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MAGIC CASTER
A better place for every show
Episode 46 · 38 min
12:08−25:52
Podcasts, without the clutter
Your podcasts, under your control.
Magic Caster is a local-first podcast player for iPhone, Mac, and CarPlay. Organize podcasts with categories and hashtags, build smart playlists, and keep your library in sync across devices.
iPhone · Mac desktop · CarPlay
One library, everywhere
Three ways to listen.
Start at your desk, keep going on your phone, and take the next episode onto the road.
iPhone
Carry your full library, queue, downloads, playlists, and playback controls wherever you go.
Mac
Use a native desktop experience with menu bar playback, keyboard commands, global hotkeys, media keys, and AppleScript.
CarPlay
Browse Home, Continue Listening, Playlists, and Library, then control Now Playing and chapters without reaching for your phone.
Made for real libraries
Calm on the surface. Capable underneath.
Keep hundreds of shows useful, personal, and consistent across every device.
Categories and hashtags that fit your library
Group podcasts with built-in or custom categories, add flexible hashtags, and find the right shows quickly.
Smart playlists that explain themselves
Build nested rules around podcasts, categories, hashtags, dates, duration, episode state, and availability—then preview why every episode qualifies.
Your listening stays in sync
Private CloudKit sync keeps subscriptions, playlists, categories, hashtags, queue choices, episode state, settings, and progress aligned between iPhone and Mac.
A real Play Next and Play Later queue
Keep immediate listening choices separate from automatic playlists, then reorder your manual intent directly.
Playback and downloads on your terms
Adjust speed, skips, offsets, gain, chapters, sleep timers, retention, and offline storage for the way you listen.
Bring the whole library with you
Discover shows, add public or authenticated feeds, migrate with OPML, and tune settings for each podcast.
Local first by design
Your library is not our business.
Magic Caster has no developer account, advertising, analytics, or automatic diagnostic uploads.
Private Apple-account continuity
Optional CloudKit sync uses the private database associated with your Apple Account to connect your iPhone and Mac. Downloaded media remains on each device.
Diagnostics only when you choose
Preview a locally generated, redacted report before deciding whether to export it. Magic Caster never sends it automatically.
Free browser tool
Turn feed URLs into an OPML file.
Paste one podcast feed URL per line. The tool validates the list, removes duplicates, and creates a standard subscription file.
Nothing gets uploaded.
The entire conversion happens locally in your browser. Your feed URLs never leave this device.
Magic Caster for iPhone, Mac, and CarPlay