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Install podcast-archiver with Homebrew
Archive all episodes from your favorite podcasts. Version 2.3.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-12.
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Package summary
Archive all episodes from your favorite podcasts
Project links
Commands and aliases
- podcast-archiver
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Project history and usage
Podcast Archiver is a Python command-line utility for building and incrementally updating local archives of podcast episodes.
Project history
Podcast Archiver began as a Python command-line program for downloading every available episode from one or more podcast feeds, including episodes exposed through paginated feeds. Later documentation added platform-link resolution, filename templates, metadata sidecars, dry runs, and continuous refresh operation.
Adoption history
The project documents pipx, Homebrew, and container installation. Its cron-friendly configuration and continuous container mode place it in the self-hosting and personal-media-preservation niche rather than the podcast-player market.
The original `janw/podcast-archiver` GitHub repository was archived in October 2025. The package's supplied official homepage now points to the Codeberg project under `hausgeist`.
How it is used
Pass feeds directly for one-off downloads, or use a YAML file to maintain a repeatable archive configuration. `--dry-run` checks feed discovery without downloading media.
For unattended use, run it periodically from cron or enable continuous mode in a container with the archive directory mounted from the host.
Why package nerds care
Podcast Archiver turns RSS subscriptions into ordinary local media and metadata, making archives portable and independent of a particular listening application. Configuration through command arguments, environment variables, or YAML suits cron jobs and containers.
Timeline
- 2025-10-30: The original GitHub repository was archived by its owner.
- 2026: The package's supplied homepage points to the Codeberg project under `hausgeist`.
Related projects
- The project accepts raw RSS feeds and links from services including Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Castro, Pocket Casts, and SoundCloud.
- Its documented container workflow stores downloaded episodes in a mounted archive directory.
Sources
- Active official repository: https://codeberg.org/hausgeist/podcast-archiver
- Official Homebrew formula page: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/podcast-archiver
- Original official README: https://github.com/janw/podcast-archiver/blob/main/README.md
security posture
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Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
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config.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
podcast-archiver | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.3.5
manager updated2026-10-12
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://codeberg.org/hausgeist/podcast-archiver
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install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:podcast-archiver |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/podcast-archiver |
| Homepage | https://codeberg.org/hausgeist/podcast-archiver |
| Upstream docs | https://codeberg.org/hausgeist/podcast-archiver |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/96/05/8f08025cbfb32ad8a0589d90e69c9da04d4ecf201b48815569a114ffed2e/podcast_archiver-2.3.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-12T14:37:17Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, libyaml, pydantic, python@3.15 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | podcast-archiver |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 6 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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