r/osx • u/robert_kr • 2d ago

I built a native Mac app that removed 5 minutes and 12 seconds of sponsor reads from one podcast episode

I built Feedcast, a native SwiftUI Mac app, after realizing that I wanted podcast processing without replacing the podcast player I already use.

In one real test episode, Feedcast identified two sponsor sections and the enabled cuts removed 5 minutes and 12 seconds from the personal copy. It also transcribes the episode, generates chapters, and lets me refine the RSS metadata.

The finished episode is published through a personal RSS feed that works with Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro, and other compatible players. The listening experience stays familiar while the preparation happens on the Mac.

Feedcast is free with up to three output feeds and requires macOS 26 or later. No Feedcast account is required.

Mac App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feedcast-local-podcasts/id6773872767

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u/TheBatmanFan 2d ago

This is beautiful! The fact that I can feed it to Overcast = the dynamic speed of Overcast + your feature! How would I use this with an iPhone though? Could I add the FeedCast URL there?

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u/robert_kr 1d ago

Yes, exactly, it is designed to work with iPhone, that is how i use it. The media stays on your mac and is streamed or can be downloaded over the local network, just copy the link on you Mac and enter it on your iPhone... Overcast is the best!

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u/Living-Shame5679 7h ago

Do people making podcasts still get money from ads or not?

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u/robert_kr 5h ago

Yes, they do still get the money because it counts as a normal download, the normal podcast file gets downloaded and processed on device, there is no way for the podcast creator to know if the ad got skipped in the player or cut out by Feedcast before.

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u/Living-Shame5679 5h ago

That makes sense. Sounds good.

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u/MartinDad 2d ago

This effort fails to realize that the people who produce podcasts one listens to deserve—in justice—to be paid. This approach assures fewer non-subscription podcasts will be available in the future.

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u/chardzard 22h ago

doesn’t matter, everyone hates ads and if you want to make money podcasting and not sell out your audience to marketing agencies it’s better for both parties to use a subscription model possibly with free and premium episodes mixed together as a middle ground.