| General Features | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
3.7.0
|
6.0.4
|
|
| Last Release |
2014-05-16 (9 years ago)
|
2006-01-23 (18 years ago)
|
|
| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
| Author |
Thomas Perl
|
Joshua Kinberg
|
apple
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| License |
GPL
|
CCPL ?
|
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
Free
|
0
|
|
| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
0
|
| Operating System | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
Python
|
||
| Common Features | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| Search |
local & web
|
web
|
local & web
|
| Notifications |
Popup, Tray Icon, Cron
|
||
| OPML Import |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U
|
M3u, PLS
|
M3U, PLS
|
| Organize | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| Expiring Channels |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
Lock or archive to folder, iPod, archive using "gpodder-backup"
|
||
| Feed Reading | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| Integrated Browser |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Podcatching | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| MP3 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download
|
|
| Quicktime |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
| Windows Media |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
| DivX |
download & external playing
|
download
|
|
| Xvid |
download & external playing
|
download
|
|
| Content Protocols | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| feed:// |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| itpc:// |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| itms:// |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Support | gPodder | FireAnt | itunes |
| Support Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| remove gPodder | remove FireAnt | remove itunes |