AntennaPod

AntennaPod was originally released on July 22, 2012, as Version 0.8{{Cite web|title=AntennaPod/AntennaPod|url=https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/releases/tag/0.8|access-date=2018-06-21|website=GitHub|language=en}} and is licensed under the MIT license. The app is a free and open-source software that aggregates podcasts.[http://lifehacker.com/5971798/antennapod-is-a-free-feature+packed-podcast-manager-for-android Lifehacker: AntennaPod Is a Free, Feature-Packed Podcast Manager for Android]. Retrieved January 1, 2014.{{cite web|author=Pot, Justin|title=makeuseof: AntennaPod: A High-Quality, Free Android Podcast App With No Ads|date=16 October 2013 |url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/antennapod-high-quality-free-android-podcast-app-with-no-ads/|accessdate=2 January 2014}}{{cite web|author=Brinkmann, Martin|date=18 September 2019|title=ghacks: AntennaPod is my new favorite podcast player for Android|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2019/09/18/antennapod-is-my-new-favorite-podcast-player-for-android/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010052706/https://www.ghacks.net/2019/09/18/antennapod-is-my-new-favorite-podcast-player-for-android/|archive-date=10 October 2019|accessdate=15 Feb 2020}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 17, 2019|title=Podcasts Hören und Clever Verwalten mit Antennapod|trans-title=Listen to Podcasts and Manage Them Cleverly with Antennapod|url=https://www.onlinepc.ch/mobile/android/podcasts-hoeren-clever-verwalten-antennapod-2147393.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019015049/https://www.onlinepc.ch/mobile/android/podcasts-hoeren-clever-verwalten-antennapod-2147393.html |archive-date=2019-10-19 |access-date=December 31, 2020|website=Online PC|publisher=DPA|language=de-DE}}{{Cite web|last=Cichocki|first=Grzegorz|date=27 June 2018|title=AntennaPod – test i recenzja otwartoźródłowej aplikacji do podcastów|trans-title=AntennaPod - test and review of an open source podcasting application|url=https://www.tabletowo.pl/antennapod-test-recenzja-opinia-aplikacja-android-do-sluchania-podcastow/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904204659/https://www.tabletowo.pl/antennapod-test-recenzja-opinia-aplikacja-android-do-sluchania-podcastow/ |archive-date=2019-09-04 |access-date=|website=}}{{Excessive citations inline|date=May 2025}} The app was featured on the crowdsourced BoringPhone - a phone intended to eliminate distractions that is an alternative to the mainstream Android phones.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-01|title=BoringPhone created to save you from your mobile addiction|url=https://newatlas.com/boringphone-mobile-addiction/60381/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=New Atlas|language=en-US}}

{{As of|2025|May}}, the app has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times in the Google Play Store and has almost 75,000 reviews, which are largely very positive.{{Cite web |title=AntennaPod - Apps on Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.danoeh.antennapod |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=play.google.com |language=en-US}}

• Automatic update, download and streaming of episodes
• Variable playback speed
• Atom and RSS Feeds, including password protected
• Feed import/export with OPML
• Integration of Flattr
• Searching for podcasts and synchronizing with gpodder service{{cite web|url=https://gpodder.net/|title=gpodder.net — discover and track your podcasts|work=gpodder.net}}
• Support of MP3, Podlove and VorbisComment chapters{{cite web|url=http://podlove.org/simple-chapters/|title=Podlove|access-date=2014-12-14|archive-date=2015-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205012758/http://podlove.org/simple-chapters/|url-status=dead}}
• Support for paged feeds{{cite web|url=http://podlove.org/paged-feeds/|title=Paged Feeds|work=Podlove|access-date=2014-12-14|archive-date=2015-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124182753/http://podlove.org/paged-feeds|url-status=dead}}
• Dark theme

In October 2013, Justin Pot at Make Use Of praised the app for being a simple podcast client which was also free of ads.{{Cite web |last=Pot |first=Justin |date=Oct 16, 2013 |title=AntennaPod: A High-Quality, Free Android Podcast App With No Ads |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/antennapod-high-quality-free-android-podcast-app-with-no-ads/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019042901/https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/antennapod-high-quality-free-android-podcast-app-with-no-ads/ |archive-date=19 Oct 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=Make Use Of}} Since that, AntennaPod has remained free of ads and open source.{{Cite web |title=About Antenna Pod |url=https://antennapod.org/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515123532/https://antennapod.org/about/ |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |access-date=October 25, 2023}}

In December 2015, Android Police named AntennaPod one of their favorite and most used apps in 2015, saying "AntennaPod is a capable option that looks great and has all of [the] must-have features".{{Cite web|date=2015-12-19|title=Android Police's Team Picks: Our Favorite And Most Used Apps In 2015|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/12/19/android-polices-team-picks-our-favorite-and-most-used-apps-in-2015/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Android Police|language=en-US}}

In November 2019, Dan Price of Make Use of included AntennaPod as the only open-source player in a list of 8 best podcast applications for Android. He said although it was less well known, it has many good features, including "great memory management tools."{{Cite web|date=2019-11-30|title=The 8 Best Podcast Apps for Android|url=https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-podcast-app-android/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=MakeUseOf|language=en-US}}

In June 2020, Manuel Vonau of AndroidPolice said open source AntennaPod from F-Droid is a "fine alternative to many proprietary solutions" but its player design could be improved.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-10|title=How to completely de-Google your Android smartphone|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/09/install-use-custom-rom-no-google-apps/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Android Police|language=en-US}}

In July 2020, Netzwelt listed AntennaPod as their top choice for podcast apps.{{Cite web|last1=Schott|first1=Dimitri|last2=Wittkowski|first2=Pascal|date=July 19, 2020|title=Podcast: Die Besten Apps für Android, iOS und PC|trans-title=Podcast: The Best Apps for Android, iOS and PC|url=https://www.netzwelt.de/download/musik/podcast-apps/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111073953/https://www.netzwelt.de/download/musik/podcast-apps/index.html |archive-date=2021-01-11 |access-date=December 31, 2020|website=Netzwelt|language=de}}

According to Jan Spoenle of Weka Media, AntennaPod works as well as its commercial competitors with the only downside of the app being that it doesn't provide an individual playlist function.{{Cite web|last=Spoenle|first=Jan|date=September 28, 2015|title=Antennapod im Test: Podcast-App für Android|trans-title=Podcast App for Android: Antennapod Under Test|url=https://www.connect.de/testbericht/antennapod-test-podcast-app-android-3194976.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929111910/http://www.connect.de/testbericht/antennapod-test-podcast-app-android-3194976.html |archive-date=2015-09-29 |access-date=December 31, 2020|website=Connect|publisher=Weka Media Publishing|language=de}}

Leonardo Banchi of AndroidWorld recommended the application as a free alternative to other podcast apps.{{Cite web|last=Banchi|first=Leonardo|date=December 15, 2015|title=Podcast Semplice per Tutte le Stazioni Radio, con AntennaPod|trans-title=Simple Podcast for All Radio Stations, with AntennaPod|url=https://www.androidworld.it/2015/12/15/antennapod-podcast-radio-359349/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216201503/http://www.androidworld.it:80/2015/12/15/antennapod-podcast-radio-359349/ |archive-date=2015-12-16 |access-date=December 31, 2020|website=AndroidWorld|language=it-IT}}

In April 2023, Jon Gilbert and John Bradbury of Android Police recommended AntennaPod as one of the 17 best free open source apps on Android in 2023.{{Cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Jon |last2=Bradbury |first2=John |date=2022-03-19 |title=17 best free open source apps on Android in 2023 |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/best-free-open-source-apps-for-android/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Android Police |language=en}}

In January 2024, AntennaPod hit 150,000 monthly active users on Google Play.{{Cite news |date=12 February 2024 |title=AntennaPod hits 150,000 monthly active users |url=https://podnews.net/update/antennapod-celebrate-user-numbers }}

In April 2024, Kyle Bradshaw of 9to5Google recommended AntennaPod as the best open-source alternative to replace Google Podcasts after its shutdown.{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Kyle |date=2024-04-02 |title=Our favorite Android apps to replace Google Podcasts |url=https://9to5google.com/2024/04/02/favorite-android-apps-replace-google-podcasts/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=9to5Google |language=en-US}}

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• {{F-Droid|de.danoeh.antennapod|AntennaPod}}
• {{Google Play|de.danoeh.antennapod|AntennaPod}}
• [https://github.com/AntennaPod AntennaPod project] on GitHub
• [https://forum.antennapod.org/ AntennaPod Support Forum]

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