| General Features | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.4.2159
|
0.99 (Beta)
|
0.4
|
6.0.4
|
| Last Release |
2005-12-19 (20 years ago)
|
2006-02-13 (20 years ago)
|
15.09.04
|
|
| 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
|
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| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License | ||||
| License Cost/ Fee |
0
|
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| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
1
English |
0
|
| Operating System | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
phyton
|
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| Common Features | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| Search |
local & web
|
local & web
|
local & web
|
|
| Notifications |
notifies you of updates, Notifier feed you news
|
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| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U, PLS
|
M3U, PLS
|
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| Organize | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds | ||||
| Feed Reading | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Podcatching | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| Sync to iTunes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| MP3 |
download
|
download
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
| MPEG-4 |
download
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
|
| Real | ||||
| Quicktime |
download
|
download & internal playing
|
||
| Windows Media |
download
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
|
| DivX |
download
|
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| Xvid |
download
|
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| Content Protocols | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| rss 2.0 |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| http auth |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Support | smartFeed | ziepod | Synclosure | itunes |
| Support Forum |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| remove smartFeed | remove ziepod | remove Synclosure | remove itunes |