This Spotify update lets you share the best parts of podcasts

I share interesting clips on my Instagram Stories all the time — funny moments, useful advice, or conversations that are worth an instant repost. Podcasts are full of those moments, but sharing them has never been easier. That’s why Spotify’s new Clips feature Sounds perfect for a podcast.

The feature lets listeners harvest and share specific podcast moments directly inside Spotify. So if a creator says something enlightening, hilarious, controversial, or unexpectedly relevant, you can just save that section and send it to him without forcing anyone to sift through a two-hour episode to find it.

This may be a bigger deal for podcast discovery than it seems. Most people no longer sit down and search for podcasts and new shows – they look for interesting moments on social media. A funny debate, a relationship take, a finance tip, or a celebrity confession can spread far beyond the podcast’s regular audience. Spotify says its early testing is already showing increased podcast savings when clips are enabled, which makes sense. A memorable 30-second segment can sometimes do more than an entire episode’s title or description.

Using the feature is also very simple. While listening to a podcast, you can tap the scissors icon in the Now Playing screen to capture a clip. After trimming the section you want, you can either save it for later or share it instantly. Spotify also offers several sharing options, including sharing the entire episode, a specific chapter, a timestamp, or the clip itself. You can send these through Spotify Messages or other supported apps and platforms.

All saved clips are stored in your library, so you can revisit them later or even organize them into podcast playlists.

Spotify says Podcast Clips is available globally for both free and premium users on mobile, but the rollout still feels a bit inconsistent. I’m currently using the free version of Spotify, and this feature still hasn’t appeared on my phone.

During this time, Android Authority’s Content Director, Bogdan Petrovan, who uses Spotify Premium, has access to clip saving. He may see a scissor icon while listening to a supported podcast. Tapping it allows him to trim and save specific moments from the episode.

However, the scissor tool does not appear on every podcast. So while the feature is technically live, Spotify is still slowly enabling it across different shows and accounts. In typical Spotify fashion, this seems like a sequential rollout that appears randomly depending on your account and the podcast you’re listening to. This also means that support is likely to expand to more shows over time.