PodFetch is a self-hosted podcast manager delivered as a web application.
Rather than relying on a hosted podcast service, it keeps podcast management on infrastructure you control while making the library available through a browser. It is intended to cover both acquisition and consumption, bringing downloaded episodes and listening activity together in one place. Its integration options also make it useful when the browser is not the only client, allowing an existing podcast application to remain part of the workflow.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Subscribe to podcasts and maintain a server-side library.
- GPodder integration lets compatible podcast clients work with PodFetch.
- Supports Podcasting 2.0 transcript data supplied by podcast feeds.
- Full-text search can find words and phrases spoken within episode transcripts.
- Can generate missing transcripts through an OpenAI-compatible Whisper API.
- Parses transcript data in JSON, WebVTT, SRT and HTML formats.
- A detailed audio player can display transcript content alongside playback.
- Generated RSS feeds can expose transcript files to external podcast clients.
- Create and manage playlists through the web interface.
- Favourite podcasts and access a dedicated favourites view.
- Timeline filtering, an episode archive, inbox and statistics views help organise larger collections.
- Export subscriptions in OPML format.
- Configure retention and naming behaviour for stored podcast content.
- Change the interface theme and switch languages.
- Notifications are available from the web interface.
Website: github.com/SamTV12345/PodFetch
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Developer: SamTV12345
License: Apache License 2.0
PodFetch is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
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| Audiobookshelf | Audiobook and podcast server with streaming and library management |
| PinePods | Podcast management with syncing, search, and playback |
| PodFetch | Podcast manager with automatic episode downloads and playback |
| CastCharm | Podcast manager for organising, following, and playing shows |
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