A podcast player that keeps you in control.
Magic Caster is a local-first podcast app for listeners who care about their library, their queue, and their data. Subscribe directly to feeds, migrate with OPML, build powerful smart playlists, manage downloads, customize playback, and continue between iPhone and Mac seamlessly without creating another account.
- YOUR PODCAST LIBRARY
Discover podcasts, add a public or authenticated RSS feed directly, and organize subscriptions in the order that works for you. Import an OPML subscription list when moving from another app and export it again whenever you want.
- SETTINGS FOR EVERY SHOW
Choose global defaults, then override refresh behavior, playback speed, skips, start and finish offsets, downloads, retention, notifications, and other preferences for an individual podcast.
- INDEPENDENT EPISODE STATE
New, Inbox, Favorite, Lock, played, availability, smart-playlist membership, and queue position remain separate. Marking an episode played does not erase why you saved or protected it.
- SMART PLAYLISTS WITH EXPLAINABLE RULES
Build nested rules around podcasts, dates, duration, state, availability, and other episode properties. Preview why episodes qualify, choose stable multi-key sorting, and create daily or in-progress listening views.
- PLAY NEXT AND PLAY LATER
Keep immediate listening choices separate from automatic playlists. Add episodes to Play Next or Play Later, reorder manual intent, combine it with automatic queue layers, and inspect what Magic Caster plans to play.
- FLEXIBLE PODCAST PLAYBACK
Listen from 0.5x to 3x, configure forward and backward skips, set per-show start and finish offsets, adjust gain, browse chapters, use sleep timers, loop an episode, or continue through the queue. Magic Caster supports audio and video, Lock Screen and Control Center controls, media keys, and AirPlay.
- RELIABLE DOWNLOADS
Use resumable background downloads, inspect active and failed work, retry recoverable interruptions, import local media, and export downloaded files. Protect important episodes with Lock and use retention policies to manage storage without deleting protected media.
- PRIVATE CLOUDKIT CONTINUITY
Optionally synchronize subscriptions, settings, playlists, queue intent, episode state, and listening progress through the private CloudKit database associated with your Apple Account. Magic Caster has no separate account or service. Downloaded media remains device-local.
- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FEEDS
Subscribe to ordinary RSS feeds or use Basic authentication, bearer tokens, and cookie-based sign-in for compatible private podcasts. Credentials stay in the system Keychain and are sent only to the hosts you authorize.
- MADE FOR IPHONE AND MAC
Use a focused phone interface on the go and a native desktop experience at your desk. Mac features include menu bar playback, Dock badges, keyboard commands, configurable global hotkeys, media keys, Touch Bar controls where available, and AppleScript playback commands.
- NOTIFICATIONS AND SHORTCUTS
Choose notices for new episodes, refresh results, or completed downloads. Use system Shortcuts for common playback, queue, playlist, and subscription actions.
- ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN
Magic Caster supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels and actions, adaptable control layouts, Increased Contrast, keyboard access, and a configurable minimum text size that never reduces your system preference.
- PRIVACY-CONSCIOUS SUPPORT
Magic Caster does not send crash or diagnostic data automatically. If you need support, preview a locally generated, redacted report before deciding whether to export it. Titles, feed URLs, file paths, usernames, and credentials are omitted.
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