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Pocket Casts

Podcast player for mobile, web and desktop with an account that syncs subscriptions and progress across devices. A closed product from Automattic.

PinePods and PodFetch. 2 alternatives to Pocket Casts, in Rust. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.

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2 open source alternatives to Pocket Casts
ToolFitStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
PinePodsPartial1kGPL-3.0Open sourceYesRust0.9.02026-10-17
PodFetchPartial516Apache-2.0Open sourceYesRustv5.2.32026-10-18

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PinePodsPartial

Pinepods is a complete podcast management system that allows you to play, download, and keep track of podcasts you enjoy. All self hosted and enjoyed on your own server!

Self-hosted podcast server with a web app, multi-user accounts and sync across devices.

Language
Rust
Licence
GPL-3.0
Stars
1k
Latest
0.9.0
Last push
2026-10-17
PodFetchPartial

A sleek and efficient podcast downloader.

Self-hosted podcast downloader and web player that implements the gPodder sync API.

Language
Rust
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
516
Latest
v5.2.3
Last push
2026-10-18

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Automattic

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