podRacer is 100% free — no ads, no credit card requirement or subscription fee.
User feedback and suggestions are always a welcomed form of currency.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it collect any of my data?
podRacer keeps your data where it belongs — on your device, and nothing more. The only time any
data is shared with podRacer and sent anywhere is when you file a bug report. In these instances, the following
information is gathered:
Operating System Version
Processor Type
App Version
Python Version
What specs do I need to run it?
As long as you have a valid network connection and can stream media,
then your system is plenty powerful to run podRacer. In fact, podRacer has built-in
tools that measures your system's performance to make sure it runs smoothly on your device.
Does it run on Apple Silicon?
Yes — podRacer has native support for both x86/x64 (Intel) and arm64 (Apple SoC) instruction sets.
You do not need to use Rosetta to run it.
Is there a Windows version?
There are currently no plans for a Windows compatible version.
Will it work on older versions of macOS?
podRacer v1.5 and onward has features that do not work on anything older than macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
If you are running an older system, these features will not be available to you, but you can still use the application as intended.
The DST Root CA X3 certification expired on September 30, 2021. That means those older devices that don’t trust ISRG Root X1 will start getting certificate warnings when visiting sites that use Let’s Encrypt certificates.
This could cause some parts of the application to not function properly.
If you're effected by this, you can update your certification by downloading a new one:
Only if it has access to the XML data of the paid content. If you have an RSS feed with premium
content, even one that uses token authorization, podRacer will be able to retrieve the content just fine.
podRacer's built-in search capabilities are limited to publically available RSS feeds only, and does not include
paid content.
Will it work with Patreon and SoundCloud?
Yes — given that you're able to provide podRacer with a valid RSS feed.
The feed needs to include both the token-hash and the token-time properties for this to work.
What happens if I already have a podcast downloaded?
Unless you explicitly enable the overwrite option, podRacer does not delete or overwrite any existing media.
Content with identical filenames are individually analyzed during a download to check for duplicates.
Enabling the overwrite setting will replace every file affected in the download task.
Is downloading content legal?
podRacer doesn't obtain any information, including but not limited to media content, files and metadata,
that isn't already publically accessible. If you are unsure about something, please consult
appropriate legal advice.