Goodpods
The social network for podcast discovery and community-driven listening.
The open-source, privacy-first podcast manager built for the Podcasting 2.0 era.
Podverse is a robust, cross-platform podcast management solution engineered for the high-performance user who prioritizes privacy and the decentralized future of media. Built on an open-source architecture (GPLv3), Podverse is a pioneer in implementing Podcasting 2.0 standards, including native support for Value 4 Value (V4V) payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network, interactive transcripts, and precise chapter metadata. Unlike proprietary platforms, Podverse ensures that users retain full ownership of their listening data and subscriptions. Its technical infrastructure supports seamless synchronization across iOS, Android, Desktop, and Web clients, utilizing a lightweight backend to manage feed updates and playback states. In the 2026 market landscape, Podverse positions itself as the primary alternative to centralized 'walled garden' players like Spotify or Apple Podcasts, offering a transparent, community-driven development roadmap. It is specifically optimized for power users who leverage the Podcast Index rather than proprietary directories, providing a censorship-resistant discovery mechanism and granular control over feed ingestion and storage management.
Direct integration with the Bitcoin Lightning Network allowing users to stream satoshis to creators in real-time.
The social network for podcast discovery and community-driven listening.
The world's most powerful podcast platform, built by listeners, for listeners.
The high-fidelity podcast player optimized for Podcasting 2.0 and cross-platform synchronization.
A powerful yet simple podcast player with award-winning audio processing technology.
Verified feedback from the global deployment network.
Post queries, share implementation strategies, and help other users.
Implementation of the <podcast:liveItem> tag for real-time notification and playback of live podcast events.
Parses SRT and JSON transcript files to provide searchable, time-synced text overlays.
Support for external JSON-based chapter files including images and links per segment.
Advanced import/export logic for migrating large subscription lists without metadata loss.
The entire server architecture is available on GitHub for users who wish to host their own sync server.
Algorithmic sorting of playback queues based on priority, release date, and duration.
Mainstream players track every tap, search, and skip, building a psychographic profile of the user.
Registry Updated:2/7/2026
Podcast ads are intrusive and creators only receive a fraction of subscription revenue.
A user starts a podcast on their PC but needs to continue exactly where they left off on their phone.