Importing my podcasts

Pocket Casts (iOS, Android, Web, Desktop)

Go to Profile → Settings → Import & Export OPML → Export.

Overcast (iOS, Web)

Export via app settings or log in on overcast.fm (Account → Export Your Data).

Podcast Addict (Android)

Go to Settings → Backup/Restore → Export OPML.

AntennaPod (Android, Open Source)

Go to Settings → Storage → Export to OPML file.

Castro (iOS)

Go to Settings → Export Subscriptions to generate an OPML file.

Podverse (iOS, Android, Web, Open Source)

Go to Profile/Settings → Export OPML.

Fountain (iOS, Android)

Go to Settings → Export Subscriptions (OPML).

Player FM (iOS, Android, Web)

Export OPML through the app settings or account management via their web interface.

Downcast (iOS, macOS)

Support available under Tools/Settings → Export Subscriptions.

iCatcher! (iOS)

Support available via Settings → Import/Export.

GPodder (Windows, macOS, Linux, Open Source)

Select Subscriptions menu → Export subscriptions to OPML.

Vocal (Linux)

Native OPML export under library management.

Clementine / Strawberry Music Player (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Support available by right-clicking the podcast library sidebar to export subscriptions as OPML.

Why can’t I natively export my podcast subscriptions from major platforms?

Major platforms like Spotify and YouTube operate as walled gardens. Because podcasts are valuable for audience retention and ad revenue, big networks design their ecosystem to keep you inside their apps. Providing a built-in "Export to OPML" button makes it easier for users to leave or split their listening across different apps, so they simply don't offer one.

When you do manage to export your data from these platforms (like using Google Takeout), it is rarely formatted in open, standard files like OPML that other podcast players can immediately read.

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