What accessibility features does Transistor have?
Transistor's podcast websites and embed players support keyboard navigation, high-contrast colors and browser text resizing, with autoplay off. You can also add transcripts, chapters and show notes to every episode. The full list is below.
At Transistor we work to be an accessible and inclusive platform, helping both podcast creators and podcast listeners alike. We consider a wide range of accessibility needs as part of our products. These include (but are not limited to) visual, audio, physical, neurological, technological and linguistic accessibility needs. We also work to make our customer support accessible in a number of ways too.
What accessibility features does Transistor have?
Across Transistor
- Interactive elements use labels and descriptive links
- We run accessibility audits and make improvements according to best practices
Podcast websites
- Colors can be customized to use high contrast palettes, and themes can be adjusted with custom CSS
- Pages respect your browser's text resizing
- Themes are available in 20 languages
- Autoplay is off, so the visitor chooses when audio plays
Embed players
- Colors can be customized to use high contrast palettes
- Players can be controlled with keyboard navigation
- Autoplay is off, so the listener chooses when audio plays
Your episodes
- Add transcripts in the 4 main formats: .txt, .srt, .vtt and .json
- Add show notes to link to written and visual resources
- Add a YouTube video link to go with your audio
- Add chapters and timestamps for easy navigation
- Add images to support a visual representation of your audio
Customer support
- Our support software handles written and audio messages
- It can translate support requests and replies into 50+ languages
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How to contact Transistor about accessibility?
We welcome feedback on how we can continue to make Transistor more accessible.
If you have additional questions please reach out to us:
- Email - support@transistor.fm
- Live Chat: https://transistor.fm/contact/
Updated on: 02/11/2026
Thank you!