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Most people prefer to use their default music player for managing their podcasts. However, gPodder is a standalone podcast manager that might offer a much better podcast experience. gPodder is an Open Source (GPL Version 3 or higher) podcast client made by Thomas Perl, an Austrian programmer. gPodder was created in 2005 with the modest aim of downloading and managing podcasts. It was earlier written in Java using the Gtk UI but has since been ported to Python. It currently uses the PyGtk and Gtk2 UI which gives it a nice Ubuntu look and feel. Global Menu support gives it an almost perfect Ubuntu integration. However, Unity integration is still missing.
The graphical user interface is simple and intuitive. The main features are visible at a quick glance. gPodder offers you the options to download, play or transfer your podcasts. When you choose to download a podcast gPodder carries out the download quickly and unobtrusively in a separate 'Downloads' tab. You can set various limits on the download speed and number of simultaneous downloads. On clicking the 'Play' button gPodder opens your default music player to play the podcast. You can choose which media player gPodder calls in the 'Preferences' entry of the main menu. gPodder also allows you transfer your podcasts to an iPod, MTP, file system or bluetooth based device. These options cover virtually all the devices you might own. This feature, though much loved by gPodder users, is missing in version 3x and it is for this reason that the version in the Ubuntu Software Center has not been updated. If you want the device sync feature stick to the older 2.x version.
gPodder supports a wide variety of formats including RSS, Atom, YouTube, Soundcloud, Vimeo and XSPF feeds. It allows you to add podcasts from a URL or to import them from an OPML file. It enables you to export your own OPML file which makes it relatively easy for you to share your podcasts with others or set up a podcast client on another computer.
Despite its simple and easy to use interface gPodder has its fair share of advanced features that can be found under the 'Preferences' entry in the 'Podcasts' menu. gPodder allows you to set an 'update interval' to check for new podcasts. It allows you to set limits on the number of podcasts per subscription. It also offers various actions to perform if a new episode is found. In addition to this, gPodder allows you to set your own rules for 'clean-up' – which podcasts to delete automatically (if at all) and which to keep. Lastly, gPodder offers fairly comprehensive features to sync your device with it. It allows you to select which episodes to sync and which episodes to remove from the device automatically.
gPodder has one final ace up its sleeve – its seamless integration with gPodder.net. gPodder.net is a podcast web service that not only allows you to discover new podcasts but also share your favorite ones. It allows you to remotely manage your gPodder subscriptions and provides a place to backup your subscriptions. It also makes it very easy to set up gPodder on another computer.
gPodder is widely considered as one of the best podcast clients. It has received mainly positive user reviews and has a 4.5 star rating in the Ubuntu Software Center (at the time of writing). It was also listed by Lifehacker as one of the 'Five Best Podcast Managers '.
gPodder is a cross-platform application that is available for Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, Mac OS X and mobile devices like the Nokia N810, N900 and N9 (which run Maemo or MeeGo). An experimental version for Android is also available. Get gPodder at http://gpodder.org/. Happy podcasting !
The Good • Extremely easy to use with a simple and clean GUI • Lightweight and fully native to Ubuntu • Powerful advanced features for power users • Device sync (not available in version 3.x) • gPodder.net integration makes managing and finding podcasts easier
The Bad • Lack of built-in music and video player • No Unity integration • No system for rating episodes
NOTE: gPodder also works flawlessly in KDE (shown above).
Don’t forget to add the Full Circle Podcast, whichever podcasting client you use: MP3: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/category/podcast/feed OGG: http://fullcirclemagazine.org/category/podcast/feed/atom