| General Features | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.4
|
0.99 (Beta)
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1.4.2159
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1.33
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| Last Release |
2024-05-08 (today)
|
2006-02-12 (18 years ago)
|
2005-12-18 (18 years ago)
|
19/02/2005
|
| 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
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| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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| License |
Closed Source, open API, plugin source available
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| License Cost/ Fee |
Free trial or $17.49
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| Languages |
1
English |
1
English |
0
|
0
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| Operating System | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Linux |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Programming Language |
phyton
|
.NET
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| Common Features | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| Search |
local & web
|
local & web
|
local & web
|
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| Notifications |
notifies you of updates, Notifier feed you news
|
MSN Style Popup + Chime
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| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U, PLS
|
WMP, iTunes, jRiver, Direct Sync to Flashdrive, any by API
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| Organize | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
No
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| Feed Reading | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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| Plain Text |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Podcatching | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| Schedule Downloads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| MP3 |
download
|
download
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
| MPEG-4 |
download
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
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| Real |
download & external playing
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| Quicktime |
download
|
download & external playing
|
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| Windows Media |
download
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
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| DivX |
download
|
download & external playing
|
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| Xvid |
download
|
download & external playing
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| Content Protocols | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| atom |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| http auth |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Proxy Server |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Support | Synclosure | ziepod | smartFeed | RSSRadio |
| Support Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| remove Synclosure | remove ziepod | remove smartFeed | remove RSSRadio |