PodcatcherMatrix

Feature Comparison

General Featuresitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Version 6.0.4 2.1   1.1
Last Release   2.2 24.01.2006 22.12.2006
Author apple juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/team/index.php Joshua Kinberg Christophe Bouhier
URL www.apple.com juicereceiver.sourceforge.net fireant.tv www.jpodder.com
Free and Open Source No Yes   Yes
License   GPL CCPL ? GPL
License Cost/ Fee 0 0   Free
Languages many more than 20 en en,nl (Build in translator function)
Operating Systemitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Windows 98   No   No
Windows XP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mac OS X Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linux No No   Yes
Windows Mobile No No   No
Palm OS   No    
Programming Language   Python and wxPython   java, SWT
Common Featuresitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Search local & web local web local
Notifications   yes, customizable    
OPML Import Yes Yes   Yes
OPML Export Yes Yes Yes Yes
Playlist Formats M3U, PLS   M3u, PLS M3U
Organizeitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Expiring Channels       No
Archive Old Feeds   configurable    
Feed Readingitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Integrated Browser   No Yes Yes
Plain Text       No
Podcatchingitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Schedule Downloads Yes Yes Yes Yes
Resume Partial Downloads Yes Yes Yes Yes
Limit Download Size No No Yes Yes
ID3 Editing Yes     Yes
Syncitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Sync to iTunes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sync to PSP No No Yes No
Sync to Mediaplayer No No Yes Yes
Sync to iPod Yes No Yes  
Integrated burning to CD   No    
Mediaitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
MP3 download & internal playing download & external playing download download & external playing
MPEG-4 download & internal playing download download 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 download & external playing
DivX   download download download & external playing
Xvid   download download download & external playing
Content Protocolsitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
rss 2.0 Yes Yes   Yes
atom Yes   Yes No
Transport Protocolsitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
http Yes Yes Yes Yes
https Yes Yes   Yes
http auth Yes Yes   Yes
bittorrent No Yes Yes Yes
Proxy Server No Yes   Yes
feed:// No No   No
podcast:// Yes No Yes Yes
pcast:// Yes No Yes Yes
itpc:// Yes No Yes No
itms:// Yes No Yes No
Supportitunes Detailsjuice DetailsFireAnt Detailsjpodder Details
Support Forum   Yes   Yes
Mailinglists     Yes Yes
Last updated2006-03-292006-05-312006-03-292007-01-10

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