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Glad to see this is out, it looks nice. If you look at Federico's review/interview [1] you can find clips of the voice enhancer and gap shortener, they sound quite good. I know a few people who will probably jump on this.

I fight with the Podcasts app (and podcasts in iTunes) on a weekly basis. I would love to replace it with something by a developer with a good track record like Marco, but I do about 80% of my podcast listening on my Mac and I don't think the annoyance factor is high enough for me to switch to using only my iPhone yet.

At the end of Federico's interview Marco says he's considering an iPad or maybe Mac app in the future, I can only hope.

[1] http://www.macstories.net/reviews/overcast-review/



In the FAQ it mentions a 'basic web app'. I haven't looked into it but you may be able to play on your desktop through that.

https://overcast.fm/skeptics_faq


I saw that, but I'm not sure it will fit my needs. More than anything else, I want to be able to use the "play/pause" key on my keyboard to pause the podcast. I also really like the idea of the voice booster and I'm guessing that the web site won't get that (being 'basic' and all).


Don't expect the web app to become any serious Mac app competitor anytime soon. Based on Instapaper's website, Marco dislikes working on them. It will keep basic functionality but his main focus will be on iOS for the foreseeable future.


I was looking at his twitter earlier and he was asking about Web Audio API's so maybe he does have plans to improve it.

https://twitter.com/marcoarment/status/489513461261430786


I don't expect it to (and I agree with him, I'd rather have a REAL app), but my needs are modest.




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