List of podcast clients

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

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.

While podcast clients are best known for streaming and downloading podcasts, many are also capable of downloading video, newsfeeds, text, and pictures. Some of these podcast clients 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][5]

Podcasts were made popular when Apple added podcatching to its iTunes 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
Title DescriptionLicense Operating system
Amarok Music player and podcast clientGPL FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows
AntennaPod Podcast manager for AndroidMIT Android
Apple Podcasts Podcast software developed by Apple, built into Apple devicesProprietary iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, Windows
Audacy Broadcast, Internet radio and podcast platformProprietary Android, iOS, Web
Audible Audiobook and podcast appProprietary Android, iOS, macOS, Windows
Castbox A podcast distribution network and playerProprietary Android, iOS, watchOS
Clementine A cross-platform fork of AmarokGPL Linux, macOS, Windows
CPod A multi-platform desktop podcast playerApache Linux, macOS, Windows
Deezer Streaming music and podcast appProprietary Android, iOS, Windows, Web
doubleTwist Android music player with podcast directory and podcast support.Proprietary Android
Escapepod A simple, lightweight minimalistic podcast appMIT Android
foobar2000 Versatile audio player with separate podcast client componentDonationware Android, iOS, macOS, Windows
Google Podcasts Podcast app developed by GoogleProprietary Android, iOS, Web
gPodder[7] Open source podcast client written in Python using GTK+GPL FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows
Hypercatcher An interactive podcast appProprietary iOS
iHeartRadio Broadcast, podcast and streaming radio platform developed by iHeartMediaProprietary Android, iOS, Web
Liferea[8] News aggregator for online news feeds, features podcast supportGPL FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris
MediaMonkey Media organizers with integrated podcast clientProprietary Android, Windows
MusicBee Music player with integrated podcast clientProprietary Windows
NetNewsWire An RSS and Atom newsreaderMIT iOS, macOS
Overcast[9] Freemium podcast client for Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhoneProprietary iOS, watchOS, Web
Player FM A podcast discovery and offline playerProprietary Android, iOS, watchOS, Web
Pocket Casts[10][11] A cross-platform podcast clientProprietary Android, iOS, macOS, watchOS, Web, Windows
Podcast Addict Android podcast, audiobook and radio appProprietary Android
Podcast Guru A mobile and web podcast playerProprietary Android, iOS, Web
Poddr A free desktop podcast playerGPL Linux, macOS, Windows
Podfriend A desktop and browser podcast playerProprietary Web, Windows
PodLP[12] A free KaiOS podcast playerProprietary KaiOS
Podurama Free podcast player for mobile, desktop and webProprietary Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Web
Rhythmbox Default music management application for GNOMEGPL Linux
Spotify Streaming music and podcast appProprietary Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Stitcher Radio station and podcast clientProprietary Android, iOS, Web
Trebble A free mobile application podcast clientProprietary Android, iOS, Web
TuneIn An online radio and podcasts appProprietary Android, iOS, Windows, Web, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
VLC Cross-platform multimedia player and framework, includes podcast functionalityGPL Linux, macOS, Windows
Winamp Commercial audio player with free Lite option, supports podcastsProprietary Windows

See also

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 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. 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. "Liferea - the Free News Aggregator on your Linux desktop". lzone.de. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. Summers, Nick. "Meet Overcast, a new iPhone podcast app from Instapaper founder Marco Arment". The Next Web. The Next Web. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  10. Pierce, David. "Pocket Casts Is the Podcast App Every iPhone User Needs". Wired. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. Welch, Chris. "One of the best podcast apps, Pocket Casts, just got a big redesign". The Verge. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  12. "PodLP–Podcasts for KaiOS and the JioPhone". PodLP. PodLP. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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