How to use InkToAudio

A complete, plain-English guide for turning your writing into studio-quality audio and distributing it as a podcast. Every feature is explained step by step — no technical knowledge required.

Troubleshooting

Most issues clear up on their own within a minute or two. Here is what to check when something looks off.

My audio didn’t appear

Processing usually takes a minute or two. Refresh your dashboard (or pull to refresh in the app) and give it a moment.
Make sure you forwarded to your exact listening address. A typo sends it nowhere.
If you turned on approved senders, confirm the address you forwarded from is on the list — forwards from other senders are blocked. See approved senders.
Check that you have an active subscription. Without one, new forwards are not processed.

An item shows Failed

Tap Retry on the item to run it again. Retries need an active subscription. Very short emails, or messages that are mostly images with little readable text, may not produce audio.

Scanned documents

A PDF or image that contains no selectable text cannot be read aloud. Send a version that has real text, not just a picture of the words.

Playback stopped or won’t start

Audio links refresh automatically when they expire — just play the item again. If it still won’t play, reload the page or reopen the app.

Still stuck?

Reach us from the contact page or email support@inboxtoaudio.app. Include the item you forwarded and the address you sent it from so we can find it quickly.