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

While podcatchers are most known for downloading podcasts (generally audio files in MP3 format), many are also capable of downloading video, newsfeeds, 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.

The core concepts had been developing since 2000, the first commercial podcast client software was developed in 2001,[4] and podcasting became popular in 2004.[5]

When Apple added podcatching to its iTunes software in June 2005, it almost immediately became the most popular client.[6]

Podcatchers

The following is a list of noteworthy podcatchers or software with podcatching capability.[nb 1]

Title Description Website License Latest Release Date Operating System
Amarok Music player and podcast client website GPL v2 August 16, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-16) FreeBSD, Linux
AntennaPod Podcast manager for Android website MIT February 25, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-25) Android
Banshee Music player and podcast client website MIT March 18, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-18) Linux, macOS, Windows
Clementine A cross-platform fork of Amarok website GPL April 19, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-19) Linux, Windows, macOS
doubleTwist Android music player with podcast directory and podcast support. website March 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03) Android
BeyondPod An Android podcast manager. website Proprietary Android
Downcast A podcast player for iOS, Mac & Apple Watch. website Proprietary iOS, macOS, watchOS
Feedbooks Social networking client with support for podcasts. website April 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04) Windows
Foobar2000 Versatile audio player with separate podcatcher component Podcatcher Component Donationware April 7, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-07) Windows
Gpodder Open source podcast client written in Python website GPL v3 [7] December 22, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-22) Windows, macOS, Linux/BSD
Hootr A media download solution, supports podcasts, torrents & Magnet website Free/Donation December 23, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-23) Windows
iTunes Music and podcaster client website Proprietary March 21, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-21) Windows, macOS
Juice A cross-platform podcatcher (discontinued) website GPL July 18, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07-18) Windows, macOS
Liferea News aggregator for online news feeds, features podcast support website GPL December 27, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-27) Linux
Media Go Similar to iTunes for Sony PlayStation Portable website Proprietary Windows
MediaMonkey Media organizers with integrated podcatcher website Proprietary February 26, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-02-26) Windows
Miro An integrated video player with podcatcher capabilities (discontinued) website GPL v2 April 16, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-16) Windows, Linux, macOS
MusicBee Music player with integrated podcatcher website Proprietary March 10, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-10) Windows
NetNewsWire An RSS and Atom newsreader website Proprietary macOS
NewsFire A news reader and podcast client that comes with MacOS X. There is no option for independent download website Proprietary macOS
Overcast[8] A free podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone website Proprietary April 21, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-21) iOS, watchOS
Podcast Republic Android podcast manager. website Proprietary January 29, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-29) Android
Podwalk A podcast client for location-specific podcasts. website Proprietary February 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-02-01) iOS,
Radio UserLand A blogging tool and RSS newsreader website Proprietary September 6, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-06) Windows, classic Mac OS, macOS
Rhythmbox Default music management application for GNOME website GPL v2 September 10, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-09-10) Linux
Spotify[9] (Podcasts not yet available for most formats) A commercial music streaming service with podcast support website Proprietary Windows, Symbian, Windows Phone, Linux, BlackBerry OS, Android, iOS, Chrome OS, macOS, Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Web
Stitcher Radio station and podcast client website Proprietary Android, iOS, Web
Uhura Podcast client based on cloud website Donationware Web, Android
VLC [10] Cross-platform multimedia player and framework website GPL v2 February 24, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-02-24) Windows, Linux, macOS
Winamp Commercial audio player with free Lite option, supports podcasts website Proprietary December 12, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-12) Windows
Zune Microsoft Media player officially discontinued in June 2012 Proprietary April 12, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-12) Windows

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A podcatcher is presumed noteworthy if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the company and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article.

References

  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. 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 ...
  4. ^ Ciccarelli, Stephanie. "History of Podcasting". Voices.com. Interactive Voices, Inc. 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.
  6. ^ Braun, Linda W. (January 2007). Listen Up!: Podcasting for Schools and Libraries. Information Today, Inc. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-57387-304-8.
  7. ^ "gpodder/gpodder". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  8. ^ Summers, Nick. "Meet Overcast, a new iPhone podcast app from Instapaper founder Marco Arment". The Next Web. The Next Web. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Say hello to the most entertaining Spotify ever". Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  10. ^ "VLC subscribe to podcasts". 13 June 2015.
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