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[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of noteworthy podcatchers or software with podcatching capability.[nb 1]
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Herrington, Jack D. (2005). Podcasting Hacks. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-596-10066-7.
- ↑ Herrington, Jack D. (2005). Podcasting Hacks. O'Reilly Media, Inc. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-596-10066-7.
- ↑ 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 ...
- ↑ Ciccarelli, Stephanie. "History of Podcasting". Voices.com. Interactive Voices, Inc. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Macnamara, Jim (2010). The 21st Century Media (r)evolution: Emergent Communication Practices. Lang, Peter. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4331-0936-2.
- ↑ Braun, Linda W. (January 2007). Listen Up!: Podcasting for Schools and Libraries. Information Today, Inc. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-57387-304-8.
- ↑ cybernetnews.com. "gPodder – A Full Featured Podcast Client for Linux". cybernetnews.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ↑ Summers, Nick. "Meet Overcast, a new iPhone podcast app from Instapaper founder Marco Arment". The Next Web. The Next Web. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ "Say hello to the most entertaining Spotify ever". Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ↑ "VLC subscribe to podcasts". 13 June 2015.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Comprehensive list of podcatchers at podcastingnews.com - Archived page retrieved from Wayback Machine.
- Podcatchermatrix.org compares the features of a number of podcast clients.
- Podcast Client Feature Comparison Matrix as a Google Docs Spreadsheet.
