BitsCast is a versatile RSS reader/database/aggregator and podcast receiver/player designed from scratch to support the latest RSS technologies, including podcast and vblog.

BitsCast features a powerful database query tool supported by Microsoft JET engine and provides a seamless integration with webpage browser/media player for news or music/video experience giving you access to a full suit of tools to manage downloaded media.

Features:

• Handles all news feeds in RDF, RSS 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, ATOM 0.3 and 1.0
• Advanced supports for multiple channels, subscription lists, and channel/list management.
• Keyword based news watch puts relevant information from all sources right at finger tip.
• Provide group subscription/directory browsing through OPML.
• Unicode support for subscribing to feeds in various international languages
• Powerful feeds/bookmarks list management supporting drag and drop.
• Minimizes to the system-tray with new arrival notification.
• Easy keyboard navigation to go the next or previous unread item.
• Media (audio/video or software image) auto-downloader and local cache management.
• Podcast audio/video browsing/preview, as well as software download.
• Podcast audio/video download management with flexible timer/scheduler.
• Powerful database query tool, supported by Microsoft JET engine