Podget is a simple podcast aggregator optimized for running as a scheduled background job (i.e. cron). It features support for downloading podcasts from RSS and XML feeds, for sorting the podcasts into folders and categories, for importing podcast URLs from iTunes PCAST files and OPML lists, automatic M3U and ASX playlist creation, and automatic cleanup of old podcasts. It also features automatic UTF-16 conversion for podcasts hosted on Windows servers.
| Tags | multimedia Sound/Audio Internet Web Information Management Communications File Sharing |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX BSD Linux Unix Mac OS X Windows Windows Cygwin |
| Implementation | Unix Shell bash |
Recent releases


Changes: A filename format issue with the BBC World News Bulletin was fixed. Downloaded files named filename.mp3?123456 and now converted to filename123456.mp3. Support for creating ASX playlists for Windows Media Player was added.


Changes: A function has been added to check for running sessions using the same core configuration file. A function has been added to check for remaining space on the library partition and stop if it drops below a configured level.


Changes: A simulated function was added to the cleanup loop.


Changes: A bug in the cleanup loop has been fixed.


Changes: UTF-16 formated feed handling was added.
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Recent commentsRe: Some remarks about podget
> 1.
> When I run podget I get the message:
> Session file not found. Creating.
> Can you explain to me what this means?
> Do I have to do / change something?
> Maybe the explanation can be added to
> the man file.
Nothing needs to be changed. We started tracking sessions because some people had feed lists so long that some updates would cause their cron jobs to trigger off multiple sessions & multiple downloads of the same files.
> 2.
> The log files do not get to the logfile
> folder appointed in the podgetrc file.
> In stead they go to the .LOG folder in
> the by me appointed Podcasts folder. Any
> idea on how I can solve this, what
> causes it?
This appears to be a bug. What version of Podget are you running?
> 3.
> In the help:
> # Most Recent
> # 0 == download all new items.
> # 1+ == download only the <count>
> most re
> What does the + after the 1 mean. I
> found it confusing. I thougt I had to
> enter
> most_recent=5+
> for example. But it has to be
> most_recent=5
1+ refers to the number 1 or any bigger digit. It could be 1, it could be 5, it could be 100.
Some remarks about podget
Hi,
Thanks for the nice program.
1.
When I run podget I get the message: Session file not found. Creating.
Can you explain to me what this means? Do I have to do / change something?
Maybe the explanation can be added to the man file.
2.
The log files do not get to the logfile folder appointed in the podgetrc file. In stead they go to the .LOG folder in the by me appointed Podcasts folder. Any idea on how I can solve this, what causes it?
3.
In the help:
# Most Recent
# 0 == download all new items.
# 1+ == download only the <count> most re
What does the + after the 1 mean. I found it confusing. I thougt I had to enter
most_recent=5+
for example. But it has to be most_recent=5
Thanks.