Pocket Casts: Podcast Player for PC - Free Download: Windows 10/11 Edition

★ ★ ★ Pocket Casts Overview

What is Pocket Casts? Pocket Casts is a podcast platform that provides next-level listening, search, and discovery tools. It offers a limitless podcast database and hand-curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery. The app has a unique set of simple yet powerful features that make it the perfect podcasting app for listeners. It is available on various platforms, including iOS, Android, and the web.

Software Features and Description

1. Pocket Casts is the world's most powerful podcast platform, an app by listeners, for listeners.Our podcast player provides next-level listening, search and discovery tools.

2. Find your next obsession with our hand curated podcast recommendations for easy discovery, and seamlessly enjoy your favorite shows without the hassle of subscribing.

3. Skip playback: Skip episode intros, jump through episodes with custom skip intervals.

4. With a unique set of simple yet powerful features and a limitless podcast database, you're sure to find something you love.

5. Audio & video: Play all of your favorite episodes, toggle video to audio.

6. Apple Watch: Control playback from our Apple Watch app, adjust the volume or change playback effects, all without ever touching your phone.

7. Sonos: Browse and play your podcast collection directly from the Sonos app.

8. Auto download: Automatically download episodes for offline playback.

9. Filters: Custom filters will organize your episodes.

10. Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback and filters are all securely stored in the cloud.

11. Airplay & Chromecast: Send episodes straight to your TV or speakers with a single tap.

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Download and install Pocket Casts: Podcast Player on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Pocket Casts	Get App ↲	6,009 4.15	Podcast Media LLC

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Pocket Casts: Podcast Player app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Pocket Casts on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Pocket Casts"
The search will reveal the Pocket Casts: Podcast Player app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Pocket Casts is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Pocket Casts.
Now enjoy Pocket Casts on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Podcast Media LLC	4.15	7.73

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Pocket Casts Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Pocket Casts,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Pocket Casts" » then Click "Install".
- Pocket Casts: Podcast Player will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Pocket Casts on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Podcast Media LLC	6009	4.15

Download on Android: Download Android

Pocket Casts: Podcast Player functions

- Design: Easily listen to, manage, and find new podcasts.

- Themes: Offers dark, light, and extra dark themes.

- Universal: Custom but familiar iPad interface, supporting Slide Over, Split View, and Picture in Picture.

- Everywhere: Supports CarPlay, AirPlay, Chromecast, and Sonos.

- Up next: Automatically builds a playback queue from your favorite shows.

- Trim silence: Cuts silences from episodes to finish them faster.

- Variable speed: Changes the play speed from 0.5 to 3x.

- Volume boost: Increases the volume of voices while decreasing background noise.

- Stream: Plays episodes on the fly.

- Chapters: Jumps between chapters easily and enjoys embedded artwork.

- Audio & video: Plays all favorite episodes and toggles video to audio.

- Skip playback: Skips episode intros and jumps through episodes with custom skip intervals.

- Apple Watch: Controls playback from the Apple Watch app.

- Sleep timer: Pauses the episode to rest.

- Sync: Subscriptions, Up Next, listening history, playback, and filters are all securely stored in the cloud.

- Refresh: Lets servers check for new episodes.

- Notifications: Notifies when new episodes arrive.

- Auto download: Automatically downloads episodes for offline playback.

- Filters: Custom filters organize episodes.

- Storage: Provides all the tools needed to keep podcasts tamed.

- Discover: Subscribes to any podcast in iTunes and more. Browse by charts, networks, and categories.

- Share: Spreads the word with podcast and episode sharing.

- OPML: Imports and exports collections without any hassle.

✔ Pros:

- Ability to sort by Downloaded status for easier episode selection

- Option to delay deletion of completed episodes for 24 hours

- Flexible playback rates and Trim Silence features are fantastic

☹ Cons:

- Reduced information density in the episode list

- CarPlay support is barely functional and podcasts list doesn't match what is on the phone

- UI change was a huge step back and considerably less intuitive

- Random crashes while listening to a podcast

Top Pcmac Reviews

Bad update, unprofessional response

By idontwantafrigginnickame (Pcmac user)

I was glad to find this app at first. It was a decent cross-platform app, with a couple weird quirks, but the best option for me. I opted into the beta and wasn’t as fond of it, but decided to give it some time for me to adjust and explore. Some basic, useful features were lacking or implemented strangely and the UI change was a huge step back, considerably less intuitive. Unfortunately, they didn’t really improve on any of these problems for the release despite feedback from users. I know it’s impossible to give every user what they want. Plus, so many users are too entitled and demanding. That doesn’t warrant not listening to them at all, or responding flippantly and condescendingly to feedback. Many of the developer responses have been deleted because it “doesn’t represent who they are” (except ... yes it does, because that’s literally how they’re representing themselves). I’m not surprised to see the drop in their ratings, which they reset recently in hopes of erasing the negative ones, I guess? They already have the money of existing users, so maybe they don’t feel like it’s as important to respect them. But I know I will no longer be recommending this app to anyone else. Fortunately, there are cross-platform alternatives I look forward to checking out instead, like Castbox.
CarPlay support is buggy

By BCWilsonDotCom (Pcmac user)

The app on the phone is fine. But I primarily listen to podcasts in the car, using CarPlay. Ever since the last major update, the apps CarPlay support is barely functional. Three out of four times I open this app on CarPlay, I get the spinning loading circle and it eventually says it can’t communicate with this app. When it does load, the podcasts list doesn’t match what is on the phone. Podcasts will just randomly not show up on the list. So I have to grab my phone to load it out of the app. Even the “playing” icon in the upper right of the CarPlay screen shows that audio is playing, when no audio is playing. Tl;dr: if you want a podcast player for CarPlay, this might not be the one for you. At least until they fix the recent bugs.
Differences from 6.x to 7.3

By Pinball Lizard (Pcmac user)

It’s now a better tool for episode cherry-pickers. The ability to sort by Downloaded status brings the 5 you’ve pulled down from a list of 500 to the fore. It’s strange that you cannot now, by default, tell a downloaded episode from an undownloaded one, but there’s a setting to fix that. I also appreciate the new option to delay the deletion of a completed episode for 24 hours. Combined with a new End Of Episode setting for the sleep timer, this removes the stress of falling asleep to an episode you might run off the end of. For my uses, the only downside, and a minor one at that, is reduced information density in the episode list. You can’t see as many on a screen anymore, and the new, omnipresent Search field (rarely useful) takes up additional vertical space, making a very small knothole indeed when combined with the miniplayer and bottom toolbar. I’d suggest making Search show only when pulling from the very top of the list, as is a convention in many other apps, or just let me scroll it off the page as the episode list scrolls.
Features Are Great, But Won’t Stop Crashing

By jmrugg (Pcmac user)

I got this app because I wanted the automatic downloading and queuing features, and I’ve found those incredibly valuable. I can have my favorite podcasts automatically play next as soon as episodes are available and maintain a queue more easily than I can in the Apple Podcasts app. Also, the more flexible playback rates and Trim Silence features are fantastic. I would give this app 5 stars if it didn’t randomly crash all the time. It was whenever the most recent significant aesthetic update happened (the old version worked well), but now it will crash while I’m listening to a podcast and have my phone in my the app or connected to my car. I literally do nothing to provoke it. The interface also freezes sometimes and forces me to quit it and restart, which is frustrating since the mechanics of playing back from an RSS feed don’t seem to be the most complicated part of this app.