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24 alternatives to Overcast for Mac

Lightweight open-source (unofficial) Overcast client for Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. Overcast for Mac launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Overcast▲350
The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment
2014 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
2
Overcast 3.0▲495
A powerful yet simple podcast player
2017 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
3
Overcast 2.0▲369
A powerful yet simple audio podcast player
2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
4
Overcast for Mac▲6
Use Overcast as a native macOS application.
2017 · its alternatives →
5
Unofficial Overcast for Mac▲7
Unofficial Overcast Mac app. Contribute to oskarkrawczyk/overcast-mac development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Overcast 10▲236
Free, simple, award-winning podcast player
2024 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
7
Glaze by Raycast▲647
Create your own Mac apps by chatting with AI
Jul 2026 · glaze.app · its alternatives →
8
Raycast API and Store▲534
Supercharged productivity with shareable custom extensions
2021 · raycast.com · its alternatives →
9
PodcastMenu▲233
Listen to podcasts from your Mac menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Soundbar▲213
A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac
2016 · its alternatives →
11
Raycast 1.0▲409
Control your tools with a few keystrokes
2020 · raycast.com · its alternatives →
12
Captain▲191
A Docker menu bar app for Mac
2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →
13
Apple Events for macOS▲226
The unofficial Apple Events app for macOS
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Sol▲173
Open source macOS command palette
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Peach for Mac▲220
Unofficial desktop client for 🍑
2016 · ummjackson.github.io · its alternatives →
16
Localdockfrom $9/mo▲121
Localdock is a macOS menubar app that assigns a permanent, human-readable address to each local project so your dev servers dont collide on ports and your URLs stay stable. Use the same name on localhost, across your Wi-Fi to test on a phone, or via a temporary public HTTPS link
Aug 2026 · localdock.dev · its alternatives →
17
A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI▲265
Hey HN! I built a native macOS desktop client for Hacker News and I'm open-sourcing it under the MIT license. GitHub: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News Download (signed & notarized DMG, macOS 14.0+): https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News/releases Screenshots: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News#screenshots I spend a lot of time reading HN — I wanted something that felt like a proper Mac app: a sidebar for browsing stories, an integrated reader for articles, and comment threading — all in one window.…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Mac CLi▲226
OS X command line tools for developers
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
eqMac2▲127
The open-source macOS audio optimizer 🎛️
2018 · eqmac.app · its alternatives →
20
SuperCmd▲113
Open source alternative to Raycast Pro
Apr 2026 · supercmd.sh · its alternatives →
21
Portero▲166
Know exactly what's running on every port of your Mac
Jul 2026 · porteroapp.pages.dev · its alternatives →
22
Downcast▲21
A no-nonsense podcast player (for iOS & Mac) that just works
2014 · downcastapp.com · its alternatives →
23
Just Stream▲162
Mirror and stream content from Mac
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Instacast for Mac 2.0▲100
Instacast is the go-to podcast app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
2014 · its alternatives →

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