PCAST Converter

Extract text from iTunes podcast files (PCAST)


Drop or upload your .PCAST file
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How to extract text from your PCAST file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PCAST file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert PCAST to another file type

To convert PCAST podcasts to another format, you need Apple iTunes or other Web software.

Convert a file to PCAST

To convert other file formats to the "Podcast Feed Link File" file type, you need software like Apple iTunes or a similar tool.


About PCAST files

The .PCAST file is an XML-based subscription link or configuration file used primarily by Apple iTunes to add podcast feeds to a user's local media library. It is typically opened natively with Apple Podcasts or older iterations of iTunes (see Podcast on Wikipedia). The major disadvantage of this format is its proprietary wrapping of what is essentially a standard RSS web link. Users often encounter .PCAST files expecting them to be actual audio recordings, only to discover they are tiny text files that cannot be played in standard media software. Furthermore, modern non-Apple podcast managers do not recognize this extension, locking users into the Apple ecosystem. To use the feed data in other applications, you must convert the file or extract its contents to standard XML, TXT, or OPML. Converting to these formats loses the automatic 'click-to-subscribe' behavior in macOS, but exposes the raw RSS feed URL for universal use. Because this is a closed, proprietary wrapper masquerading as an audio-related file, standard online audio converters completely fail to process it.

Convert.Guru analyzes your PCAST file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.


FAQ

If you want to convert PCAST file to , you can use Apple iTunes or similar software from the "Podcast Subscription Feed Link" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to PCAST, try Apple iTunes or another comparable tool in the "Podcast Subscription Feed Link" category.



The PCAST Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PCAST converter.