Podbird

Podbird

by Mike Sheldon

App

Podcast manager

About Podbird

Podbird lets you easily search for new podcasts, and either stream them or download them for offline listening.

Recent Changes

Version 0.8.11
* Keep the display on when updating episodes
* Make the automatic episode update frequency customisable

Version 0.8.10
* Fix playback of downloaded episodes with URL encoded filenames

Version 0.8.9
* Restore queue after restart
* Fix resuming playback
* Fix some playback/seeking issues

Version 0.8.8
* Fix some podcasts not playing
* Fix adding podcasts by URL
* Disable predictive text for URL entry

Version 0.8.7
* Fix playback rate

Version 0.8.6
* Fix subscribe button status after OPML import
* Update translations

Version 0.8.5
* OPML import support (thanks to Daniel Kutka)

Versoin 0.8.4
* Update credit links

Version 0.8.3
* Arm64 release
* Style improvements

Version 0.8.2
* Add downloaded episodes older than 7 days to the episodes view
* Fix clickable builds

Version 0.8 of Podbird introduces a number of major improvements:

* Queue support - It's now possible to add multiple podcasts to a queue so that they play one after another.
* Full download manager integration - Downloads will now continue when Podbird is closed and you'll be able to track their status in the system transfer indicator. This also includes a number of bug fixes to download handling.
* Downloads tab - The episodes page now includes an extra tab showing all your downloaded episodes in one place. This tab also shows a summary of any downloads in progress or queued.
* Visual improvements - We've updated Podbird to use Ubuntu Components 1.3 and made a number of UI enhancements.
* WiFi only setting - It's now possible to tell Podbird to only automatically download episodes when you have a WiFi connection.
* Update podcast artwork - You can now get Podbird to update all the artwork it has cached for your podcasts from the settings page.

Permissions

  • Networking
  • Audio
  • Connectivity
  • User Metrics
  • Content Exchange
  • Keep Display On

Community Built

This app has been released under the GNU GPL v3 license.It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.

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Info

  • Published Date

    May 14, 2017

  • Updated Date

    Jun 29, 2021

  • Current Version

    0.8.13

  • Total Downloads

    21,533

  • Latest Version Downloads

    0

  • Supported Architectures

    armhf, arm64

  • Translation Languages

    ar, bs, ca, cs, da, de, el, en_AU, en_GB, es, fi, fr, gd, gl, he, hu, id, it, lv, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt_BR, ro, ru, sc, sl, sr, sv, uk, zh_CN, zh_TW

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Reviews

Francisco Javier Teruelo de Luis

Reviewed Jan 9, 2023 for version 0.8.13

It works, but... maybe it could be possible to add the option of where stores the audio files? The store space of Aquarius 4.5 is limited, and a SD store will be fine. Thanks.

Gabriel38g

Reviewed Nov 9, 2022 for version 0.8.13

excellent works well on nezus5!

Julius C. Enriquez

Reviewed Jun 15, 2022 for version 0.8.13

Very slow on a PinePhone, unlike many other native apps. Crashes seemingly at random, but it appears to be most likely when adding new podcasts.

Emanuele Sorce

Reviewed May 2, 2022 for version 0.8.13

Wonderfully working, well integrated with the system

stemy2

Reviewed Mar 19, 2022 for version 0.8.13

After downloading, it plays the track as if it wasn't downloaded. If i pause and then click on "play"again, it start at a totally random minutage.

mikahdh

Reviewed Dec 24, 2021 for version 0.8.13

Nearly useless. Very laggy and slow, sometimes you have to kill the app and it doesn't start properly anymore because it crashes right after launch. Updating feeds always stuck. Got around 75 subscriptions. (OTA-19, volla phone) Getting worse. Some episodes can't be played anymore. (OTA-20)

anttila

Reviewed Dec 7, 2021 for version 0.8.13

Incredibly nice app for my Mi8 (dipper) on UT! Works well. I like its minimal design too!

hekathegreat

Reviewed Nov 15, 2021 for version 0.8.13

The best app for truecrimejunky!! Works fine with OP5

Lee

Reviewed Oct 18, 2021 for version 0.8.13

Nice, managed to get this working on UT. Thank you you superstar you.

Ryan Daniels

Reviewed Oct 6, 2021 for version 0.8.13

A super simple and effective app. This makes UT a million times more viable for me.