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Cast Away
Cast Away
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Cast Away free download for Mac

Cast Away

Version 2.9.12

Podcast removal scheduler and episode auto-player.

4.5
Based on 4 user ratesRead reviews & comments

Cast Away overview

Cast Away allows for the scheduled removal of podcasts on a per podcast basis. It also features the automatic playing of podcasts.

Features:

  • Separate podcast removal settings per podcast subscription
  • Separate settings for iTunes and iPod for each podcast
  • Separate settings for long and short episodes
  • Separate over-rides, including keep latest, megabyte caps, and keep unheard
  • Global megabyte caps for iTunes and iPod
  • Can be scheduled daily if not open, or hourly if open
  • Works both with iTunes podcasts and with any playlist created by a 3rd party podcast application
Podcast Playback Features:
  • Automatic new podcast episode playing with queue and last track resume
  • Add unplayed podcasts to playback stack
  • Flexible control of which new episodes to play, when to play them, and where to start them
  • Built-in wake up and sleep timers with fading
  • More frequent podcast updating than iTunes allows

What’s new in version 2.9.12

Updated on Feb 12 2014

Version 2.9.12:
  • Compatibility update for Yosemite.
  • Resigned for Gatekeeper v2/Yosemite.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

696 KB

Downloads

10622

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Intel 32
  • PPC 64
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • iTunes 8.1 or later
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Guest
Guest
Jul 12 2007
2.2
0.0
Jul 12 2007
0.0
Version: 2.2
Anyone try this with the latest iTunes version (7.3.1)? I'm nervous to give this thing access to my library...
Defector
Defector
Jul 8 2007
2.2
0.0
Jul 8 2007
0.0
Version: 2.2
I heard about this app on the Mac Observer Mac Geek Gab and finally decided to track it down. This functionality should be free- FROM ITUNES! But since Apple has chosen NOT to include it, somebody has stepped up to figure it out and write an app. I'm curious- how can anybody with NO coding skills say this should be *free*? Seriously. This makes no sense. You can't do it, but of somebody can, they owe you, and should make this free? And you slam the developer for making this DONATIONWARE?! UNCRIPPLED and DONATIONWARE! Are you kids nuts? Gimme, gimme. Hey, if this was something ANYbody could do, or some people have already done, with no unique features, you'd probably have a point. So far, that's not the case. This is a niche product. And in the consumer world, filling those niche needs *is* more expensive than mass marketing. I'm going to try this app out, and if it does what I need I'm buying. Seems fair enough. I could wait until Apple incorporates it in to iTunes. Anybody know when that will be? Me neither. For those who actually wrote a credible review, it would be helpful to know where and why it was less than satisfactory. Then I might not even have to download it.
Teacher24-70
Teacher24-70
Jun 4 2007
2.2
0.0
Jun 4 2007
0.0
Version: 2.2
I keep losing me settings! I just downloaded Cast Away yesterday and am trying to get it to work. I'm using the "test without removing" option so that I can make sure that it treats each podcast correctly. So far, I've input all of my settings--FOR 44 PODCASTS--than then lost those settings! TWICE! Once when I quit Cast Away and then restarted it. It appears that some settings are there, but many are not (looking at the "advanced" tab). Has anyone else seen this? I'm tired to trying to get this to work without losing all of the hard work of setting up each podcast. Using on G4 Powerbook-10.3.9 & iTunes 7.1.1
Keith-Nealy
Keith-Nealy
Apr 16 2006
1.9.2r2
4.8
Apr 16 2006
4.8
Version: 1.9.2r2
Cast Away is incredibly useful. I can set it up to get rid of podcasts automatically and so just let iTunes and Cast Away keep me up-to-date. I just sync my iPod to have all the latest stuff without having to worry about it filling up. The developer is very responsive and worked with me to add the ability to handle SmartPlaylists and resolve some timing issues. Highly recommended.
El-Payo
El-Payo
Dec 4 2005
1.7.4
4.8
Dec 4 2005
4.8
Version: 1.7.4
I think the ability to manage podcasts is critical and can't believe that Apple left it out of iTunes. Without Cast Away my podcast library would quickly balloon to many gigabytes (especially with video podcasts.) I may be a 'niche' user, but I find that the app has allowed me to subscribe to many more feeds than I'd otherwise have the time to manage manually, and as another reviewer has mentioned, the new 'caps' options keep both my iPod nano and my Mac from choking on too much input. If you're trying to manage your podcasts video podcast subscriptions this is your app.
Guest
Guest
Nov 28 2005
1.6
4.0
Nov 28 2005
4.0
Version: 1.6
This application does what it is supposed to do and does it well. When iTunes was releaesd with podcasts I was dissapointed with its options for cleaning up podcasts. CastAway makes up for that without forcing me to give up on iTunes and use a custom podcast app like iPodder X If you have a flash-based MP3 player (i.e. nano) and subscribe to more than one or two podcasts they can quickly get out of hand and fill up more space on your MP3 player than you would like. Through CastAway you can specify which podcasts to retain longer (iTunes treats all podcasts the same) and set limits on how many MB each podcast should take up or a cumulative total for all podcasts. For those of you with hard-drive based MP3 players this isn't as much of an issue. I can see iTunes eventually improving its features for cleaning up podcats but I'm skeptical that it'll be as flexible as CastAway. (Besides, Apple benefits when you fill up your MP3 player and decide to buy one with greater capacity ;-) In the mean time, I'll continue to use CastAway. The developer is responsive and listens to suggestions (at least 2 major updates in the last week)
Guest
Guest
Nov 27 2005
1.5
4.0
Nov 27 2005
4.0
Version: 1.5
If you review this product please review its functionality, not its cost. Although there is a requested fee, it is on the honor system and the product is not crippled in any way. This product should not be getting low ratings just because the developer wants some renumeration for his hard work.
Guest
Guest
Nov 22 2005
1.3
4.0
Nov 22 2005
4.0
Version: 1.3
free maybe. 7 quid... nuts!
Guest
Guest
Aug 1 2005
1.0
4.0
Aug 1 2005
4.0
Version: 1.0
I agree. It is a little too niche and futureless for anything beyond donation-ware.
Guest
Guest
Jul 31 2005
1.0
4.0
Jul 31 2005
4.0
Version: 1.0
This should be freeware. Sorry developer.
Guest
Guest
Jul 31 2005
1.0
4.0
Jul 31 2005
4.0
Version: 1.0
i'll wait for the next update to itunes and get this functionality for free.
rleebond
rleebond
Mar 24 2012
4.5
Mar 24 2012
4.5
Version: null
Keith-Nealy
Keith-Nealy
Apr 16 2006
4.8
Apr 16 2006
4.8
Version: null
El-Payo
El-Payo
Dec 4 2005
4.8
Dec 4 2005
4.8
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Nov 28 2005
4.0
Nov 28 2005
4.0
Version: null
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