| General Features | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
6.0.4
|
0.4
|
1.25
|
1.4.2159
|
| Last Release |
2026-05-27 (today)
|
1.43
|
2005-12-19 (20 years ago)
|
|
| 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 |
apple
|
ARogan
|
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| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License | ||||
| License Cost/ Fee |
0
|
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| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
0
|
0
|
| Operating System | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Linux |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
phyton
|
c#
|
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| Common Features | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| Search |
local & web
|
none
|
local & web
|
|
| Notifications |
no
|
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| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U, PLS
|
|||
| Organize | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds | ||||
| Feed Reading | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Podcatching | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| Sync to iTunes |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| MP3 |
download & internal playing
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & internal playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Real |
download
|
|||
| Quicktime |
download & internal playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Windows Media |
download & internal playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| DivX |
download
|
download
|
||
| Xvid |
download
|
download
|
||
| Content Protocols | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| atom |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itms:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Support | itunes | Synclosure | rcFeedMe | smartFeed |
| Support Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| remove itunes | remove Synclosure | remove rcFeedMe | remove smartFeed |