List of podcatchers

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]

TitleDescriptionLicense Latest release dateOperating system
AmarokMusic player and podcast clientGPL v2 August 16, 2015 FreeBSD, Linux
AntennaPodPodcast manager for AndroidMIT March 11, 2018 Android
BansheeMusic player and podcast clientMIT March 18, 2014 Linux, macOS, Windows
ClementineA cross-platform fork of AmarokGPL April 19, 2016 Linux, Windows, macOS
doubleTwistAndroid music player with podcast directory and podcast support. March 2007 Android
FeedbooksSocial networking client with support for podcasts. April 2014 Windows
Foobar2000Versatile audio player with separate podcatcher componentDonationware April 7, 2017 Windows
gPodder[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]simple, open source podcast client written in PythonGPL 3 February 19, 2018 Windows, Linux, macOS and others
iTunesMusic and podcaster clientProprietary March 21, 2017 Windows, macOS
Juice[15][16][17][18]A cross-platform podcatcher (discontinued)GPL July 18, 2006Windows, macOS
Liferea[19]News aggregator for online news feeds, features podcast supportGPL December 27, 2016 Linux
Media GoSimilar to iTunes for Sony PlayStation PortableProprietary Windows
MediaMonkeyMedia organizers with integrated podcatcherProprietary February 26, 2017 Windows
MiroAn integrated video player with podcatcher capabilities (discontinued)GPL v2 April 16, 2013 Windows, Linux, macOS
MusicBeeMusic player with integrated podcatcherProprietary March 10, 2017 Windows
NetNewsWireAn RSS and Atom newsreaderProprietary macOS
NewsFireA news reader and podcast client for MacOS X. There is no option for independent downloadProprietary macOS
Overcast[20]A free podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhoneProprietary April 21, 2017 iOS, watchOS
PodwalkA podcast client for location-specific podcasts.Proprietary February 1, 2017 iOS
Radio UserLandA blogging tool and RSS newsreaderProprietary September 6, 2005Windows, classic Mac OS, macOS
RhythmboxDefault music management application for GNOMEGPL v2 September 10, 2016 Linux
Spotify[21] (Podcasts not yet available for most formats) A commercial music streaming service with podcast support Proprietary Windows, Symbian, Windows Phone, Linux, BlackBerry OS, Android, iOS, Chrome OS, macOS, Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Web
StitcherRadio station and podcast clientProprietary Android, iOS, Web
VLC[22]Cross-platform multimedia player and frameworkGPL v2 February 24, 2017 Windows, Linux, macOS
WinampCommercial audio player with free Lite option, supports podcastsProprietary December 12, 2013 Windows
ZuneMicrosoft Media player officially discontinued in June 2012Proprietary April 12, 2010 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. ↑ cybernetnews.com. "gPodder – A Full Featured Podcast Client for Linux". cybernetnews.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  8. ↑ "FLOSS Weekly 272 gPodder - TWiT.TV". TWiT.tv. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "The gPodder User Manual". gpodder.github.io. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Archiv:GPodder Meetup – Metalab". metalab.at. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "gPodder's no plodder when it comes to podcasts". Linux.com - The source for Linux information. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Find And Listen To Your Favourite Podcasts Using Linux". lifewire.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Clients — gpodder.net documentation". gpoddernet.readthedocs.io. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Negus, Christopher (3 June 2010). "Linux Bible 2010 Edition: Boot Up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 13 Other Distributions". John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 9 April 2018 – via Google Books.
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060302062022/http://www.castpodder.net:80/
  16. ↑ "IcePodder Podcatcher/RSS client". SourceForge. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Juice, the cross-platform podcast receiver". juicereceiver.sourceforge.net. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Juice, the cross-platform podcast receiver". juicereceiver.sourceforge.net. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Liferea - the Free News Aggregator on your Linux desktop". lzone.de. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  20. ↑ Summers, Nick. "Meet Overcast, a new iPhone podcast app from Instapaper founder Marco Arment". The Next Web. The Next Web. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Say hello to the most entertaining Spotify ever". Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  22. ↑ "VLC subscribe to podcasts". 13 June 2015.
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