What is Katalog?
Katalog is an innovative audio-first read-it-later application that leverages artificial intelligence to convert saved web articles into high-quality narrated content. Unlike traditional text-to-speech tools, Katalog enhances article transcripts to ensure a premium listening experience with hyper-realistic AI voices. Users can save articles by pasting links, and the platform preserves content even if the original page becomes unavailable.
The platform offers advanced features including semantic AI search to navigate saved articles, Conversational Reading™ for voice interaction during playback, and tools for taking notes or highlighting moments while listening. Katalog processes each article to optimize it for audio, generating descriptions for images and other non-text elements to maintain context. The service is designed for hands-free consumption, allowing users to engage with content through voice commands and audio playback.
Features
- AI Narration: Generates hyper-realistic audio from saved articles with enhanced transcripts
- Article Saving: Saves web articles by pasting links and preserves content even if original pages become unavailable
- Conversational Reading™: Allows voice interaction during audio playback to ask questions or take notes
- Semantic AI Search: Enables searching through saved articles using natural language queries
- Browser Extension: Chrome extension available for saving articles directly from websites
Use Cases
- Listening to saved articles while commuting or exercising
- Consuming long-form content hands-free through audio narration
- Building a personal audio library of articles for future reference
- Researching topics by searching through saved articles with semantic AI
- Taking notes and highlighting important points while listening to articles
FAQs
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How does Katalog handle articles with images or other non-text elements?
Katalog processes each article to optimize it for audio, generating short descriptions for images and other non-text elements to maintain context during narration. -
What happens to my saved articles if I cancel my subscription?
Your existing library remains intact and accessible for reading and listening even after cancellation, but you cannot save new articles or generate new audio narrations. -
Can I access Katalog on mobile devices?
Katalog runs on the web and has an iOS app in TestFlight with a public release coming soon. An Android app is not currently available. -
How does the semantic AI search feature work?
The semantic AI search allows you to search through your saved articles using natural language queries, finding content based on meaning rather than just keywords. -
What types of articles can I save to Katalog?
You can save any article from the web by pasting the link. Katalog extracts and preserves the content, making it available even if the original page becomes unavailable.
