Best alternatives to Podcasts - A player, downloader, transcriber (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Podcasts, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Podcasts alternatives, compared
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Video Downloader PLUS
Best Video Downloader Extension. Downloads most popular media types from any website.
≈1M users3.0★ from 1.6K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years10 permissions- About 50× more users than Podcasts
- Rated 1.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 6)
- 2
Turbo Downloader for Instagram
Download photos, videos and Reels from Instagram.
≈700K users3.4★ from 1.7K ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 35× more users than Podcasts
- Rated 1.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- 3
Album Downloader
Find images on the page or album, download them to zip package or folder.
≈10K users4.4★ from 140 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years8 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Podcasts
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
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Twitch VOD Downloader - Dwitch
Easy to use Twitch Clips and VOD Downloader.
≈6K users3.7★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago1 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Podcasts
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
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IShort - Sort Reels, Analytics, Transcript & Reel Downloader for Instagram
Sort any Instagram profile's Reels by views, spot outliers and best posting times, get AI transcripts, and download reels for free.
≈10K users4.9★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago15 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Podcasts
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (15 vs 6)
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Google Photos Downloader
Bulk photo and video downloads for Google Photos
≈10K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Podcasts
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
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Sort Feed — Sort, Download & Transcribe. Works on Instagram, TikTok +2 more
Sort Instagram Reels, Posts, TikTok, Facebook & YouTube by outliers, views or likes. Export to Sheets, bulk download & transcribe
≈90K users3.4★ from 298 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago11 permissions- About 4.5× more users than Podcasts
- Rated 1.2 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 6)
Podcasts alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Podcasts?
By users, the most popular alternative is Video Downloader PLUS with ≈1M users and a 3.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Video Downloader PLUS.
Which Podcasts alternative has the best rating?
Album Downloader has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 140 ratings.
Is there a Podcasts alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Twitch VOD Downloader - Dwitch asks for 1 permissions, against 6 for Podcasts.
How many alternatives to Podcasts are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to Podcasts on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.