Poddycast

If you frequently go to iTunes to listen to podcasts, you might be interested in a more elegant solution than having to fire up iTunes whenever you want to enjoy the latest episodes of your favorite series.

Poddycast is a stylish podcast player that has standard audio navigation controls and support for creating custom playlists with favorite series. It's incredibly easy to use, even by those who aren't skilled with the computer.

Following a speedy setup operation that requires no special attention, you come face to face with a clear-cut window that's initially empty. The search box of the app is reserved for finding podcasts available in iTunes. Besides the podcast name, you can check out its cover art and mark favorites by clicking the heart-shaped button.

You can explore all episodes contained by the podcast and hit the play button to listen to it. Poddycast keeps track of played series, which can be retraced in the history section. It's also possible to create new playlists and populate them with playlists, view new episodes, and unsubscribe.

A dark mode is available for the interface, ideal for listening to podcast at night. Unfortunately, it didn't work in our tests. What's more, you can toggle fullscreen mode, use developer tools, as well as replay the previous 30 seconds or play the next 30 seconds. Keyboard shortcuts are supported.

The software application worked smoothly in our tests (besides the faulty dark theme). It had minimal impact on the computer's performance.

Taking everything into account, Poddycast offers a simple and elegant solution for iTunes users who wish to catch up with the newest podcast episodes without going through the trouble of launching Apple's media player, which is known to be resource-demanding.