You can view: a list of popular podcasts, add a podcast if you already have a registration record, download previously selected podcasts from the gPodder site;
You can add a podcast USING the url of the podcast’s RSS feed or a link to A YouTube or SoundCloud channel. gPodder will fetch a list of episodes and present a dialog where you can select which episodes to download or mark old episodes on the list;
Syncing with iPod, MP3 players, and phones. Synchronising podcasts to MP3 Players is currently only supported for filesystem-based media players;
gPodder.net is a Web service that helps you synchronize your podcast subscriptions across multiple devices, discover interesting new podcasts and recommend your podcasts to others;
gPodder doesn’t do podcast playback: in the program settings, you can choose which audio / video player to use;
Support for import and export in OPML file of podcast feeds;
Select the format and screen size of uploaded video podcasts from YouTube and SoundCloud;
Select a period for updating feeds and downloading new episodes.
This time period can be between 10 minutes and 12 hours. If you drag the slider all the way to the left, gPodder will not check for new podcasts automatically, and you will have to update them yourself.
You can limit the number of episodes in a podcast. Maximum number of episodes per podcast: Use this spin box to set the maximum number of episodes that gPodder keeps in each podcast feed. Once this maximum is reached, gPodder deletes the oldest episodes in the feed as new ones are added.
When new episodes are found: Use this drop-down list to choose what you want gPodder to do when it finds new podcast episodes on a feed. The available options are:
Do nothing – gPodder marks new episodes in the feeds as new, but takes no other action;
Show episode list – gPodder displays a window showing a list of all new episodes available for download. You can then choose the specific episodes that you want to download, ignore, or mark as old;
Add to download list – gPodder automatically adds all new episodes to the the download list under the Downloads tab in the main window. However, they are marked as paused, and you need to right-click on them and choose Download to get them;
Download immediately – gPodder adds new episodes to the download queue and automatically downloads them;
Deleting listened episodes:
Delete played episodes: Drag this slider to set the length of time before gPodder automatically deletes old podcasts. This time period can be between one and 30 days. If you drag the slider all the way to the left, podcast episodes will not be deleted automatically, and you will have to manage them yourself;
Remove played episodes even if unfinished: By default, gPodder automatically deletes old played but unfinished episodes. Clear this checkbox if you would like to keep unfinished episodes until you have played them completely. If you have chosen to delete played episodes manually, this option is not available;
Also remove unplayed episodes: By default, gPodder automatically deletes played episodes but leaves unplayed ones alone. Check this box if you want gPodder to clean up unplayed episodes as well. If you have chosen to delete played episodes manually, this option is not available;
