opencast!

the best podcast app

Free · Designed for iPad

A focused podcast player for RSS subscriptions, inbox listening, saved progress, speed control, sleep timers, and a clean Now Playing experience. opencast! is a native podcast client built for direct RSS listening, and the app is open source under the MIT license: https://github.com/connlark/opencast Subscribe to shows by searching the podcast directory or pasting an RSS feed URL. Use Library and Inbox to keep up with your shows. Episode pages include summaries and show notes. Now Playing keeps play/pause, seek, skip, speed, sleep timer, AirPlay, and Voice Boost controls close at hand. Features: - Find podcasts by search or subscribe directly by RSS feed URL - Import + export subscriptions with OPML - Browse your podcast library - Stream episodes with saved progress - Download episodes for local playback - Implements customizable skip, speed, sleep timer, AirPlay, and Voice Boost controls - Sync subscriptions and episode progress with iCloud - Read, audit, fork, and contribute to the source code opencast! avoids clutter such as social feeds, engagement scoring, and playlist complexity. It is designed for listeners who want a straightforward podcast app focused on their own subscriptions, with public source code *anyone* can inspect, fork, and improve.

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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

Version 1.1

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    Information

    Seller
    • Connor Larkin
    Size
    • 5.1 MB
    Category
    • News
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Connor Larkin
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