Downcast, the popular iOS podcast app, is now available for OS X! Download, play, and sync** your favorite podcasts with an intuitive interface built specifically for podcasts.

Subscription Features:

• Search, subscribe to, and download audio and video podcasts
• Manually subscribe to podcasts via URL
• Download podcasts automatically (including resuming downloads)
• Browse and download older podcast episodes
• Auto-update podcast feeds based on schedule
• Settings for auto-download and episode retention (globally and per-podcast)
• Import and export podcast feeds via OPML
• Import supported audio/video media files
• Support for password-protected feeds
• Create and edit "smart" playlists
• View podcast details and episode show notes
• Rename podcast subscription names

iCloud Syncing:

• Sync podcast subscriptions, playlists, settings and episode information with other Macs and iOS devices** via iCloud

Playback Features:

• .5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x and 3x speed playback*
• Chapters support for enhanced podcasts
• Stream episodes without downloading

*See this Help article for an explanation of play speeds.
** Downcast for iOS is required for syncing to iOS devices.

Bug Fixes

• Fixes parsing issue for some feeds that include invalid characters
• Fixes several potential crashes
• Fixes broken context menu and short cuts when using the available episodes list
• Fixes issue preventing application of incoming iCloud changes
• Fixes OS X 10.8 related issue with changing the media library location