TUAW Tip: Get your podcasts out of iTunes

This tip was posted by Nathan Nutter at his blog, but it is so simple and useful that I thought it would make a great TUAW tip. Firstly, this tip requires that you have the latest version of iTunes, since this is a new feature.

Let's say you have subscribed to a bunch of podcasts in iTunes, and you are underwhelmed with the management features and you want to move your subscriptions from iTunes to some other podcatcher or newsreader. You might think that in order to do this you will need to resubscribe to all your podcasts, but nay that isn't the case. You can export your podcast subscriptions as an OPML file, which is the industry standard for subscription lists, and import them into any newsreader or podcatcher that supports OPML (and all the good ones do). Here's how to do it:

Make sure you have 'Podcasts' selected in the iTunes source list
Go to File > Export Song List...
After selecting 'Export Song List...' you will get a save dialog with an option to choose where to save the file, the name of the file, and the format.
Change the format to 'OPML'
Click save

Now all your podcast subscriptions are in one file ready to be whisked into a new podcatcher.

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Source: http://nnutter.com/wp/2006/itunes-602-can-importexport-opml/

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blake

i dont know anywhere else to suggest a TUAW tip so I suppose I will do it here. I have an iMac, my roommate has a Powermac. I have an external hard drive on my iMac. Is there anyway we can share this drive (or other drives, or the entire computer for that matter) over our wireless network?
any suggestions can be sent to bep207@truman.edu
thanks

February 08 2006 at 12:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

josue salazar

crashcrush, you mean i can import a podcasts opml file into itunes with the import option in the file menu?

February 07 2006 at 5:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

superg

I use iTunes for my podcasts, but I'm interested in hearing if people prefer another client, and why?

February 07 2006 at 3:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tim Morris

It's a joke Peter. iPod that does toast.

I made it. Aren't I awesome.

Yes.

February 07 2006 at 1:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Peter Mankarious

Ha, that's either a joke or a really deranged Apple fan... Feb 31st?

February 07 2006 at 12:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

CrashCrush

Note also that you can import OPML for the opposite action--if you want to bring your existing podcasts into iTunes.

Even more than migrating, this is a good way to get friends and family into podcasting with a pre-made set of podcasts you can set them up with.

February 07 2006 at 11:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tim Morris

I know this is the wrong place to post this, but I have no idea where how to e-mail stuff to you, and I can't get flickr to work for some reason. BUT here is the real invite to Apple's event on Febuary 31st!

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/28757327/

February 07 2006 at 11:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply