opencast 2026.8.1 brings your podcasts to carplay and siri, with major improvements to feeds, listening history, transcripts, and reliability. • browse inbox, library, and downloads in carplay. start or resume an episode, change playback speed, and control voice boost from now playing • ask siri to play your subscribed podcasts in opencast • unsubscribing now keeps listening history by default, so played episodes and positions return if you subscribe again. you can still clear a show’s history during removal or clear history for all unfollowed shows from settings • transcript follow-along now verifies that playback matches the audio used for transcription. opencast can switch to the matching downloaded copy automatically and warns when timing cannot be trusted • smart resume rewinds a few seconds when you return to an episode, with more context after longer breaks • pull down on a podcast page to search its episodes. podcast discovery now uses your local itunes storefront when available • feed rows and podcast pages show clearer refresh health, including partial-feed recovery and new-episode notification polling issues • new-episode notifications can catch up with as many as three missed episodes per show this release also includes a refreshed app icon!!! full release notes: https://github.com/connlark/opencast/releases/tag/v2026.8.1

opencast 2026.7.2 adds optional remote transcription and more control over every podcast. • request a high-quality server-generated transcript from episode actions. remote transcription includes one complimentary hour, shows estimated usage before starting, and offers optional hour packs in Settings. • search within a podcast, sort episodes by date or length, filter by listening or download status, resume your most recent episode, mark all played, and manage a show’s downloads and automatic ad detection. • choose Apple transcription for new on-device transcripts on supported devices, with whisper as the fallback. • transcript highlighting now follows playback more accurately, especially around line changes. • voice Boost adds more robust on/off transitions, refined dynamics, true-peak protection, and more efficient processing. • ad detection is more reliable for long episodes and can resume after interruptions. • new-episode notifications now adapt to each show’s publishing schedule, alongside additional reliability and performance improvements throughout. on-device transcription stays on your device. optional remote transcription sends episode audio to opencast’s Cloudflare-hosted service only when you request it; temporary audio and transcript data are deleted under the retention terms in the privacy policy. ad detection sends transcript text—not episode audio—and the analysis service does not retain it. full release notes: https://github.com/connlark/opencast/releases/tag/v2026.7.2

This is opencast's biggest update yet. • Skip promos and ads: detect breaks, see them on the timeline and transcript, and automatically skip high-confidence zones with a quick undo. • On-device transcripts: generate a transcript, search it, tap any line to play from there, follow along as the episode plays, and improve it with Apple Speech. • A new Downloads tab: pause and resume downloads, retry failures, search and filter saved episodes, review storage use, and clean up played downloads when you choose. • A dedicated Search tab: search your Library's episodes and show notes, discover podcasts, add an RSS URL, and return to recent searches. • A redesigned Episode Detail screen brings playback, downloads, transcripts, ad detection, metadata, and show notes into one clearer flow. • Smoother iPhone and iPad navigation, a more native mini-player, richer notification artwork, and fixes across RSS parsing, streaming, Voice Boost, and background work. Transcription happens on your device. Ad detection sends transcript text—not episode audio—and the analysis service does not retain it.

what's new in 1.3.1: transcripts, on your device • generate full episode transcripts right on your iphone or ipad — private and offline. follow along as it plays, tap any word to jump straight there, and search for anything said inside an episode. one-tap ad-free playback • opencast can now detect ad and promo breaks and skip past them for you. grab an ad-free pass for an episode, let it prepare in the background, and you'll get a heads-up when it's ready. new-episode notifications • opt in to be notified the moment a show you follow posts a new episode — complete with cover art. a real downloads tab • save episodes for offline listening with a dedicated downloads screen: storage and per-podcast breakdowns, pause and resume, retry for failed downloads, multi-select cleanup, and automatic tidy-up of episodes you've finished. downloads keep working even if you unsubscribe from the show. faster search • a new search tab with your recent searches and quicker results. polish • smoother scrubbing with a redesigned progress bar and skip zones, a tidier mini-player that tucks into the tab bar, better airplay handling, and more reliable feed parsing. thanks for listening with opencast!

notifications are here! • new episode notifications for podcasts you follow • inbox is now the default starting point, with clearer loading and error states • improved iCloud sync restore visibility, including clearer activity states while subscriptions are imported or refreshed • better episode search loading behavior and more consistent results while searches update • episode rows now behave more directly: tapping can start playback, and long-press previews make episode details easier to inspect • now Playing and mini-player interactions are smoother, with improved swipe dismissal, seek handling, playback haptics, and AirPlay accessibility full release notes (and code) on github: https://github.com/connlark/opencast/releases/tag/v1.3.0

version 1.2 focuses on a smoother, faster playback experience. bug fixes: • fixed the audio source button on the Now Playing screen • fixed the Now Playing pill dismissal animation • made scrubbing smoother and more reliable improvements: • improved Now Playing entrance and dismissal animations • improved Now Playing responsiveness after returning to the app from the background • rebuilt the local library cache for better performance with very large podcast libraries • added long-press episode previews, so you can quickly peek at an episode description before opening it • added haptics throughout playback, refresh, speed changes, and episode actions much more to come!

OpenCast 1.1 focuses on a smoother, more reliable Now Playing experience. • Improved Now Playing layout for larger text sizes, with better scrolling and easier-to-reach controls (ty mom for finding this one) • Made swipe-to-dismiss less accidental while scrolling through the expanded player • Improved playback recovery after network timeouts and audio session interruptions, especially on cellular • Better preserves your episode position when retrying playback after a failure • Fixed a crash on macOS