Version 0.8.x
Escapepod is a simple and lightweight app for listening to podcasts. It's bare bone approach may not be to everyone's taste: Escapepod has no podcast discovery feature. It only offers a very simple search option and it opens RSS podcasts links when you tap them in a web browser.
Escapepod is free and open source. It is published under the MIT open source license. Want to help? Please check out the notes in CONTRIBUTING.md first.
You can install Escapepod via F-Froid and Google Play - or you can go and grab the latest APK on GitHub.
Escapepod will be released on F-Droid and Google Play. You can also get an APK installer on GitHub.
The podcast import feature needs some testing. It works with most of my favorite podcasts, but problems are to be expected. Please head over to the Wiki and add the podcast that failed to import.
Escapepod has no settings screen. It tries to rely on sensible defaults.
- Auto-update does not download files over cellular network
- Dark mode is handled by the Android system
- Escapepod by default only keeps two episodes
Escapepod tries to reduce the number of episodes it keeps. Here are the rules for that:
- Escapepod keeps the latest two episodes
- Episodes, that have been started, or that have been downloaded manually, are kept, too
- the maximum number of episodes available (and kept) is five
Escapepod is a one-person fun project. Simplicity helps maintaining the app.
Escapepod has a simple up-next feature. Tap play on an episode while listening to another one. You will be be given the opportunity add it to the up-next slot.
For the foreseeable future the development of Escapepod will focus on stability and user interface polish. Do not expect new features anytime soon.
You can import an OPML formatted podcast list. Open the list in a file browser and choose Escapepod as a handler. Escapepod does not have an explicit export feature, but it keeps an up-to-date OPML file in the following folder on your device /Android/data/org.y20k.escapepod/files/collection/.
Escapepod searches the gpodder.net online database. Gpodder.net is a great page, if you are looking for new stuff to listen to, btw.
