| General Features | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.0.0.102
|
2.1
|
1.22
|
| Last Release |
2026-06-07 (today)
|
2.2
|
|
| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
| Author |
Ace Frahm
|
juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/team/index.php
|
Stand alone, inc.
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
All Rights Reserved
|
GPL
|
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
0
|
0
|
14,95$
|
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Operating System | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Programming Language |
C#
|
Python and wxPython
|
|
| Common Features | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| Search |
none
|
local
|
local
|
| Notifications |
no "you've got podcasts" messages are sent, but you can see the feed scanning & download activity as it happens in The Spellcatcher's console window.
|
yes, customizable
|
|
| OPML Import |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Playlist Formats |
Feed List Format (FLF), which lists one ATOM or RSS feed's URI per line, ues '#'' character for comment lines.
|
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| Organize | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
The definition of "Expiring Channels" on podcatcher matrix is unclear, it is not possibli to understand what that means. The Spellcatcher never erases downloaded podcast episodes from your computer. You must delete them yourself when you are done with th
|
configurable
|
|
| Feed Reading | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Podcatching | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| MP3 |
download
|
download & external playing
|
download & external playing
|
| MPEG-4 |
download
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
| Real |
download
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
|
| Windows Media |
download
|
download
|
|
| DivX |
download
|
download
|
|
| Xvid |
download
|
download
|
|
| Content Protocols | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| http auth |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Support | The Spellcatcher | juice | QuickNews |
| Support Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
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