Podcastle

Podcastle is a lightweight, open-source podcast player for iOS focused on privacy, performance, and simplicity. It lets users subscribe, download, and transcribe episodes — all without ads, tracking, or telemetry.

Available on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcastle/id6450795970

✨ Features

• 🔊 Play and manage podcasts with a clean SwiftUI interface
• ⬇️ Offline downloads with progress tracking
• ✍️ On-device transcription using Speech framework
• 📦 Background task handling via BackgroundTasks
• 🔐 100% privacy-focused — no analytics, ads, or data collection

🧑‍💻 Tech Stack

• Swift / SwiftUI
• SwiftData for persistence
• Speech framework for transcription
• URLSession and BackgroundTasks for background downloading

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/emidiocunha/Podcastle.git
   cd podcastle
   

2. Open Podcastle.xcodeproj in Xcode.

3. Run the app on a simulator or device (iOS 16+ recommended).

🔧 Configuration

Update the following identifiers in PodcastleApp.swift as needed for your app group:

public let kAppRefreshIdentifier = "com.mobyte.voicefeed.Refresh"
public let kBackgroundIdentifier = "com.mobyte.voicefeed.backgroundDownload"

Make sure to enable background modes and speech recognition in your app’s capabilities.

📬 Feedback

To give feedback, open the app and use the "Send Feedback" form — it will open your mail client.

Alternatively, you can open an issue here on GitHub.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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© 2025 Emídio Cunha. Made with ❤️ in Swift.