Alternatives to Podcasts

A lightweight GNOME app for subscribing to, updating and listening to podcasts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Podcasts.

  • Kasts

    A KDE podcast app for desktop and mobile with a play queue and sync.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Kasts is a KDE podcast app for desktop and mobile Linux, Windows and Android that syncs playback through gpodder.net or Nextcloud, which Podcasts does not mention.

  • AntennaPod

    Manage podcasts with an open-source Android application.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    AntennaPod is an open-source GPL-3.0 podcast manager for Android, so moving to it means listening on a phone instead of the GNOME desktop.

  • Rhythmbox

    A music player and library manager for the GNOME desktop with podcast and internet radio support.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Rhythmbox is a GNOME music player that also handles podcasts and internet radio, combining podcast listening with a full music library in one app.

  • termusic

    A terminal user interface music and podcast player written in Rust.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    termusic plays music and podcasts in a keyboard-driven terminal interface written in Rust, replacing the GNOME graphical app with a command-line program.

  • PinePods

    A self-hosted podcast server for playing, downloading and tracking podcasts across several users.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidWebSelf-hosted

    PinePods is a self-hosted, multi-user podcast server with a web interface, mobile app and gPodder-compatible sync, but it requires running your own server.

  • Exaile

    A GTK music player and library manager with smart playlists, tagging, radio streaming and podcasts.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Exaile is a GTK music player and library manager that also supports podcasts and radio streaming, with more than 50 plugins, on Linux and Windows.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.