Podcatchers

Software that automatically checks podcast feeds and automatically download new items. This software changes often. We will do our best to keep it updated.

Mac
• iPodderX
• iTunes - iTunes is Apple's multimedia player software including an online store where users can download music, videos, television shows and podcasts. Along with ripping, organizing and playing multimedia files, iTunes links to a directory of podcasts and acts as a podcatcher by allowing users to subscribe to podcasts. It will also allow users to play enhanced podcasts.
• Juice
• NewsFire
• NetNewsWire
• NewsMacPro
• Playpod
• Podcast Studio
• Poddumfeeder
• PodNova
• PulpFiction
• Yamipod

Windows PC
• @Podder
• AudioShell
• BitsCast
• BlogMatrix Sparks!
• CITA RSS Aggregator
• CustomReader
• Doppler[2]
• Golden Ear
• HappyFish
• iPodderX
• iTunes - iTunes is Apple's multimedia player software including an online store where users can download music, videos, television shows and podcasts. Along with ripping, organizing and playing multimedia files, iTunes links to a directory of podcasts and acts as a podcatcher by allowing users to subscribe to podcasts. It will also allow used to play enhanced podcasts.
• Juice - (formerly iPodder)
• Media Go
• Newzee
• NewzCrawler
• nimiq
• Podcast Amp
• PodNova
• Podsage
• Podspider
• Prime Time Podcast
• Pwopcatcher
• Replay Radio
• RSSRadio
• Synclosure
• Winamp
• Yamipod
• Ziepod
• Zune

Linux/Unix
• amaroK
• BPConf
• gPodder
• Juice
• Liferea
• Peapod
• PenguinTV
• Podcast Maker
• PodGrid
• Podracer
• Rhythmbox
• StreamTuned
• Yamipod

Taken from the internet and believed to be accurate but things change quickly so we make no guarantee to the accuracy of this info.

Podcast Terms

AAC

AAC is a proprietary audio file format from Apple only playable by Apple software and hardware.

 

Aggregator

An RSS aggregator program is used to collect and read RSS feeds. It can also be known as a newsreader, news aggregator or RSS aggregator.

 

Audiocast

An audiocast is audio content that is broadcast over the internet. It serves as a broad description of any audio content including streaming audio, podcasts or other distribution methods.

 

Chicklet

Chicklet is a term for the small, often orange buttons used as links to RSS files.

 

Enhanced Podcast

An enhanced podcast is an audio podcast that can display images simultaneously with audio. They can contain chapter markers, hyperlinks, and artwork. Apple's free iTunes software will play enhanced podcasts.

 

ID3

ID3 is a metadata specification that allows information to be added to MP3 files. Items like track title, artist, album and track number are placed within ID3 tags that identify the type of data contained within.

 

iPod

The iPod is a digital media player from Apple Computer.

 

iPodder

One of the original podcatchers, iPodder is now Juice.

 

iTunes

iTunes is Apple's multimedia player software including a store where users can download music, videos, television shows and podcasts. Along with ripping, organizing and playing multimedia files, iTunes links to a directory of podcasts and acts as a podcatcher by allowing users to subscribe to podcasts. It will also allow used to play enhanced podcasts.

 

Juice

Podcatching software for Mac, Windows or Linux formerly called iPodder.

 

Mixer

An electronic device that allows the user to combine, route, or change the level, tone or dynamics of multiple audio signals. Often used for recording Podcasts allowing for fine tuning input levels from different sources.

 

MP3

MP3 or MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence into a very small file, about one-twelfth the size of the original file, while preserving the original level of quality when played.

 

Narrowcast

An audio and or video program that targets a specific audience as opposed to a large audience, broadcast. Many podcasts may be described as narrowcasts with very specific topics.

 

Palmcast

A podcast that is sent or read by a Palm device.

 

Podcast

A podcast is an audio and or video file published on the internet with an RSS feed. The big benefit of a podcast is you can subscribe to it and automatically receive new episodes as the are published. Mistakenly associated with Apple's iPod and the term broadcast, a podcast does not require an iPod and is not broadcast.

 

Podcasting

Podcasting is the preparation and distribution of audio, video and graphics, depending on your podcatching software, for download to digital music or multimedia players.

 

Podcatcher

Software that automatically checks podcast feeds and automatically download new items. Windows versions include Podder, Doppler, iTunes, gPodder, Happy Fish, Juice, Madcat, MediaMonkey, Miro, NewzCrawler, Podcast Amp, Podspider, Primetime, RCFeedMe, Replay AV, Winpodder, Yamipod & Ziepod. Mac versions iTunes, Juice, Playpod, Yamipod, & Miro. Linux, BPConf, CastPodder, gPodder, Juice, Icepodder, Liferea, Miro, Peapod & Podracer.

 

Podfather

Adam Curry, former MTV VJ, who was an earlier adopter and driver of podcasting.

 

Punchcast

A podcast that is sent directly to a smartphone or other mobile device without being sent to a computer.

 

RSS

RSS is simply a way of marking up information in a way to define different parts of text such as title, description, link, etc. so that it can be listed in an organized form in a special reader program. This is done with XML-based tags. Referred to as Rich Site Summary, Really Simple Sindication or RDF Site Summary.

 

RSS feed

An RSS feed is an XML file that provides content or summaries of content with links to the full versions. Users can subscribe to an RSS feed using an RSS aggregator.

 

Skype

Skype is an internet telephony service provider that offers free calling between computers and low-cost calling to regular telephones that aren't connected to the web. Many podcasts are recorded using Skype.

 

Spooling

Spooling is copying an RSS link into a podcast organizer or loader application to download later.

 

Stinger

A stinger is a brief sound or musical phrase that can be thought of as audio punctuation. It begins and ends in a matter of seconds but unlike a loop has a beginning, middle and end.

 

Streaming Media

Streaming media is audio & video files that are transmitted on the internet in a continuous manner using data packets. Data is streamed similar to radio waves, if you miss part of the signal you just missed it. Streaming media can have chapter markers providing immediate access to specific parts of the file.

 

Syndication

Syndication is the supply of material for reuse and integration with other material, often through a paid subscription service. The most common example of syndication is newspapers, where wire-service news, columns, comics, horoscopes and crossword puzzles are normally syndicated material.

 

USM

Universal Subscription Mechanism, allows certain podcasters to automatically add a subscription from an RSS file.

 

Video Podcasting

Video podcasting is similar to podcasting it just uses video files instead of MP3s.

 

Vodcast

See video podcasting.

 

XML

Extensible Markup Language is a way to create common information formats and share both the format and the data on the web and intranets.

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