated artwork, check the service's usage rights and the output before publication.

Troubleshooting

My episode plan or promo is too generic

Add a specific listener outcome, several real points and verified examples. Regenerate after updating the input. Locally generated drafts can only be as specific as your source details.

The clip finder shows no candidates

Paste a meaningful transcript of at least 160 characters. Avoid single-word subtitle fragments and verify the pasted text is real spoken content.

My photo won't load

Use a PNG, JPEG or WebP under 10 MB. If a large photograph uses too much memory on your device, resize it before importing and try again. The browser must support FileReader and Canvas.

The cover title is hard to read

Shorten the headline, increase the image colour overlay, switch to a higher-contrast text colour or choose a simpler background. Test the 80px thumbnail as well as the large preview.

The browser forgot my project

Browser private mode, disabled storage or cleared site data may erase locally saved work. Restore from your .json backup using Load project.

The PNG download is missing

Check your browser's download permissions and download folder. On memory-constrained devices, try exporting one design at a time and closing other heavy tabs.

I have a question about the tool itself

Return to Pixel's Podcast Palace and check the exact control names. You can also find Pixel Hopper on X.