Newsletter to video: every new issue becomes a short video
Connect your newsletter's public feed once. When a new issue goes out, tovid reads it, makes a narrated video and posts it to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Threads at the time you set.
What does newsletter to video mean?
You already write the newsletter. Most readers on social media will never open it, but they will watch 60 seconds of it. Newsletter to video turns each issue into a short narrated video that sends people back to your archive and sign-up page.
If your newsletter has a public archive and an RSS feed (Substack's /feed, Ghost's /rss/, beehiiv once its RSS feed is switched on, and most other platforms), you connect that feed as a content plan. Every new issue is picked up, split into scenes, voiced and captioned, then posted at the time you choose.
You decide how hands-off it is: let videos go out on their own, or have each one wait in a review queue until you approve it.
Why turn your newsletter into video
Write once, show up everywhere
The issue you already wrote becomes a video for Shorts, Reels, TikTok and Facebook without a second round of work.
Runs on your schedule
Pick posting times, days and time zone for the project. Each new issue is made a few hours before its slot, so it goes out fresh.
Review when it matters
Turn on review to read the script and watch the video before it is posted, or let it publish on its own.
No repeats
An issue becomes a video only once in a project, even if you also made one from its link by hand.
How to turn a newsletter into video
- 1
Add the feed
Open "Content plan", choose RSS and paste your newsletter's feed address, for example yourname.substack.com/feed or yoursite.com/rss/.
- 2
Set timing and review
Choose when videos go out and whether each one waits for your approval. The look, voice and channels come from the project.
- 3
Let it run
Each new issue becomes a video with voice-over and word-by-word captions, posted to your connected channels.
Who it is for
Independent writers
Grow the list from social video without becoming a full-time video editor.
Media newsletters
A daily or weekly briefing gets a matching video that points to the full issue.
Company newsletters
Product updates and industry roundups reach followers who never open email.
Pricing
Automatic videos from a feed are part of content plans, from the Starter plan. On Free you can still make a single video from any public issue link.
Free
Lite
Starter
Includes thisGrowth
Scale
Pro
60s video = 25,000 · 90s = 31,500 · 120s = 37,500 credits · 500 credits per channel post
Frequently asked questions
Which newsletter platforms work?
Any newsletter with a public archive and an RSS feed: Substack (/feed), Ghost (/rss/), beehiiv when its RSS feed is enabled, and many others. If you can open the feed in a browser without signing in, tovid can read it.
What about paid-only issues?
tovid only reads what is public. For a paid-only issue the feed shows just the free preview, so the video would cover only that. To make a full video, paste the issue text in the "Content" box instead.
Does the newsletter go out by email from tovid?
No. tovid does not send email. It reads issues you have already published and turns them into videos for your social channels.
Can I check each video before it is posted?
Yes. Turn on review for the content plan and every video waits for your approval. You can edit the script, images and voice before approving.
Will an old issue be posted again?
No. Each issue becomes a video once per project, and links you already made a video from by hand are skipped too.
Is tovid affiliated with Substack, Ghost or beehiiv?
No. tovid is an independent tool. It reads the public RSS feed your platform already publishes; it is not a plugin or an official integration.
Related features
Your next issue can be a video too
Connect your newsletter feed once and every issue reaches the people who scroll instead of read.