Finding your way through an episode just got easier.
Pocket Casts now supports AI generated Chapters on Android, Web, Desktop and (coming very soon…) iOS. When an episode does not include chapters from the creator, Pocket Casts can add automatically generated chapter markers so you can jump to the parts that matter most.
What’s new
Chapters are one of those small features that can make a long episode feel much easier to explore. They help you skip to the interview, revisit a recommendation, avoid a topic you are saving for later, or pick up right where the conversation gets interesting.
But not every episode comes with chapters. Now, when creator-provided or embedded chapters are not available, Pocket Casts can use AI generated episode metadata to show a chapter list anyway.
That means more episodes can give you a clearer map of what is inside, without making you scrub through the timeline and guess.
How it works
Open the player and head to Chapters. If the episode already has chapters from the podcast creator, those will still appear as usual.
If it does not, and AI generated chapters are available, you will see them in the same Chapters view. On Web and Desktop you can click a chapter to jump straight there, and on mobile you can tap through the Chapters tab just like you would with creator-provided chapters.
You can still preselect chapters where supported, skip through chapter markers, and keep using the playback controls you already know.
A quick note on accuracy
AI generated Chapters are automatically created, so they may not be perfect. When Pocket Casts shows AI generated chapters, we will let you know with a short note in the Chapters view.
Creator-provided chapters remain the best source when they are available. AI generated Chapters are there to help when an episode would otherwise have none.
Less scrubbing, more listening.
Update Pocket Casts on iOS, Android, Web, or Desktop and give AI generated Chapters a try.
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