podcatcher

Audio subscription software

A podcatcher is software that automatically downloads podcast episodes as they're released.

The term combines "podcast" and "catcher," emphasizing the app's role in grabbing new content.

Most users now say "podcast app" instead: I use Overcast as my podcatcher.

The word dates from podcasting's early years, when manual downloading was the alternative.

subscription

RSS

Web syndication standard

updates · alerts · episodes · shows · aggregator · syndication · import · export · directory · catalog

library

playlist

Arranged media collection

archive · favorites · bookmarks · history · played · unplayed · progress · resume · chapters · sorting

software

app

Mobile device software

downloader · player · client · interface · notifications · settings · preferences · cloud storage · backup · cross-platform

playback

streaming

Real-time digital delivery

skip · rewind · fast-forward · sleep timer · auto-play · continuous · shuffle

discovery

recommendations

Proposed courses of action

genres · search · browse · curated · featured · popular · new · similar · ratings · reviews

Opposites
content delivery method

podcatcherstreaming service

Internet media delivery platform

live radio · live stream · Spotify · terrestrial radio · cable television

content creation vs. consumption

podcatcherpodcast host

recording software · DAW · microphone · podcast studio · recording studio

Family

pod, podcast, podcasts, podcasting, podcaster, podcasters, catch, catcher, catchers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G