Wanting to get into podcasts, but just don’t have the podcast client to download them with? Hate Apple? Don’t want to get into iTunes? Good for you! There are other clients available for both Linux, Windows, and Mac.
Both GPodder and Juice are multi-platform and open-source. I use GPodder, the interface is easier to navigate (my opinion) and the ability to really go in and edit “really advanced” options is available, when needed. To me, it is much easier to use. The second program, Juice, is just as capable, and if GPodder does not work, Juice may.
GPodder – simple, usable podcast consumption http://gpodder.org/
Features GPodder brags: (from their website)
- iPod, MP3 player and mobile phone support
- RSS, Atom, YouTube and Soundcloud feeds
- Focus on Usability
- Integrated with the gpodder.net Web Service
- User interfaces: GTK+, Maemo 4, Maemo 5 and CLI
- Open Source and Free Software (GPL v3 or later)
Juice – Podcast Receiver: http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/
(Quick note: Juice does not have certain compatibility on all operating systems, but will for-sure work with Windows XP/2000)
Features Juice brags (from their website)
- Juice supports more than 15 languages
- Juice is free software licensed under the GPL (open source)
- Juice’s primary purpose is to manage podcasts
- Juice has a built-in directory with thousands of listed podcast feeds
- Juice has auto cleanup, authentication, centralized feed management and much more
- Juice is accessible for blind and visually impaired users (windows version only)
Looking for radio shows to download with your new podcast client? Check out my Radio Shows post.
