Three sources. One feed.
Any podcast, any feed
Type a show’s name or paste any link into the field above your feeds, and press Return. Auto-sync brings in every new episode from then on, as soon as it comes out.
Your own audio & video
Drag in any audio or video file, or click Files. Feedcast turns it into a proper episode with artwork and tags, and transcribes it like everything else.
Channels, playlists & videos
Paste a link to a channel, playlist or video. Keep the video or take just the audio, and auto-sync pulls in new uploads. SponsorBlock marks the sponsor segments to the second.
Set it up once. Every episode after that arrives clean.
Feedcast sits in the menu bar. A new episode drops, and it is downloaded, cleaned and in your podcast app before you press play.
Add your shows
Search Apple’s podcast catalog, paste any feed link, or drag in your own files.
Feedcast cleans each episode
It transcribes the episode on your Mac, cuts out the sponsor reads, adds chapters and evens out the sound.
Subscribe once
Copy your feed’s link into the podcast app you already use. New episodes arrive there, shorter.
Clean episodes without changing players.
Feedcast works on a personal copy of each episode on your Mac, then publishes a feed for the app you already know. Your queue, your speed and your history stay where they are.
Podcast ad blocker
Feedcast finds each sponsor read in what is actually said and cuts it out of the file at the nearest pause. Every cut is listed for you to keep or undo, and the original is always kept.
How sponsor removal worksChapters & transcripts
Chapters a show already ships are kept, and episodes without any get them written from the transcript. Every episode is transcribed on your Mac, and the transcript travels to your podcast app too.
Explore chapters and transcriptsPrivate podcast feeds
Group shows, your own audio and video, and YouTube in the direct download into personal feeds served from your Mac. Any player that takes a feed address can subscribe.
Build a private podcast feedCut out, not skipped.
Feedcast transcribes each new episode, finds the sponsor reads and removes them from your copy, at the nearest pause so no word gets clipped. Your player gets an episode that is simply shorter.
- Every cut listed with its range and length
- Review, switch off or undo any cut, any time
- A read that comes back is recognised in every show
Every show sounds better.
Long pauses are tightened inside the episode file, so it plays shorter in any player without clipping a word. Quiet guests and loud hosts are evened out, harsh s sounds are softened, and every show plays at the same volume.
- A fade or a short sound marks each cut, if you want one
- Metrics adds up the ad time and pauses you got back
- Premium, and free on your first 5 episodes in the App Store version
Chapters, exactly as you want them.
Chapters a show already ships are kept as they are, artwork included. Episodes without any get them written from the transcript, and where a topic carries on after a cut ad, the two halves become one chapter again.
- Retitle, retime and add artwork in Edit Chapters
- Click the chapter title in the player to jump anywhere
- Chapters travel into every player that shows them
Search inside the episode.
Every episode is transcribed on your Mac and scrolls along with playback. Remember a line but not where it was, search it and jump to the second it was said.
- Transcribed on device, not in the cloud
- Click any line to move the player there
- Sent to podcast apps that show transcripts, like Pocket Casts
Video, not just audio.
Video podcasts and your own video files play in the episode pane on the Mac, and reach the podcast apps that can play them on your phone.
- Video podcasts arrive as video
- Pick audio, video or both for a show
- Turn any video episode into audio only
Every feed, set up your way.
Give a feed its own artwork with a coloured frame, so it stands apart from the original show in your podcast app. Edit every tag it carries, and set filters that work while you sleep.
- Title, description, author, category and language
- Skip episodes with a word you name in the title
- Cut chapters by their title, like Intro or Trailer
One link, and your player picks it up.
Every feed has one address. Copy it, paste it into your podcast app, and new episodes arrive there as Feedcast finishes them. A feed can hold any number of shows.
- Standards-based RSS, no lock-in
- Episodes stream with seeking, straight from your Mac
- Add a show or get a feed link from Shortcuts and Siri
Listen in the app you already love.
Your Mac keeps the files and serves them. Only the list of episodes goes online, so podcast apps that need a web address can subscribe.
Files stay home
Your audio and video live on your Mac, and a small server inside Feedcast hands them to your phone. A laptop works fine.
Only the listing goes online
Every feed gets an unlisted web address for its list of episodes. Choose Local Only when you want that to stay on your Mac too.
Subscribe anywhere
Your phone downloads new episodes while it is on the same network as your Mac, or from anywhere through Tailscale. After that they play anywhere.
Free is a real app.
Three feeds, no account, every library tool, and your first five episodes cleaned on the Mac App Store. Premium keeps that running on every new episode, and it starts with a free week.
Free
No account, no time limit.
- Ads cut, chapters written and sound evened out on your first 5 episodes, in the Mac App Store version
- Three feeds, each holding as many shows as you like
- An online feed address for every podcast app
- On-device transcripts and per-episode search
- Auto-sync, playback, chapter editing and Metrics
Premium
1 week free, then $4.99 a month or $44.99 a year.
- Everything in Free
- Sponsor removal on every new episode
- Generated chapters for episodes without any
- Shorter pauses and even volume
- Unlimited feeds and OPML import
Premium is bought in the app. Feedcast is made by one student developer, so the subscription is the only thing paying for the servers and the next release.
Two ways to download.
Same app, two ways. The Mac App Store version includes 5 free ad-free episodes. Only the direct download adds YouTube import, which the Mac App Store does not allow.
Mac App Store
Auto-updating and sandboxed through the App Store.
- Podcasts, RSS and your own files
- 5 episodes ad-free, no trial needed
- Automatic updates
- No YouTube import
Direct download
A notarized download straight from feedcast.org.
- Podcasts, RSS and your own files
- YouTube import with SponsorBlock
- Automatic updates
- No free ad-free episodes
Questions, answered.
Does Feedcast block podcast ads?
It cuts them out of the file. Feedcast downloads the episode, finds where each sponsor read starts and ends, and removes it at the nearest pause so no word is clipped. What your player downloads is simply a shorter episode, and every cut is listed for you to keep or undo.
Can I keep using my current podcast app?
Yes. Feedcast creates a standards-based personal RSS feed for Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro and other podcast players. It improves your episodes without asking you to move your listening into another app.
Can I get the original episode back?
Always. Feedcast keeps every original for as long as you keep the episode, while storing only the parts it cut out, so it takes almost no extra space. Undo a cut in Review Ads whenever you like.
Does my Mac have to be on?
When your phone downloads a new episode, yes. The episodes are served from your Mac, so your phone fetches them while it is on the same network, or from anywhere if you add your Mac’s Tailscale name in Settings. A laptop works fine, and downloaded episodes play anywhere.
What leaves my Mac?
Two things. The transcript text goes to Feedcast’s server, which asks a language model for the chapters and the sponsor reads. And the list of episodes in each feed is published at an unlisted address, unless the feed is Local Only. The audio never leaves your Mac, and transcription happens on it.
Why is YouTube only in the direct download?
YouTube import relies on a tool the Mac App Store does not allow apps to bundle, so the App Store build leaves it out. The direct download is the same app with that feature added. Podcasts, RSS and your own files work the same in both.
What does Feedcast cost?
The app is free, with three feeds, an online feed address, on-device transcripts, playback, chapter editing and every library tool. In the Mac App Store version your first five episodes also get sponsor removal, generated chapters, shorter pauses and even volume, no trial needed. Premium costs $4.99 a month or $44.99 a year after a free week, and does all of that on every new episode, with unlimited feeds and OPML import.
Can AI apps like Claude use Feedcast?
Yes. Feedcast connects to Claude, ChatGPT Work, Codex, Cursor and other apps that support MCP, so you can ask them to find an episode, rewrite titles and descriptions, subscribe to a show, generate chapters or cut sponsors in the library on your Mac. Access stays off until you switch it on, and can be read only.