The core concepts had been developing since 2000, the first commercial podcast client software was developed in 2001.
Although many include a directory of high-profile podcasts, they generally allow users to manually subscribe directly to a feed by providing the URL. Some of these podcast clients can also automate the transfer of received audio files to a portable media player.
While podcast clients are best known for streaming and downloading podcasts, many are also capable of downloading video, newsfeeds, text, and pictures.
You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.Ī podcast client, or podcatcher, is a computer program used to stream or download podcasts, usually via an RSS or XML feed. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
