| General Features | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.22
|
0.99 (Beta)
|
3.7.0
|
1.25
|
| Last Release |
2006-02-12 (18 years ago)
|
2014-05-16 (10 years ago)
|
1.43
|
|
| 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.
|
Thomas Perl
|
ARogan
|
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL
|
|||
| License Cost/ Fee |
14,95$
|
Free
|
||
| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
0
|
0
|
| Operating System | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| Windows 98 |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Linux |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
Python
|
c#
|
||
| Common Features | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| Search |
local
|
local & web
|
local & web
|
none
|
| Notifications |
notifies you of updates, Notifier feed you news
|
Popup, Tray Icon, Cron
|
no
|
|
| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
M3U, PLS
|
M3U
|
||
| Organize | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| Expiring Channels |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
Lock or archive to folder, iPod, archive using "gpodder-backup"
|
|||
| Feed Reading | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Plain Text |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Podcatching | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| MP3 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
|
| Quicktime |
download & external playing
|
download
|
||
| Windows Media |
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
|
| DivX |
download & external playing
|
download
|
||
| Xvid |
download & external playing
|
download
|
||
| Content Protocols | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Support | QuickNews | ziepod | gPodder | rcFeedMe |
| Support Forum |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| remove QuickNews | remove ziepod | remove gPodder | remove rcFeedMe |