| General Features | itunes  | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
 Version |
6.0.4 |
|
2.0 |
1.33 |
| Last Release |
|
24.01.2006 |
3/28/2006 |
19/02/2005 |
| Author |
apple |
Joshua Kinberg |
Lance Robinson |
Daniel Broad |
| URL |
www.apple.com |
fireant.tv |
www.primetimepodcast.com |
www.dorada.co.uk |
| Free and Open Source |
 No |
|
 Yes |
No |
 License |
|
CCPL ? |
|
Closed Source, open API, plugin source available |
| License Cost/ Fee |
0 |
|
|
Free trial or $17.49 |
| Languages |
many |
en |
en |
English |
| Operating System | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| Windows 98 |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Windows XP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mac OS X |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Linux |
No |
|
No |
No |
| Windows Mobile |
No |
|
No |
No |
| Palm OS |
|
|
|
|
| Programming Language |
|
|
C# |
.NET |
| Common Features | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| Search |
local & web |
web |
web |
local & web |
| Notifications |
|
|
System tray notifier |
MSN Style Popup + Chime |
| OPML Import |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| OPML Export |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Playlist Formats |
M3U, PLS |
M3u, PLS |
m3u, pls, wpl, apple, itunes |
WMP, iTunes, jRiver, Direct Sync to Flashdrive, any by API |
| Organize | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| Expiring Channels |
|
|
|
No |
| Archive Old Feeds |
|
|
Configurable |
No |
| Feed Reading | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| Integrated Browser |
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Plain Text |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Podcatching | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Limit Download Size |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ID3 Editing |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| Sync | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| Sync to iTunes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sync to PSP |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sync to iPod |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
|
|
No |
|
| Media | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| MP3 |
download & internal playing |
download |
download & internal playing |
download & internal playing |
| MPEG-4 |
download & internal playing |
download |
download & internal playing |
download & external playing |
| Real |
|
download |
download |
download & external playing |
| Quicktime |
download & internal playing |
download |
download |
download & external playing |
| Windows Media |
download & internal playing |
download |
download & internal playing |
download & internal playing |
| DivX |
|
download |
download & internal playing |
download & external playing |
| Xvid |
|
download |
download |
download & external playing |
| Content Protocols | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| atom |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Transport Protocols | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| http |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| https |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| http auth |
Yes |
|
No |
Yes |
| bittorrent |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Proxy Server |
No |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| feed:// |
No |
|
No |
Yes |
| podcast:// |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
| pcast:// |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
| itpc:// |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
| itms:// |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
| Support | itunes | FireAnt | PPR | RSSRadio |
| Support Forum |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Mailinglists |
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Last updated | 2006-03-29 | 2006-03-29 | 2006-03-29 | 2006-03-29 |
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