install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install castget

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install castget

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · castget · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#castget

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/castget/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S castget

Arch Linux sync databases · castget · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line podcast and RSS enclosure downloader

Project links

Commands and aliases

castget

history

Project history and usage

castget is a small command-line RSS enclosure downloader aimed primarily at unattended podcast downloads. Its official site describes simple configuration, ID3v2 tagging, M3U playlist generation, and broad RSS/Media RSS handling.

Project history

The manpage credits Marius L. Johndal from 2005 through 2019 and Jick Nan in 2007, placing castget in the older Unix podcast-downloader generation. The official news log records 1.2.x maintenance releases in 2017 and a 2.0.0/2.0.1 release sequence in October 2019.

Adoption history

The upstream site points users to pre-built packages and ports for several Unix-like systems. The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Fedora, Nix, and Arch packaging, which fits castget's role as a lightweight package-manager install rather than a large application platform.

How it is used

Users define feeds as named channels in ~/.castgetrc, then run castget to download new enclosures, list pending items, catch up channels, filter URLs, or resume downloads. The rc file supports per-channel and global options for feed URL, spool directory, playlist path, filters, filenames, and ID3 metadata.

Why package nerds care

castget matters as a classic single-purpose Unix tool: it delegates scheduling to cron or a shell, stores state around RSS channels, and uses a dotfile instead of a GUI account model. For package maintainers it is also pleasantly old-school, with a C/autotools source build and a tiny runtime concept.

Timeline

2005: castget copyright begins under Marius L. Johndal.
2007: Jick Nan is credited in the castget manpage.
2017: 1.2.3 and 1.2.4 bug-fix releases are announced.
2019: 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 are announced; 2.0.1 fixes missing man pages.

Related projects

castget sits alongside other command-line podcast and RSS enclosure tools, but its own docs emphasize RSS enclosures, podcasts, ID3v2 tagging, and M3U playlists rather than full podcast library management.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:download

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.castgetrc

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`castget`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.0.1

manager updated2026-06-11

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/mlj/castget

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/mlj/castgetnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:castget
Version	2.0.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/castget
Homepage	https://castget.johndal.com/
Repository	https://github.com/mlj/castget
Upstream docs	https://castget.johndal.com/
License	LGPL-2.1-only
Source archive	https://github.com/mlj/castget/archive/refs/tags/rel_2_0_1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-11T00:07:58Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	gettext, glib, taglib
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf, ronn-ng
Uses from macOS	curl, libxml2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	castget
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

castget

nix profile install nixpkgs#castget

normalized package name match
Matched by: Castget

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/castget/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf95%

castget 2.0.1-25.fc44

A command-line podcast downloader

https://castget.johndal.com/

sudo dnf install castget

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: castget
8 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Castget

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: castget from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

castget 2.0.1-4

Command-line based RSS enclosure downloader primarily intended for downloading of podcasts

https://johndal.com/castget/

sudo pacman -S castget

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Castget

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: castget from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/castget.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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