| General Features | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.25
|
0.4
|
1.4.2159
|
|
| Last Release |
1.43
|
2026-05-13 (today)
|
2006-01-24 (20 years ago)
|
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 |
ARogan
|
Joshua Kinberg
|
||
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| License |
CCPL ?
|
|||
| License Cost/ Fee | ||||
| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
1
English |
0
|
| Operating System | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Mac OS X |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Linux |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
c#
|
phyton
|
||
| Common Features | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| Search |
none
|
web
|
local & web
|
|
| Notifications |
no
|
|||
| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3u, PLS
|
|||
| Organize | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds | ||||
| Feed Reading | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Podcatching | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| MP3 |
download
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Real |
download
|
download
|
||
| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Windows Media |
download
|
download
|
download
|
|
| DivX |
download
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Xvid |
download
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Content Protocols | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| atom |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Support | rcFeedMe | Synclosure | FireAnt | smartFeed |
| Support Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| remove rcFeedMe | remove Synclosure | remove FireAnt | remove smartFeed |