Self-hosted podcast manager and player written in Rust, with web, desktop, mobile and CLI clients sharing one server.
1.1K+10 this week81RustGPL-3.0Well maintainedUpdated 3 hours ago
2 alternatives
2 best open-source alternatives to Overcast (2026)
Looking for a free, open-source alternative to Overcast? These 2 projects can replace it. Each one passed our quality screening and is explained in plain words, so you can compare stars, license and maintenance at a glance.
Quick comparison
| Project | Stars | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| madeofpendletonwool/PinePods | ★ 1.1K | GPL-3.0 | 3 hours ago |
| SamTV12345/PodFetch | ★ 521 | Apache-2.0 | 14 hours ago |
Self-hosted podcast manager written in Rust with a React web UI, offering downloads, online listening and a GPodder sync integration.
521+2 this week38RustApache-2.0Well maintainedUpdated 14 hours ago
FAQ
- Is there a free, open-source alternative to Overcast?
- Yes. The most popular open-source alternatives to Overcast on Repolode are PinePods, PodFetch.
- Which Overcast alternative should I choose?
- PinePods has the most GitHub stars and is released under GPL-3.0. Compare the license and last commit of each option in the table above before choosing.
How this list is made: AI reads each project's documentation to match it with products it can replace, every project passes our quality screening, and the list is ranked by GitHub stars. Stars updated Nov 7, 2026. How Repolode works