Download podcast episodes
Download any podcast episode as an audio file by pasting the show's RSS feed URL (or a direct audio link) — the original file is streamed to your browser and saved with a readable filename, without uploading, converting, or storing anything.
How it works
You give the tool a URL, it finds the episode audio, and your browser saves the original file:
- Paste a podcast RSS feed URL and choose an episode, or paste a direct audio URL (
.mp3,.m4a,.aac,.wav, …) to skip straight to the download. - The episode audio is streamed through a same-origin proxy — needed only to get past the CORS and hotlink rules on podcast CDNs, and to preserve the download filename (which browsers ignore for cross-origin links).
- Press Download and the original file is saved to your device, named after the episode.
Nothing is uploaded, converted, or stored on our servers.
Steps
- Find the podcast's RSS feed URL (most shows and directories link it) or a direct link to the episode's audio file.
- Paste it into the tool and press Load.
- Pick the episode you want (skipped automatically for a direct audio URL).
- Optionally press play to confirm it's the right episode.
- Press Download episode — the original audio file is saved to your device.
RSS feed vs. direct audio URL
| Input | What happens | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| RSS feed URL | Lists every episode with downloadable audio; you pick one | Browsing a show and choosing an episode |
Direct audio URL (.mp3, .m4a, …) | Skips the list and prepares that file for download | You already have the episode's audio link |
Spotify and Apple Podcasts page links don't work: Spotify doesn't expose a downloadable audio file, and Apple page links aren't RSS feeds. Use the RSS feed URL or a direct audio URL instead.
What file you get
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | The original file the show publishes, unchanged — usually MP3, sometimes M4A/AAC |
| Filename | Built from the episode title, e.g. My-Episode.mp3 |
| Conversion | None — download here, then convert with an audio converter if you need WAV, M4A, and so on |
Example
Paste a show's RSS feed such as https://feeds.example.com/my-show.xml, choose the latest episode, press play to confirm it, then press Download episode. The original MP3 saves to your device as Episode-Title.mp3, ready for offline listening or editing.
Privacy and rights
The only server touch is a thin proxy that streams the episode file to your browser, required because podcast CDNs block cross-origin browser downloads. The audio is never persisted. Podcasts are distributed via public RSS feeds — the same mechanism podcast apps use — so downloading a public episode for personal use is generally fine; only download content you own or are permitted to save.
Related tools
- Transcribe a podcast to text — get the transcript or subtitles instead of the audio file.
- Audio converters — convert the downloaded file to WAV, M4A, and more.
- YouTube transcript — pull the transcript from a YouTube video.