| General Features | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.0b12
|
1.22
|
1.3
|
|
| Last Release |
2006-01-24 (20 years ago)
|
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| 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 |
Stand alone, inc.
|
Joshua Kinberg
|
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| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| License |
lifetime license for one user
|
CCPL ?
|
||
| License Cost/ Fee |
$16,99
|
14,95$
|
16,99€
|
|
| Languages |
1
English |
0
|
1
English |
1
English |
| Operating System | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language | ||||
| Common Features | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| Search |
local & web
|
local
|
local & web
|
web
|
| Notifications | ||||
| OPML Import |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| OPML Export |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3u, PLS
|
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| Organize | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds | ||||
| Feed Reading | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| Integrated Browser |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plain Text |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Podcatching | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| Sync to iTunes |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to iPod |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| MP3 |
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download
|
||
| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Windows Media |
download
|
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| DivX |
download
|
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| Xvid |
download
|
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| Content Protocols | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| atom |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Proxy Server |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| pcast:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| itpc:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| itms:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Support | PlayPod | QuickNews | NewsFire | FireAnt |
| Support Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| remove PlayPod | remove QuickNews | remove NewsFire | remove FireAnt |