AntennaPod is a podcast manager and player that provides instant access to millions of free and paid podcasts from both independent and major podcasters. Easily add, import and export their feeds using iTunes podcast catalog, OPML files or RSS feed addresses.
Downloads, streams online or adds issues to a queue, with adjustable playback speed, table of contents support and sleep timer.
Saves time, battery life, and mobile traffic with powerful automation tools for downloading issues (filtering, time and interval, and WiFi networks) and deleting them (favorites and storage settings).
Created by podcast fans, AntennaPod is a free and free app with no ads or fees.
App features:
Playback control: widget, system notification and buttons for wired and wireless headsets
Add and import channels via iTunes and gPodder.net catalogs, OPML files and links to channels in RSS or Atom
Enjoy a pleasant listening experience with playback speed control, tables of contents, playback location memorization and advanced sleep timer (with shake reset, volume down)
Password-protected access to channels and issues
Feature to place podcasts in favorites
Favorite podcasts by playback history or by titles and notes
A variety of ways to share issues and channels via social networks and e-mail, gPodder.net services, and export to OPML
Automatic download control: select individual channels, ban mobile networks, select specific WiFi hotspots, only while the phone is charging and at specified times or intervals
Storage: limit the number of cached issues, auto-delete and file location selection
Adapts to your environment through light or dark design
Backup subscriptions by integrating with gPodder.net and exporting to OPML, HTML
I love AntennaPod! I've relied on it for what feels like a few years (has it even been around that long?) and can't recommend it enough. Just give it time to get used to!
It has near feature parity with Pocketcasts. I have a lifetime subscription to Pocketcasts premium, but with all the price increases, I expect that I'll be switched to monthly sometime soon, so I've been looking for alternatives.
I started with Audiobookshelf, but AntennaPod is much better for my use case. There are a few bugs, I'm still testing the automated features, and I have yet to test gpodder sync through NextCloud, but so far I'm liking AntennaPod a lot.
I have issues with antenna pod. When I tap on a podcast, half the time I don't hear anything, and I need to tap on an older one, then back to the new one again. Which then marks the older one at being played..
On Android auto the play/pause screen sometimes disappears, and the only way to get it back is to use my phone to resume the podcast, which then makes it appear back on Android auto.
I hate these bugs so much. I am really tempted to go back to pocket casts
If you can come up with a way to reliably reproduce the bugs you're noticing, you can make an issue on github. The developers seem to be very responsive and they want to fix things like that.
Yup. The UI isn't quite as nice, and I wish there was a cast button elsewhere than the Play screen.
Otherwise, I have this weird bug where a podcast will start streaming locally a few minutes after starting playback on a cast target. Cast target continues to play so idk what that's all about.
All I need a podcast app to do is to auto download my podcasts so that they're ready to listen to when I don't have good service. And I need it to not take up large chunks of storage with several month old shows I never listened to. AntennaPod can't do it.
Like most FOSS software, it's ugly and doesn't work.