| General Features | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
3.7.0
|
0.4
|
1.4.2159
|
1.25
|
| Last Release |
2014-05-17 (12 years ago)
|
2026-06-19 (today)
|
2005-12-19 (20 years ago)
|
1.43
|
| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
| Author |
Thomas Perl
|
ARogan
|
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| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL
|
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| License Cost/ Fee |
Free
|
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| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
0
|
0
|
| Operating System | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Linux |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
Python
|
phyton
|
c#
|
|
| Common Features | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| Search |
local & web
|
local & web
|
none
|
|
| Notifications |
Popup, Tray Icon, Cron
|
no
|
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| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U
|
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| Organize | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| Expiring Channels |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
Lock or archive to folder, iPod, archive using "gpodder-backup"
|
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| Feed Reading | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| Integrated Browser |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Podcatching | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Limit Download Size |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to PSP |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to iPod |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| MP3 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download
|
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| Quicktime |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Windows Media |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| DivX |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Xvid |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Content Protocols | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| feed:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itms:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Support | gPodder | Synclosure | smartFeed | rcFeedMe |
| Support Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| remove gPodder | remove Synclosure | remove smartFeed | remove rcFeedMe |