Import AO3 and FanFiction.net Stories into LyricWinter

LyricWinter now has a faster path from found a story to listening to a voiced version: paste a supported story URL, import the text, and continue with the normal character detection and audio generation flow.^[1]

The feature is built for the place readers already start: a fic page. Instead of copying an entire chapter by hand, you can bring the text into the Generate page with one link, then let LyricWinter do what it already does best: detect speakers, assign voices, and generate character-separated audio.^[3]

Where to Find It

Open the Generate page and look at the action bar below the story text box. Next to Write with AI, there is an Import URL button. That button keeps URL import close to the main writing and listening workflow without making the page heavier.

Click it and LyricWinter opens a small URL field above the editor. Paste the story link, press Import, and the imported story text replaces the editor contents when the import succeeds.

What the Import Does

URL import is intentionally narrow: it extracts story content, drops that text into the editor, and hands control back to you. You still get the same review step before character detection, so you can trim author notes, split long works by chapter, or make edits before spending Snowcoins.

• Supported today: Archive of Our Own and FanFiction.net story links.^[4][5]
• Imported metadata: when available, LyricWinter reads the title, author, fandom, characters, word count, and chapter count.
• Next step: after import, click Detect Characters and continue through voice selection and audio generation like a pasted story.^[3]

If a story is locked behind an account, blocked by the source site, or cannot be parsed cleanly, LyricWinter fails clearly and asks you to paste the text directly. That fallback matters: the import feature should save time, not trap you in a half-imported state.

Shareable Import Links and Buttons

There is also a direct-link version for workflows outside the page. Add an encoded story URL to the Generate page with import_url, and LyricWinter will start the import when the page loads. That makes it easy to add a Listen with LyricWinter button to a rec list, blog post, author note, newsletter, or fandom guide.

<a href="https://lyricwinter.com/generate?import_url=..." style="white-space:nowrap;">Listen with LyricWinter</a>

This is intentionally a plain link, not a script widget. It works anywhere HTML links work and avoids asking site owners to embed JavaScript. The result is the same: the story lands in the editor, then you decide when to detect characters and generate audio. Today, the importer is limited to supported story platforms like AO3 and FanFiction.net; for arbitrary web pages, paste the text directly into the Generate page instead.

Best Way to Use It

Treat URL import as the beginning of the audio workflow, not the whole workflow. For long works, import one chapter or manageable section at a time. Review the text before detection, then generate audio once the input looks right. That keeps speaker detection cleaner and makes the listening experience easier to manage.^[2]

Start at Generate, import a supported link, and turn the page you were already reading into a voiced LyricWinter listen.

URL Import FAQ