Open Source JavaScript Podcast Software

Audiobookshelf works best when you have an organized directory structure like shown below. This is because information is taken from your folder names. This includes the author name, series name, book title, publish year, volume number, and subtitle. However, you can enable scanner settings to prefer using your audio file ID3 tags or an OPF file over using folder names. Fully open-source, including the android & iOS app (in beta) Stream all audio formats on the fly. Search and add podcasts to download episodes w/ auto-download. Multi-user support w/ custom permissions. Keeps progress per user and syncs across devices. Auto-detects library updates, no need to re-scan. Upload books and podcasts w/ bulk upload drag and drop folders. Backup your metadata + automated daily backups. Progressive Web App (PWA). Chromecast support on the web app and android app. Fetch metadata and cover art from several sources. Chapter editor and chapter lookup (using Audnexus API). Merge your audio files int.

CPod is a free, open-source podcast player designed for discovering, organizing, and listening to podcasts on desktop computers. Formerly known as Cumulonimbus, it provides a clean interface built with Electron. Users can search the iTunes podcast directory and subscribe to shows directly from the application. It supports streaming episodes and downloading them for offline listening. The software includes playback queues, adjustable playback speed, and customizable keyboard shortcuts. Users can organize subscriptions, track listening progress, and import or export collections through OPML files. Additional features include light and dark themes and gpodder.net subscription synchronization. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, CPod is no longer actively maintained.

Winds is a beautiful open-source RSS and Podcast app created using React & Redux on the frontend and Express.js on the backend. Use the free hosted version or run it on your own server and customize it as you see fit. Contributions in form of pull requests are always appreciated. Activity Feeds & Discovery in Winds are powered by Stream, the app leverages Algolia for search, AWS for hosting, MongoDB Atlas for a hosted database (DBaaS), and SendGrid for email. All of these services have a free tier. Stream is an API for building activity feeds. For Winds the follow suggestions and the list of articles from the feeds you follow is powered by Stream. Stream accounts are free for up to 3 million feed updates and handle personalization (machine learning) for up to 100 users.

HolzCast is a jQuery Plugin that uses RSS feeds as a playlist format and supports more than one playlist. View my project page to get an Idea of how it works.