# AntennaPod/AntennaPod

A podcast manager for Android

Repository: https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/antennapod
Homepage: https://antennapod.org
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: podcast-manager, android, apps, hacktoberfest, podcasting20
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:01:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5146, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 69, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8106, forks 1758 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:12.977122+00:00)

## What it is
AntennaPod is a free, open-source podcast manager and player app for Android built by volunteers. It lets users subscribe to any RSS feed, stream or download episodes, manage queues, and automate downloads while respecting privacy with no ads or tracking.

## Use cases
- listen to podcasts on my android phone
- subscribe to podcast rss feeds without an account
- download podcast episodes for offline listening
- manage a podcast queue with playback speed control
- ad-free privacy-respecting podcast app
- automatically download new podcast episodes
- find and play podcasts without google account tracking

## When to choose
- you want a fully open-source, ad-free podcast player on Android
- you need to subscribe to arbitrary RSS feeds, not just a curated catalog
- privacy matters and you want to avoid commercial tracking
- you want offline downloads, variable playback speed, and queue automation

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop podcast app
- you want podcast discovery recommendations from a large commercial catalog
- you need video podcast support or platform-specific integrations like watch apps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, android-tools, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: podcast-player, podcast-manager, rss, open-source, ad-free, audio-playback, offline-listening, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- AntennaPod/AntennaPod (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:12.977122+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:30:41.642364+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:12.977122+00:00, sha ecb2f4f0a42e)
  - homepage: https://antennapod.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:44.434718+00:00, sha 7ce786cc2500)
  - site_page: https://antennapod.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:44.438554+00:00, sha 9c650ca9ae73)
  - site_page: https://antennapod.org/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:44.441439+00:00, sha 183f296d7e93)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.