Downcast 1.1.11

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, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x, 2.25x, 2.5x, 2.75x and 3x speed playback*

• Chapters support for enhanced podcasts

• Stream episodes without downloading

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For support, please email: macsupport@downcastapp.com.

* See the following Help article for an explanation of play speeds: http://support.downcastapp.com/customer/portal/articles/476114-playback-speeds

** Downcast for iOS is required for syncing to iOS devices

What’s New in Version 1.1.11

Bug Fixes

• Fixes issue causing network speed reduction

• Fixes com.opml.opml file association.

• Fixes encoding issue causing some special characters to be stripped from episode titles and/or descriptions.

• Potential fix for issue causing video episodes to be marked as played too early.