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The MP3 files generated by for oscasts are relatively easy to create and don't require high-priced equipment, allowing almost anyone to record a program without a large investment of time or money. Once created, podcasts can be listened to on a computer or, more frequently, transferred to a portable digital audio player such as an iPod, a Pocket PC, or cell phone.
Podcast Software List
Windows Podcast Software
- @Podder - a free client designed for the visually impaired. Download files into your MP3 Player or Ipod.
- BitsCast - freeware RSS/ reader that supports both iPods and Microsoft Media PlaysForSure devices.
- BlogMatrix Sparks! - An all-in-one solution that lets you record, mix, share, publish, store and listen.
- CustomReader - a customizable client that can be "branded" to match a website.
- Doppler - Doppler is a aggregator. It’s a tool to subscribe to RSS feeds which supply downloadable files. Download files into your MP3 Player or Ipod.
- iPodderX - cross-platform media aggregator.
- iTunes - Apple's heavily commercialized tuner. Works well with ipod shuffle, ipod nano, and regular ipod or ipod video.
- Juice - (formerly iPodder) Lets users select and download shows and music and to play whenever they want
- nimiq - Nimiq is Windows client.
- Amp - free tool that lets you preview and play s.
- PodNova - offers a custom version of iPodder that supports OPML and integrates with the PodNova site. Download files into your MP3 Player or Ipod.
- Podspider - client with integrated directory
- Prime Time - features WMP/iTunes playlist support, Automatic AAC bookmarkable conversion for iTunes/iPod users.
- Replay Radio - lets you capture s, broadcast radio shows and XM Radio.
- RSSRadio - easy to use software for Windows. Download files into your MP3 Player or Ipod.
- Synclosure - Synclosure is a RSS aggregator to flexibly download files in enclosures.
- Yamipod - freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
- Ziepod - an easy-to-use toolkit to reach and manage audio-based content published through s.
Macintosh Software
- iPodderX - cross-platform media aggregator
- iTunes - Apple's heavily commercialized tuner. Works well with ipod Nano, Ipod, and Shuffle
- Juice - (formerly iPodder) lets users select and download shows and music and to play whenever they want.
- NewsMacPro - OS X newsreader that supports & Palm and iPod sync.
- Playpod - designed exclusively for Mac OS X.
- Poddumfeeder - Applescript-based client.
- Yamipod - freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
Linux/Unix Software
- amaroK - music app and client
- BPConf - a podcase downloader for KDE on Linux
- gPodder - reciever/catcher written in Python, us GTK
- Juice - (formerly iPodder) lets users select and download shows and music and to play whenever they want
- Liferea - news aggregator for online news feeds with support.
- Peapod - a client for Linux.
- PenguinTV - RSS feed reader designed to work with s and video blogs.
- PodGrid - personal internet radio news receiver, receiver.
- Podracer - aggregator/downloader.
- Yamipod - freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
BeOS
- http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/ - a radio automation system that features time-corrects, fades, exact-time starts, configurable silence-sensor, live network joins, live-assist for dj'ing, music-selection software, background (delayed broadcast) recording, a built-in streaming server for broadcasting over the Internet, unlimited format design, and a user-friendly control interface.
Java-Based Podcast Software
- FeedPod - a Text-To-Speech RSS/ATOM Newsfeed reader.
- jPodder - one of the first programs to be created for podcasting.
Pocket PC
- FeederReader - a full-featured RSS aggregator with podcast enclosure support, running on Windows Mobile.
Amiga OS
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AmiPodder - a utility that lets you to download podcasts to an Amiga, play it and, optionally, copy it onto a portable MP3 player.
RISC OS
- spc - GPL'd podcast client. You need wget (cli), Perl and FrontEnder II. Use of the command line is possible.
Command Line
- Armangil's Podcatcher - Armangil's podcatcher is a podcast client for the command line. It provides several download strategies (new shows only, back-catalog allowed, etc), supports Bittorrent, offers cache management, and generates playlists for MP3 player applications. Windows, Linux (any OS supported by Ruby).
- BashPodder - Bash-based podcast client that works on OS X, Solaris, AIX, Linux, Net Open and FreeBSD, even Windows.
- Podget - a Bash script to automate the downloading of podcast content from RSS feeds, storing it in categories and folders, and automatically creating a playlist for new content. Compatible with Windows, OS X & Unix variants.
Perl
- CastGrab - a podcast download application written in Perl, which can be run from a cron job.
- w98podfetch - is a PERL script for fetching podcasts. It has advanced features, like skipping any files older than a certain date, and limiting download options per feed such as "only download a maximum of 5 files at a time" or "don't download more than 25MB from this feed", etc.
PHP
- Gregarius - a web-based RSS/RDF/ATOM feed aggregator, designed to run on your web server, allowing you to access your news sources from wherever you want.
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