| General Features | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.3
|
1.22
|
1.25
|
3.7.0
|
| Last Release |
1.43
|
2014-05-16 (10 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 |
Stand alone, inc.
|
ARogan
|
Thomas Perl
|
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
lifetime license for one user
|
GPL
|
||
| License Cost/ Fee |
16,99€
|
14,95$
|
Free
|
|
| Languages |
1
English |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Operating System | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
c#
|
Python
|
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| Common Features | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| Search |
local & web
|
local
|
none
|
local & web
|
| Notifications |
no
|
Popup, Tray Icon, Cron
|
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| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U
|
|||
| Organize | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
Lock or archive to folder, iPod, archive using "gpodder-backup"
|
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| Feed Reading | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| Integrated Browser |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Plain Text |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Podcatching | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| Sync to iTunes |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| MP3 |
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
| MPEG-4 |
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
|
| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
|
| Windows Media |
download
|
download & external playing
|
||
| DivX |
download
|
download & external playing
|
||
| Xvid |
download
|
download & external playing
|
||
| Content Protocols | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| http auth |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Support | NewsFire | QuickNews | rcFeedMe | gPodder |
| Support Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| remove NewsFire | remove QuickNews | remove rcFeedMe | remove gPodder |