| General Features | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.33
|
6.0.4
|
3.7.0
|
|
| Last Release |
19/02/2005
|
2006-01-23 (18 years ago)
|
2014-05-16 (9 years ago)
|
|
| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
| Author |
Daniel Broad
|
Joshua Kinberg
|
apple
|
Thomas Perl
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| License |
Closed Source, open API, plugin source available
|
CCPL ?
|
GPL
|
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
Free trial or $17.49
|
0
|
Free
|
|
| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
0
|
0
|
| Operating System | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| Windows 98 |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
.NET
|
Python
|
||
| Common Features | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| Search |
local & web
|
web
|
local & web
|
local & web
|
| Notifications |
MSN Style Popup + Chime
|
Popup, Tray Icon, Cron
|
||
| OPML Import |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
WMP, iTunes, jRiver, Direct Sync to Flashdrive, any by API
|
M3u, PLS
|
M3U, PLS
|
M3U
|
| Organize | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
No
|
Lock or archive to folder, iPod, archive using "gpodder-backup"
|
||
| Feed Reading | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| Integrated Browser |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Plain Text |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Podcatching | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ID3 Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| Sync to iTunes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| MP3 |
download & internal playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
download & external playing
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
download & external playing
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
|
| Quicktime |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
download & external playing
|
| Windows Media |
download & internal playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
download & external playing
|
| DivX |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
|
| Xvid |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
|
| Content Protocols | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Proxy Server |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| feed:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| itms:// |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Support | RSSRadio | FireAnt | itunes | gPodder |
| Support Forum |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| remove RSSRadio | remove FireAnt | remove itunes | remove gPodder |