Best Podcast Software List
A list by Scott Clark
Podcast Software Directory (Since 2002!)
Used by hundreds of websites providing help to podcast listeners. Add a link from your site today!
Software for use in grabbing your favorite news,
music, and other programs or producing your own. This list is organized around platforms, so some will work with smartphone OS, tablets, MP3 Players, iPods, Iphone. Other players allow you to simply subscribe and listen with your web browser and are ideal for times when you're using a computer other than your own, etc.
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Windows Podcast Software
Macintosh Podcast Software
Linux Podcast Software
Smartphone Podcatcher software (pocket devices)
iPad and Tablet Podcasting software (tablets, etc.)
Cloud / Browser Based Podcasting Software
News about this list:
I'm also adding are software for producing and publishing podcasts, especially on tablet and browsers. If you see any broken links, or any defunct software, please do drop me a line.
I want this list to remain fresh. I know this list looks a bit janky and is not mobile friendly - but I'll be fixing that soon.
I do not provide support. This is just a directory. Please let me know if any of these programs proves problematic.
| Name |
Type |
Intro |
| @Podder |
Catcher |
A free client designed for
the visually impaired. Download files into your MP3
Player or Ipod. |
| Audials |
Catcher |
Find, record, download, convert and enjoy music, films, videos and Internet radios everywhere. |
| iTunes |
Catcher |
Apple's heavily
commercialized tuner. Works well with iPhone, ipod shuffle, ipod nano, and regular ipod or
ipod video. Iphone and ITouch users can download podcasts directly to the device via Wifi and, if the podcast is <10mb, via 3G network. |
| gPodder |
Catcher |
Basic Features, RSS feads and BitTorrent podcasts |
| Happy Fish |
Catcher |
Requires Itunes.
HappyFish is an RSS reader that can also download RSS
enclosures (podcasts, mp3's, videos, pics, apps,
whatever) to your computer |
| HermesPod |
Catcher |
The Free HermesPod is a simplified podcatcher that offers a diliberately reduced feature set in favor of simplicity. Compatible with the "iTunes Music Transfer" and the "USB mass storage" protocols. Supports feed autodiscovery. |
| Juice |
Catcher |
(formerly iPodder) Lets users select and
download shows and music and to play whenever they want
[awesome] |
| MediaMonkey |
Catcher |
MediaMonkey catalogs CDs, AAC, OGG, WMA, FLAC, MP3 and other audio files such as audiobooks, podcasts, etc. It includes a CD ripper, CD/DVD Burner, and converter for saving music. It syncs tracks, playlists, and podcasts to portable audio devices such as iPhones, iPods, MP3 Phones, and other devices, and supports hundreds of scripts, plug-ins and visualizations to extend its functionality further. |
| Miro |
Catcher |
Miro recently introduced a multi-platform podcast support to its cool Miro Internet TV Software. The new setup has added an audio podcasts section to the software and a section for audio in the library. |
| NewzCrawler |
Catcher |
NewzCrawler is a rss/atom
reader, news aggregator, browser and blog client for
Windows which provides access to news content from
various sources |
| Primetime |
Catcher |
Automated download scheduling, integrated media consumption, catch-up ability, sortable media library, bookmarking support, and integrated podcast directory from Podcast Alley. |
| RCFeedme |
Catcher |
Basic interface, not really designed for use with portable devices. Not an RSS reader. |
| Replay AV |
Catcher for Streaming Internet Radio |
Replay AV makes it
easy to automatically record your favorite radio shows,
so you can listen wherever and whenever you like.
Recordings can be automatically transferred to your iPod
or other MP3 Player, burned to a CD, or you can just
listen on your PC. It's incredibly convenient. |
| Yamipod |
Catcher |
Freeware application to
efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and
Linux. Has an RSS/Podcast to iPod feature. |
| Ziepod |
Catcher |
Ziepod+ is designed to keep you
alive with audio and video content automatically
retrieved from all over the Internet. |
iPod is a
brand of portable digital media player designed and marketed by
Apple Computer with simple user interface designed around a
central scroll wheel. Most iPod models store media on a hard
drive, while the smaller iPods use flash memory.
| Name |
Type |
Intro |
| iTunes |
Catcher |
Apple's heavily commercialized tuner. Works
well with iPHone, Nano, Ipod, Shuffle and other Apple products. |
| Juice |
Catcher |
(formerly iPodder) Lets users select and
download shows and music and to play whenever they want
[awesome] |
| Playpod |
Catcher |
designed exclusively for Mac OS X. |
| Yamipod |
Catcher |
freeware application to efficiently manage
your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. |
| Miro |
Catcher |
Miro recently introduced a multi-platform podcast support to its cool Miro Internet TV Software. The new setup has added an audio podcasts section to the software and a section for audio in the library. |
| Podcaster 4 |
Catcher |
Well-designed software with many features. |
| Podcast Producer 2 |
Producer |
Apple has released Podcast Producer 2 as a part of Snow Leopard Server. It's an end-to-end solution for encoding, publishing and uploading podcasts. Looks awesome. |
| Ubercaster |
Producer |
An end to end producing application for Macintosh. Has cool Skype connection for phone conversations/interviews and lots of great library management functions. |
| SoundStudio3 |
Producer |
record professional sounding Podcasts and other audio dialog. Link is now to Amazon but it is not an affiliate link. |
| Garageband |
Recording Tool |
Not really a full-end-to-end podcast software, but it's so good I'm including it for the recording capabilities. Full featured recording studio software that can do a bang-up job on voice podcasts, too. You'll need to do your own publishing/rss. (see also iPad version below) |
| Name |
Type |
Intro |
| BPConf |
Catcher |
BPConf is a simple KDE configuration frontend for
BashPodder by Linc Fessenden. BPConf contains BashPodder
so you don't require anything else. |
| CastPodder |
Catcher |
Now morphed into Icepodder below |
| gPodder |
Catcher |
gPodder is a Podcast receiver/catcher written in
Python, using GTK. It manages podcast feeds for you and
automatically downloads all podcasts from as many feeds
as you like. |
| Icepodder |
Catcher |
IcePodder is a podcatcher (RSS client) for Linux conceived as a replacement for CastPodder. IcePodder is written in python, and requires python 2.4 or later, and pyGTK. The goal of this project is to provide Linux users with a dedicated client to download podcasts, with an emphasis on reliability and stability. |
| Liferea |
Catcher |
Liferea is an aggregator for online news feeds.
There are many other news readers available, but these
others are not available for Linux or require many extra
libraries to be installed. Liferea tries to fill this
gap by creating a fast, easy to use, easy to install
news aggregator for GTK/GNOME. This is more complex than most, but has more configurability and power. |
| Miro |
Catcher |
Miro recently introduced a multi-platform podcast support to its cool Miro Internet TV Software. The new setup has added an audio podcasts section to the software and a section for audio in the library. |
| Peapod |
Catcher |
Peapod is a powerful and easy to use command-line
tool for downloading podcasts. It’s written in Python
and uses Mark Pilgrim’s excellent feedparser library to
understand atom and RSS feeds. While Peapod has
primarily been developed on linux it should work on any
unix-like operating system. |
| PenguinTV |
Catcher |
PenguinTV is not just another RSS feed reader. It is
designed from the ground up to work seamlessly with
podcasts and video blogs, allowing you to easily enjoy
the audio, music, and video published around the web in
RSS format. |
| PodGrid |
Catcher |
personal internet radio news receiver,
receiver. |
| Podracer |
Catcher |
Podracer is a podcast downloader. It takes a file
with the URLs to all your podcast rss feeds and goes and
gets the mp3s and stores them in a specified location.
It is a BASH script with an internal BitTorrent
downloader written in Python. |
| Rhythmbox |
Catcher |
Rhythmbox is an integrated music management
application, originally inspired by Apple's iTunes. It
is free software, designed to work well under the GNOME
Desktop, and based on the powerful GStreamer media
framework. |
| StreamTuned |
Catcher |
StreamTuned plays and records audio and video
streams using mplayer as backend. It also reads stream
url's and related information from playlists, webpages
or XML/RSS feeds. Streamtuned can act as Podcast client
and allows for local and remote (webservice) access to
the repositories containing your stream url's. |
| Straw |
Catcher |
Straw is a feed reader aimed for users using the GNOME desktop. You subscribe to news, blogs, and podcast feeds and read the feeds in the comfort of your desktop, with or without online access. |
| Yamipod |
Catcher |
YamiPod is a freeware application to efficiently
manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. It
can be run directly from your iPod and needs no
installation. Take a look at the feature list to find
out what it can do and feel free to suggest anything
that might be missing. |
|
| Cinch |
iOS / Android |
Producer |
Impressive app aimed at corporate webcasts and podcasts. Tied into conference recording approach. Cinchcast enables you to cost-effectively enhance internal and external communications. With Cinchcast’s integrated webcasting and conferencing solution, you can easily host a town hall, departmental meeting or live corporate event at a fraction of the cost of traditional conferencing or alternative web event solutions. |
| Apple Podcast App |
iOS / iPad |
Catcher |
Podcasts app is the easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favorite podcasts on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. |
| AudioBoo |
iOS /Android |
Producer |
Podcast publisher for iPhone / Android - 5 minute limit perplexes me. |
| BeyondPod |
Android/Win |
Catcher |
Free trial. Big directory of shows. |
| DoggCatcher |
Android |
Catcher |
Supports audio and video podcasts - variable speed playback and more features. Paid app. |
| Downcast |
iOS |
Catcher |
Download and listen to your favorite podcasts directly from your iOS device without the need to sync with iTunes. Background enabled, smart playlists and variable retention times. |
| Google Listen |
Android |
Catcher |
this has been killed by Google. |
| Instacast |
iOS |
Catcher |
One of my favorites. Cool iOs catcher looks through your device to find podcasts and auto detects wifi... $1.99 and worth every penny. Background play supported. |
| iTunes |
iOS |
Catcher |
Iphone and ITouch users can download podcasts directly to the device via Wifi. IPhone/Iphone3g/s can also download over 3G network if the podcast is <10mb. |
| Podcast Player |
Android |
Catcher |
Very simple, free software - Minimalist. Has a neat "skip forward" feature that you can adjust (rather than the usual 30 seconds, etc.) |
| PodTrapper |
Blackberry, Android |
Catcher |
Allows you to leave the iPhone at home. A very basic podcatcher. Nothing fancy, but does the trick. It grabs new podcasts over Wi-Fi or Cell network. A bit dated looking. |
| Podkicker Pro |
Android |
Catcher |
Developed by a Sweedish developer, this popular player plays video and audio - has a search engine. |
| Stitcher |
iOS, Android, Blackberry, Palm |
Catcher |
One of my favorites. Feature allows you to listen off-line by only connecting occasionally to the network, making this great for those of us using planes and subways occasionally. Nice features for organizing podcasts, sharing and more. |
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| HuffDuffer |
Web Browser |
Producer |
Have you ever wanted to put together a podcast of audio files that you’ve discovered on the web? That's what this is about. You just point to the files you want and it does the RSS grunt work. |
PodShifter |
Web Browser |
Catcher |
Voice podcasts can be sped up, much like the iPhone/iPod Touch Allow. Nice for news podcasts. A great tool for PC-based listening without hassles. Nice for busy people. |
| AudioBoo |
Web |
Producer |
Podcast publisher for the web (as well as iPhone and Android)- 5 minute limit perplexes me. Apparently the limit is on the free version only? discussion |
| PodcastPeople |
Web Browser |
Producer, Analytics, Ad Engine |
Audio, Video, Photos and Blog Posts from a single website. |
| Soundcloud |
Web Browser |
Sharing Software |
Create, record and share the sounds you create anywhere to friends, family. Includes how-to guide to podcast using this setup |
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| Garage Band for iPad |
iPad, iPad2 |
Recording Tool |
Record awesome voice podcasts with the built-in mic on the iPad and master multiple tracks. This is a sound producer only, this does not provide what you'll need to publish your podcast and RSS feed. Note these tutorials also, as well as this article.
Wordpress for the iPad apparently does great job of publishing - I'll be evaluating this asap. |
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Android? |
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Where's the rest? Yes, there are suddenly many. I will evaluate more in 2013!!!! |
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