| General Features | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.99 (Beta)
|
1.3
|
1.22
|
|
| Last Release |
2006-02-12 (18 years ago)
|
2006-01-23 (18 years ago)
|
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| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
| Author |
Joshua Kinberg
|
Stand alone, inc.
|
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| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| License |
CCPL ?
|
lifetime license for one user
|
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| License Cost/ Fee |
16,99€
|
14,95$
|
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| Languages |
1
English |
1
English |
1
English |
0
|
| Operating System | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Programming Language | ||||
| Common Features | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| Search |
local & web
|
web
|
local & web
|
local
|
| Notifications |
notifies you of updates, Notifier feed you news
|
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| OPML Import |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U, PLS
|
M3u, PLS
|
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| Organize | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Archive Old Feeds | ||||
| Feed Reading | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| Integrated Browser |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Podcatching | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| Sync to iTunes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| MP3 |
download
|
download
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
| MPEG-4 |
download
|
download
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
| Real |
download
|
download & external playing
|
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| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
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| Windows Media |
download
|
download
|
||
| DivX |
download
|
|||
| Xvid |
download
|
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| Content Protocols | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| http auth |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| itms:// |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Support | ziepod | FireAnt | NewsFire | QuickNews |
| Support Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| remove ziepod | remove FireAnt | remove NewsFire | remove QuickNews |