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{{Short description|List of programs for downloading podcasts, video, newsfeeds and other media}}
A '''podcatcher''', or '''podcast client''', is a computer program used to download various media via an [[RSS]] or [[XML]] feed.<ref name="Herrington2005-07">{{cite book|first=Jack D.|last=Herrington|title=Podcasting Hacks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dXnJgJl8lxQC&pg=PA7|year=2005|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-10066-7|page=7}}</ref><ref name="Herrington2005-10">{{cite book|first=Jack D.|last=Herrington|title=Podcasting Hacks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dXnJgJl8lxQC&pg=PA10|year=2005|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-10066-7|page=10}}</ref><ref name="O'SullivanGoerzen2008">{{cite book|first1=Bryan|last1=O'Sullivan|first2=John|last2=Goerzen|first3=Donald Bruce|last3=Stewart|title=Real World Haskell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nh0okI1a1sQC&pg=PA505|date=15 November 2008|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-55430-9|page=505|quote=The idea of a podcatcher is simple. It is given a list of URLs to process. Downloading each of these URLs results in an XML file in the RSS format. Inside this ...}}</ref>
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A '''podcast client''', '''podcatcher''', or '''podcast app''', is a computer program or mobile app used to stream or download [[podcast]]s, via an [[RSS]] or [[XML]] feed.<ref name="Herrington2005-07">{{cite book|first=Jack D.|last=Herrington|title=Podcasting Hacks|url=https://archive.org/details/podcastinghackst0000herr|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-10066-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/podcastinghackst0000herr/page/7 7]}}</ref><ref name="Herrington2005-10">{{cite book|first=Jack D.|last=Herrington|title=Podcasting Hacks|url=https://archive.org/details/podcastinghackst0000herr|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-10066-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/podcastinghackst0000herr/page/10 10]}}</ref><ref name="O'SullivanGoerzen2008">{{cite book|first1=Bryan|last1=O'Sullivan|first2=John|last2=Goerzen|first3=Donald Bruce|last3=Stewart|title=Real World Haskell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nh0okI1a1sQC&pg=PA505|date=15 November 2008|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-55430-9|page=505|quote=The idea of a podcast client is simple. It is given a list of URLs to process. Downloading each of these URLs results in an XML file in the RSS format. Inside this ...|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-date=26 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626193909/http://books.google.com/books?id=nh0okI1a1sQC&pg=PA505|url-status=live}}</ref>
While podcatchers are most known for downloading [[podcast]]s (generally audio files in [[MP3]] format), many are also capable of downloading video, [[newsfeed]]s, text, and pictures. Some podcatchers can also automate the transfer of received audio files to a [[portable media player]]. Although many include a directory of high-profile podcasts, they generally allow users to manually subscribe directly to a feed by providing the [[URL]].


While podcast clients are best known for streaming and downloading audio podcasts, many can also download video podcasts, [[newsfeed]]s, text, and pictures. Some of these podcast clients can also automate the transfer of received audio or video files to a [[portable media player]]. Although most include a searchable directory of podcasts (usually populated by either [[Apple Podcasts]] or [[Podcast Index]]), they also allow users to manually subscribe directly to a podcast [[RSS]] feed by providing the [[URL]].
The core concepts [[history of podcasting|had been developing since 2000]], the first commercial podcast client software was developed in 2001,<ref name=Voices2015>{{cite web|last1=Ciccarelli|first1=Stephanie|title=History of Podcasting|url=https://www.voices.com/resources/articles/podcasting/history-of-podcasting|website=Voices.com|publisher=Interactive Voices, Inc.|accessdate=3 April 2015}}</ref> and podcasting became popular in 2004.<ref name="Macnamara2010">{{cite book|first=Jim|last=Macnamara|title=The 21st Century Media (r)evolution: Emergent Communication Practices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOal8bRULroC&pg=PA50|year=2010|publisher=Lang, Peter|isbn=978-1-4331-0936-2|page=50}}</ref>


The core concepts were [[history of podcasting|developing since 2000]], and the first commercial podcast client software was developed in 2001.<ref name=Voices2015>{{cite web|last1=Ciccarelli|first1=Stephanie|title=History of Podcasting|url=https://www.voices.com/resources/articles/podcasting/history-of-podcasting|website=Voices.com|publisher=Interactive Voices, Inc.|access-date=3 April 2015|archive-date=27 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827145619/http://www.voices.com/resources/articles/podcasting/history-of-podcasting|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Macnamara2010">{{cite book|first=Jim|last=Macnamara|title=The 21st Century Media (r)evolution: Emergent Communication Practices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOal8bRULroC&pg=PA50|year=2010|publisher=Lang, Peter|isbn=978-1-4331-0936-2|page=50|access-date=2016-10-31|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804180845/https://books.google.com/books?id=rOal8bRULroC&pg=PA50|url-status=live}}</ref>
When [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] added podcatching to its [[iTunes]] software in June 2005, it almost immediately became the most popular client.<ref name="Braun2007">{{cite book|first=Linda W.|last=Braun|title=Listen Up!: Podcasting for Schools and Libraries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7QaEuV52VEC&pg=PA6|date=January 2007|publisher=Information Today, Inc.|isbn=978-1-57387-304-8|page=6}}</ref>


Podcasts were made popular when [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] added podcasts to its [[iTunes]] 4.9 software and [[iPod]] [[portable media player]] in June 2005.<ref name="Braun2007">{{cite book|first=Linda W.|last=Braun|title=Listen Up!: Podcasting for Schools and Libraries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7QaEuV52VEC&pg=PA6|date=January 2007|publisher=Information Today, Inc.|isbn=978-1-57387-304-8|page=6|access-date=2016-10-31|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804195308/https://books.google.com/books?id=b7QaEuV52VEC&pg=PA6|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Apple Podcasts]] is currently included in all Apple devices, such as [[iPhone]], [[iPad]] and [[Macintosh|Mac]] computers.
== Podcatchers ==
The following is a '''list of noteworthy podcatchers or software with podcatching capability.'''<ref group="nb" name="noteworthy"/>


== Podcast clients ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
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|-
|-
! style="width: 15%;"| Title
! Title !! Description !! Website !! License
!!class="unsortable"| Description !! License
!Latest Release Date!! Operating System
!class="sortable" style="width: 30%;"| Operating system
|-
|-
| [[Amarok (software)|Amarok]] || Music player and podcast client || [http://amarok.kde.org/ website] || GPL v2
! [[Amarok (software)|Amarok]]
| Music player and podcast client || {{free|[[GPL]]}}
|{{release date and age|2015|08|16}}
| [[FreeBSD]], [[Linux]]
| [[FreeBSD]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-
! [[AntennaPod]]
|[[AntennaPod]] || Podcast manager for Android || [http://antennapod.org/ website] || MIT
| Free and open-source podcast manager for Android || {{free|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|{{release date and age|2016|02|25}}
| Android
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
|-
|-
! [[Apple Podcasts]]
| [[Banshee (media player)|Banshee]] || Music player and podcast client || [http://banshee.fm/ website] || MIT
| Podcast software developed by [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], built into Apple devices || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2014|03|18}}
| [[Linux]], macOS, Windows
| [[iOS]], [[macOS]], [[tvOS]], [[watchOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-
! [[Audacy]]
| [[Clementine (software)|Clementine]] || A cross-platform fork of Amarok || [http://www.clementine-player.org/ website] || GPL
| Broadcast, Internet radio and podcast platform || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2016|04|19}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
| [[Linux]], Windows, macOS
|-
|-
! [[Audible (service)|Audible]]
| [[doubleTwist]] || Android music player with podcast directory and podcast support. || [http://www.doubletwist.com/ website] ||
| Audiobook and podcast app || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2007|03}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| Android
|-
|-
!Breaker<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-04 |title=Podcast app Breaker to be acquired by Twitter |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-breaker-twitter-idUSKBN2992LY |access-date=2023-07-10}}</ref>
| [[Feedbooks]] || Social networking client with support for podcasts. || [http://www.feedbooks.com/ website] ||
| Social podcast app || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2014|04}}
| Windows
| [[iOS]]
|-
|-
! [[Castbox]]
| [[Foobar2000]] || Versatile audio player with separate podcatcher component || [https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_podcatcher Podcatcher Component] ||Donationware
| A podcast distribution network and player || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2017|04|07}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[watchOS]]
| Windows
|-
|-
! [[Castamatic]]
| {{ill|gPodder|fr}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cybernetnews.com/gpodder-a-full-featured-podcast-client-for-linux/|title=gPodder – A Full Featured Podcast Client for Linux|last=cybernetnews.com|website=cybernetnews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-16}}</ref> || simple, open source podcast client written in Python || [https://gpodder.github.io/ website] || GPL 3
| [[Freemium]] podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2016|12|22}}
| [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]] and others
| [[iOS]], [[watchOS]]
|-
|-
! [[Clementine (software)|Clementine]]
| [[iTunes]] || Music and podcaster client || [https://www.apple.com/itunes/ website] || {{proprietary}}
| A cross-platform fork of Amarok ||{{free|[[GPL]]}}
|{{release date and age|2017|03|21}}
| [[Windows]], [[macOS]]
| [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-
! CPod
| [[Juice (aggregator)|Juice]] || A cross-platform podcatcher (discontinued) || [http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/ website] || GPL
| A multi-platform desktop podcast player || {{free|[[Apache License|Apache]]}}
|{{release date and age|2006|07|18}}|| [[Windows]], [[macOS]]
| [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-
! [[Deezer]]
| [[Liferea]] || News aggregator for online news feeds, features podcast support || [http://lzone.de/liferea/ website] || GPL
| Streaming music and podcast app || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2016|12|27}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Web application|Web]]
| [[Linux]]
|-
|-
! [[doubleTwist]]
| [[Media Go]] || Similar to [[iTunes]] for [[Sony]] [[PlayStation Portable]] || [http://mediago.sony.com website] || {{proprietary}}
| Android music player with podcast directory and podcast support. ||{{proprietary}}
||| [[Windows]]
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
|-
|-
!Downcast
| [[MediaMonkey]] || Media organizers with integrated podcatcher || [http://www.mediamonkey.com/ website] || {{proprietary}}
|Podcast player for iOS, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2017|02|26}}
| [[iOS]], [[iPadOS]], [[MacOS]], [[watchOS]]
| [[Windows]]
|-
|-
! Escapepod
| [[Miro (software)|Miro]] || An integrated video player with podcatcher capabilities (discontinued) || [http://www.getmiro.com/ website] || GPL v2
| A simple, lightweight minimalistic podcast app || {{free|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|{{release date and age|2013|04|16}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]]
|-
|-
!Gnome Podcasts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apps/Podcasts - GNOME Wiki! |url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Podcasts |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=wiki.gnome.org |archive-date=2022-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908111031/https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Podcasts |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[MusicBee]] || Music player with integrated podcatcher || [http://getmusicbee.com/ website] || {{proprietary}}
|Simple podcast client developed for [[GNOME|GNOME desktop environment]]|| {{free|[[GPL]]}}
|{{release date and age|2017|03|10}}
| [[Windows]]
|[[Linux]]
|-
|-
! [[Google Podcasts]]
| [[NetNewsWire]] || An RSS and Atom newsreader || [http://netnewswireapp.com/ website] || {{proprietary}}
| Discontinued podcast app developed by Google ||{{proprietary}}
||| [[macOS]]
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
|-
! gPodder<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cybernetnews.com/gpodder-a-full-featured-podcast-client-for-linux/|title=gPodder – A Full Featured Podcast Client for Linux|last=cybernetnews.com|website=cybernetnews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-16|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183234/http://cybernetnews.com/gpodder-a-full-featured-podcast-client-for-linux/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="gpodder.org">{{cite web |title=gPodder |url=http://www.gpodder.org/ |website=gpodder.org |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502142120/http://www.gpodder.org/ |archive-date=2 May 2008 |quote=: A media aggregator written in Python/GTK}}</ref><ref name="gpodder.github">{{cite web |title=gPodder |url=https://gpodder.github.io/ |website=gpodder.github.io |access-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610155054/https://gpodder.github.io/ |archive-date=10 June 2017 |quote=: Media aggregator and podcast client}}</ref>
| [[NewsFire]] || A news reader and podcast client for MacOS X. There is no option for independent download || [http://www.newsfirerss.com/ website] || {{proprietary}}
| Open source podcast client written in Python using GTK+<ref>{{cite web |title=Install gpoddertest on Linux |url=https://snapcraft.io/gpoddertest |website=Snapcraft |access-date=7 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> || {{free|[[GPL]]}}
||| [[macOS]]
| [[FreeBSD]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-
! Hypercatcher
| [[Overcast (app)|Overcast]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Summers|first1=Nick|title=Meet Overcast, a new iPhone podcast app from Instapaper founder Marco Arment|url=http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/07/16/overcast-review/|website=The Next Web|publisher=The Next Web|accessdate=24 February 2016}}</ref> || A free podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone || [https://overcast.fm website] || {{proprietary}}
| An interactive podcast app || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2017|04|21}}
| [[iOS]], [[watchOS]]
| [[iOS]]
|-
|-
! [[iHeartRadio]]
|RadioPublic
| Broadcast, podcast and streaming radio platform developed by [[iHeartMedia]] || {{proprietary}}
|Free podcast app for iPhone, Android and web
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|[https://www.radiopublic.com website]
|Proprietary
|October 13, 2017;
|[[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
|-
! [[Juice (aggregator)|Juice]]
|[[Pocket Casts]]
| podcast "Media Aggregator"{{efn|downloads media files to your computer}} client || {{free|[[GPL]]}}
|Podcast app for Android, iPhone, iPod and Apple Watch; and as a webclient.<ref>{{cite web|title=All your podcasts, right here in the browser|url=https://play.pocketcasts.com/|website=play.pocketcasts.com|publisher=Shifty Jelly|accessdate=9 October 2017}}</ref>
| [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[https://www.shiftyjelly.com/pocketcasts/ website]
|{{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2017|09|14}}
|[[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[WatchOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
|-
! [[Liferea]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lzone.de/liferea/|title=Liferea – the Free News Aggregator on your Linux desktop|website=lzone.de|access-date=9 April 2018|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216183122/http://lzone.de/liferea/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Podparadise]] || A podcast client for listening and subscribing to podcasts online || [https://www.podparadise.com website] ||
| News aggregator for online news feeds, features podcast support || {{free|[[GPL]]}}
|{{release date and age|2016|10|01}}
| [[iOS]], [[Windows]], [[Linux]],
| [[FreeBSD]], [[Linux]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]
|-
|-
! [[MediaMonkey]]
| [[PodSilo by MollieSoft]] || A podcast client for subscribing to RSS feeds. Download episodes manually or on a time schedule. Manages disk space used by the downloaded episodes. || [http://www.molliesoft.com/podsilo website] ||
| Media organizers with integrated podcast client || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2017|07|12}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| [[Windows]]
|-
|-
! [[MusicBee]]
| Music player with integrated podcast client || {{proprietary}}
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-
! [[NetNewsWire]]
| [[Podwalk]] || A podcast client for location-specific podcasts. || [http://podwalk.org website] || {{proprietary}}
| An RSS and Atom newsreader || {{free|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|{{release date and age|2017|02|01}}
| [[iOS]],
| [[iOS]], [[macOS]]
|-
|-
! [[Overcast (app)|Overcast]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Summers|first1=Nick|title=Meet Overcast, a new iPhone podcast app from Instapaper founder Marco Arment|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/07/16/overcast-review/|website=The Next Web|access-date=24 February 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304013704/http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/07/16/overcast-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Radio UserLand]] || A blogging tool and RSS newsreader || [https://web.archive.org/web/20050524173508/http://radio.userland.com/ website] || {{proprietary}}
| [[Freemium]] podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2005|09|06}}|| [[Windows]], [[classic Mac OS]], [[macOS]]
| [[iOS]], [[watchOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
|-
! [[Player FM]]
| [[Rhythmbox]] || Default music management application for GNOME || [http://projects.gnome.org/rhythmbox/ website] || GPL v2
| A podcast discovery and offline player || {{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2016|09|10}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[watchOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
! [[Pocket Casts]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pierce|first1=David|title=Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/07/pocket-casts-podcast-app-every-iphone-user-needs/|publisher=Wired|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804061753/https://www.wired.com/2016/07/pocket-casts-podcast-app-every-iphone-user-needs/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Welch|first1=Chris|title=One of the best podcast apps, Pocket Casts, just got a big redesign|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18094835/pocket-casts-7-app-features-redesign-podcasts-ios-android|publisher=The Verge|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527082124/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18094835/pocket-casts-7-app-features-redesign-podcasts-ios-android|url-status=live}}</ref>
| A cross-platform podcast client || {{free|[[Mozilla Public License|MPL]]}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[macOS]], [[watchOS]], [[Web application|Web]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
! Podcast Addict
| Android podcast, audiobook and radio app || {{proprietary}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
|-
! Podcast Guru
| A mobile and web podcast player || {{proprietary}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
! Poddr
| A free desktop podcast player || {{free|[[GPL]]}}
| [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
! Podfriend
| A desktop and browser podcast player || {{proprietary}}
| [[Web application|Web]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
! PodLP<ref>{{cite web|title=PodLP–Podcasts for KaiOS and the JioPhone|url=https://podlp.com/|website=PodLP|access-date=1 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602161845/https://podlp.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| A free podcast player for flip phones || {{proprietary}}
| [[KaiOS]], Cloud Phone<ref>{{cite web|title=PodLP Turns 4, Launches on Cloud Phone|url=https://blog.podlp.com/posts/podlp-cloud-phone/|website=PodLP|access-date=1 October 2024|archive-date=1 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801000000/https://blog.podlp.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! Podurama
| Free podcast player for mobile, desktop and web || {{proprietary}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
! [[Rhythmbox]]
| Default music management application for GNOME || {{free|[[GPL]]}}
| [[Linux]]
| [[Linux]]
|-
|-
! [[Stitcher Radio|Stitcher]]
|[[Spotify]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Say hello to the most entertaining Spotify ever|url = https://news.spotify.com/us/2015/05/20/say-hello-to-the-most-entertaining-spotify-ever/|accessdate = 2015-05-21}}</ref>
| Radio station and podcast client ||{{proprietary}}
|(Podcasts not yet available for most formats) A commercial music streaming service with podcast support
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|[https://www.spotify.com website]
|-
|{{proprietary}}
! Trebble
|
| A free mobile application podcast client||{{proprietary}}
|[[Windows]], [[Symbian]], [[Windows Phone]], [[Linux]], [[BlackBerry OS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Chrome OS]], [[macOS]], [[PlayStation 3|Sony PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Web application|Web]]
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|-
! [[TuneIn]]
| An online radio and podcasts app ||{{proprietary}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Web application|Web]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]
|-
! [[VLC media player|VLC]]
| Cross-platform multimedia player and framework, includes podcast functionality<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Watch TWiT Podcasts on Windows or MacOS {{!}} TWiT |url=https://twit.tv/pages/how-to-watch-twit-on-computers |website=TWiT.tv |access-date=7 August 2024}}</ref> || {{free|[[GPL]]}}
| [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|-
|-
!Vocal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vocal - Podcast client for the free desktop. |url=https://vocalproject.net/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=vocalproject.net |archive-date=2022-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915004429/https://vocalproject.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Stitcher]] || Radio station and podcast client ||[http://www.stitcher.com/ website] ||{{proprietary}}
|A podcast client designed for [[Elementary OS]]|| {{free|[[GPL]]}}
||| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
|[[Linux]], [[Elementary OS]]
|-
|-
! [[Winamp]]
| [[VLC media player|VLC]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=VLC subscribe to podcasts|url=http://en.kioskea.net/faq/9857-vlc-subscribe-to-podcasts|date=13 June 2015}}</ref> || Cross-platform multimedia player and framework || [http://www.videolan.org/ website] || GPL v2
| Commercial audio player with free Lite option, supports podcasts ||{{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2017|02|24}}
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]]
|-
|-
! [[YouTube Music]]
| [[Winamp]] || Commercial audio player with free Lite option, supports podcasts || [http://www.winamp.com website] ||{{proprietary}}
| Streaming music app with podcast functionality developed by Google, replaces [[Google Podcasts]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malik |first1=Aisha |title=YouTube Music officially rolls out podcasts for listeners in the US |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/27/youtube-music-officially-launches-podcasts-for-listeners-in-the-us/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHAr9jRuA3syJgaZZ6kifB9n8I13h5JRSjehLIoM0RZkFuErOiv2V3nE5QkfQzeB2bKFzyff1BkLMfeWy2o5cDtRdW_zSpgljGc5oBrCno6jbqQsKTFSHCngGdvIJU9rbRyRFNyuo-gXobhU8AiJm8FPuIdp16ONlYGnmIrWaKoW |website=TechCrunch |access-date=29 April 2024 |date=27 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Li |first1=Abner |title=YouTube Music rolls out manually adding podcasts via RSS |url=https://9to5google.com/2023/11/14/youtube-music-podcast-rss/ |website=9to5Google |access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref> ||{{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2013|12|12}}
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], [[Web application|Web]]
| [[Windows]]
|-
|-
| [[Zune]] || Microsoft Media player officially discontinued in June 2012 || ||{{proprietary}}
|{{release date and age|2010|04|12}}
| [[Windows]]
|}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Comparison of media players]]
* [[Comparison of audio player software]]


==Notes==
== Notes ==
{{notelist}}
<references group="nb">
<ref name="noteworthy">A podcatcher is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that are [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Sources|independent]] of the company and satisfies the [[Wikipedia:Notability|inclusion criteria]] for a stand-alone article.</ref>
</references>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Podcast clients}}
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130520094431/http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcast_Software.html Comprehensive list of podcatchers] at podcastingnews.com - Archived page retrieved from [[Wayback Machine]].
* [http://www.podcatchermatrix.org Podcatchermatrix.org] compares the features of a number of podcast clients.
* ''Podcast Client Feature Comparison [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c2L14UVH1xtN4iDG4awheLbMgPCQgaKEamUauWs1gps/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0 Matrix]'' as a Google Docs Spreadsheet.


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[[Category:Podcasting]]
[[Category:Podcasting software]]
[[Category:Lists of software|Podcast clients]]
[[Category:Podcasting lists|Clients]]

Latest revision as of 23:13, 8 October 2024

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A podcast client, podcatcher, or podcast app, is a computer program or mobile app used to stream or download podcasts, via an RSS or XML feed.[1][2][3]

While podcast clients are best known for streaming and downloading audio podcasts, many can also download video podcasts, newsfeeds, text, and pictures. Some of these podcast clients can also automate the transfer of received audio or video files to a portable media player. Although most include a searchable directory of podcasts (usually populated by either Apple Podcasts or Podcast Index), they also allow users to manually subscribe directly to a podcast RSS feed by providing the URL.

The core concepts were developing since 2000, and the first commercial podcast client software was developed in 2001.[4][5]

Podcasts were made popular when Apple added podcasts to its iTunes 4.9 software and iPod portable media player in June 2005.[6] Apple Podcasts is currently included in all Apple devices, such as iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.

Podcast clients

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Title Description License Operating system
Amarok Music player and podcast client GPL FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows
AntennaPod Free and open-source podcast manager for Android MIT Android
Apple Podcasts Podcast software developed by Apple, built into Apple devices Proprietary iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, Windows
Audacy Broadcast, Internet radio and podcast platform Proprietary Android, iOS, Web
Audible Audiobook and podcast app Proprietary Android, iOS, macOS, Windows
Breaker[7] Social podcast app Proprietary iOS
Castbox A podcast distribution network and player Proprietary Android, iOS, watchOS
Castamatic Freemium podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone Proprietary iOS, watchOS
Clementine A cross-platform fork of Amarok GPL Linux, macOS, Windows
CPod A multi-platform desktop podcast player Apache Linux, macOS, Windows
Deezer Streaming music and podcast app Proprietary Android, iOS, Windows, Web
doubleTwist Android music player with podcast directory and podcast support. Proprietary Android
Downcast Podcast player for iOS, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Proprietary iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, watchOS
Escapepod A simple, lightweight minimalistic podcast app MIT Android
Gnome Podcasts[8] Simple podcast client developed for GNOME desktop environment GPL Linux
Google Podcasts Discontinued podcast app developed by Google Proprietary Android, iOS, Web
gPodder[9][10][11] Open source podcast client written in Python using GTK+[12] GPL FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows
Hypercatcher An interactive podcast app Proprietary iOS
iHeartRadio Broadcast, podcast and streaming radio platform developed by iHeartMedia Proprietary Android, iOS, Web
Juice podcast "Media Aggregator"[a] client GPL macOS, Windows
Liferea[13] News aggregator for online news feeds, features podcast support GPL FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris
MediaMonkey Media organizers with integrated podcast client Proprietary Android, Windows
MusicBee Music player with integrated podcast client Proprietary Windows
NetNewsWire An RSS and Atom newsreader MIT iOS, macOS
Overcast[14] Freemium podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone Proprietary iOS, watchOS, Web
Player FM A podcast discovery and offline player Proprietary Android, iOS, watchOS, Web
Pocket Casts[15][16] A cross-platform podcast client MPL Android, iOS, macOS, watchOS, Web, Windows
Podcast Addict Android podcast, audiobook and radio app Proprietary Android
Podcast Guru A mobile and web podcast player Proprietary Android, iOS, Web
Poddr A free desktop podcast player GPL Linux, macOS, Windows
Podfriend A desktop and browser podcast player Proprietary Web, Windows
PodLP[17] A free podcast player for flip phones Proprietary KaiOS, Cloud Phone[18]
Podurama Free podcast player for mobile, desktop and web Proprietary Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Web
Rhythmbox Default music management application for GNOME GPL Linux
Stitcher Radio station and podcast client Proprietary Android, iOS, Web
Trebble A free mobile application podcast client Proprietary Android, iOS, Web
TuneIn An online radio and podcasts app Proprietary Android, iOS, Windows, Web, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
VLC Cross-platform multimedia player and framework, includes podcast functionality[19] GPL Linux, macOS, Windows
Vocal[20] A podcast client designed for Elementary OS GPL Linux, Elementary OS
Winamp Commercial audio player with free Lite option, supports podcasts Proprietary Windows
YouTube Music Streaming music app with podcast functionality developed by Google, replaces Google Podcasts.[21][22] Proprietary Android, iOS, Web

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ downloads media files to your computer

References

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  1. ^ Herrington, Jack D. (2005). Podcasting Hacks. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-596-10066-7.
  2. ^ Herrington, Jack D. (2005). Podcasting Hacks. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-596-10066-7.
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, Bryan; Goerzen, John; Stewart, Donald Bruce (15 November 2008). Real World Haskell. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 505. ISBN 978-0-596-55430-9. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2016. The idea of a podcast client is simple. It is given a list of URLs to process. Downloading each of these URLs results in an XML file in the RSS format. Inside this ...
  4. ^ Ciccarelli, Stephanie. "History of Podcasting". Voices.com. Interactive Voices, Inc. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. ^ Macnamara, Jim (2010). The 21st Century Media (r)evolution: Emergent Communication Practices. Lang, Peter. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4331-0936-2. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  6. ^ Braun, Linda W. (January 2007). Listen Up!: Podcasting for Schools and Libraries. Information Today, Inc. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-57387-304-8. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. ^ "Podcast app Breaker to be acquired by Twitter". Reuters. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  8. ^ "Apps/Podcasts - GNOME Wiki!". wiki.gnome.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  9. ^ cybernetnews.com. "gPodder – A Full Featured Podcast Client for Linux". cybernetnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  10. ^ "gPodder". gpodder.org. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2024. : A media aggregator written in Python/GTK
  11. ^ "gPodder". gpodder.github.io. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024. : Media aggregator and podcast client
  12. ^ "Install gpoddertest on Linux". Snapcraft. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Liferea – the Free News Aggregator on your Linux desktop". lzone.de. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ Summers, Nick. "Meet Overcast, a new iPhone podcast app from Instapaper founder Marco Arment". The Next Web. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  15. ^ Pierce, David. "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs". Wired. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. ^ Welch, Chris. "One of the best podcast apps, Pocket Casts, just got a big redesign". The Verge. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  17. ^ "PodLP–Podcasts for KaiOS and the JioPhone". PodLP. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  18. ^ "PodLP Turns 4, Launches on Cloud Phone". PodLP. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  19. ^ "How to Watch TWiT Podcasts on Windows or MacOS | TWiT". TWiT.tv. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Vocal - Podcast client for the free desktop". vocalproject.net. Archived from the original on 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  21. ^ Malik, Aisha (27 April 2023). "YouTube Music officially rolls out podcasts for listeners in the US". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  22. ^ Li, Abner. "YouTube Music rolls out manually adding podcasts via RSS". 9to5Google. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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