Open Source Apple Podcasts Alternatives for Windows

Apple Podcasts is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best open source Windows alternative is Pocket Casts. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Apple Podcasts and nine of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to Apple Podcasts are gPodder, Faircamp, Poddr and PinePods.

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  1. Pocket Casts icon
     240 likes

    Podcast player supporting streaming and downloads, advanced search, cross-device 'Up Next', improved discovery, playback effects, and offline listening essentials.

    124 Pocket Casts alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Apple Car Play
     
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    Pocket Casts vs Apple Podcasts Comments
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    Great solution - you can continue listening on another device where you left off on your smartphone, for example. Nice extra: Import from Apple Podcasts via shortcut, possibility to listen not only to podcasts available on the platform but also to add podcasts via RSS feed. Ingenious!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Pocket Casts is Freemium and Open SourceApple Podcasts is Free and Proprietary
  2. gPodder icon
     112 likes

    gPodder downloads and manages free audio and video content ("podcasts") for you. Listen directly on your computer or on your mobile devices.

    118 gPodder alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Xfce
     
  3. Faircamp icon
     7 likes

    A static site generator for audio producers.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Poddr icon
     4 likes

    Podcast client for desktop built with Electron and AngularJS.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. PinePods icon
     2 likes

    Podcast management platform with Rust backend, browser-based access, multi-user server-side sync, subscriptions, playback, downloads, PodPeopleDB host support, mobile compatibility, Nextcloud and gpodder syncing, and external app integration for flexible access.

    52 PinePods alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • Kubernetes
    • Flatpak
    • Docker
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  6. Cardo icon
     2 likes

    Cardo is a podcast player, inspired on Android's Antennapod. Cardo could be synchonized with Antennapod and other apps using Nextcloud Gppoder.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7.  2 likes

    TUI podcast client for the terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Recast icon
     1 like

    Recast is a rich, light and cross-platform podcast client for desktop (Windows/Mac/Linux)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9.  1 like

    Goradion is a command line radio player based on MPV. Goradion is inspired by pyradio and supports its stations playlists.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • mpv
    • BSD
     
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