Since I primarily use my iPhone, it’s nice to not have those settings screwed with. I’m not sure if that’s some magic on Vemedio’s part, but it’s a good thing. That said, I will say that these glitches haven’t mucked up the settings or play positions on my iPhone. It also seems to botch play position at times.
#INSTACAST MAC MAC#
The Mac version doesn’t seem to pull down played/unplayed episodes very well. Martin and his team have made huge strides since the first implementation of sync in an early alpha, but it’s not super reliable at this point. But it’s certainly not where it needs to be. I can’t say it doesn’t work, because it does. Trying to keep in mind that this is beta software, I’ll talk a bit about sync without hammering it too badly.
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In my experience everything works as it should. Granular settings for sharing, storage, playback and sync are all available for you to tweak. There is a robust preference pane with everything you would expect. This has been welcome for me since I’m on a MacBook Air with limited screen space.
#INSTACAST MAC FULL#
Another nice touch if you don’t want the full app window in your way, is an optional iTunes-esque mini player. The artwork is nice and crisp, show notes are intact, and refreshing your feeds is relatively fast. Like on iOS, Subscriptions show your full list, while Lists are the equivalent of Playlists on the iPhone and iPad -showing your default and custom lists. You have two main views Subscriptions and Lists. The interface has many of the same components as the iOS counterparts, but restructured nicely for the Mac. The Vemedio team once again worked with Marcelo Marfil to create a wonderful UI that is easy to understand, and looks beautiful. I have zero complaints about the interface. While it wouldn’t be fair to “review” the app -being a beta and all- I wanted to cover the basics. I’ve been testing the Alpha version over the last month, and I’ve used it every day since.
#INSTACAST MAC FOR MAC#
Instacast for iOS has been my favorite podcatcher since its initial release a couple years ago, and today Instacast for Mac has hit the public beta stage.
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Again, similarly to iTunes 11, Instacast lets you send specific episodes to a list that you can consult and modify while you’re already listening to something else.May 1st, 2013 Available through the Window menu (with the keyboard, it’s ⌥⌘2), the MiniPlayer allows you to check on either the episode you’re listening to (with a widget that’s got a minimal footprint on your desktop) or to the ones that you have queued up for later thanks to – another Mac-only feature – Up Next support. I like when developers porting popular iOS apps to the Mac don’t simply convert their projects for a desktop window: that was the case with Tweetbot (another app that took advantage of OS X features like keyboard shortcuts and larger displays), and, fortunately, it’s happening with Instacast as well through the aforementioned shortcuts and an iTunes-like MiniPlayer. I am particularly fond of Instacast’s rich selection of keyboard shortcuts, which fit well with the Mac’s nature and will help you save time if you’re looking for a specific command or option (there are many of them, so remembering each one of them may require special mnemonic skills).
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There’s some stuff that has been built exclusively for the Mac. Literally everything that you know about Instacast 3.0 for iOS – including the app’s design style – has been ported to OS X with this first release. The Mac version retains the same interface and episode management principles of its iOS counterpart: you can subscribe to podcasts and organize them in lists, sort them by parameters such as Title or Date, or delve deeper into subscription-specific settings for refresh times and automatic download/deletion options. There isn’t much to say about Instacast for Mac that hasn’t already been explained in our review of Instacast 3.0 for iOS. Instacast is officially out of beta today, and it’s my new favorite podcast app for Mac. Instacast is my podcast client of choice on the iPhone and iPad, and I was eager to see whether Instacast could fulfill my long-standing wish of a proper podcast app for OS X. Back in early May, Vemedio released a first beta of Instacast for Mac.