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Spotify is for music,Parasocial is for podcasts.

Move your podcasts from Spotify to Parasocial and experience podcasts the way they were supposed to be heard.

Free. No subscription needed. iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Parasocial gets episodesbefore everyone else.

Other apps go looking. Ours get told. The second a show publishes, our server knows, and the episode is on your phone.

The Parasocial home screen, with the newest episode waiting.

Features made forpodcast listeners.

Trim GapsReduces silence, checking the gaps twenty times a second.
Studio SoundWarmth back under the voice. The edge off phone speakers.
Smart playlistsYou write the rule once. The list fills itself, forever.
Transcripts and chaptersOne swipe from the artwork. Tap a chapter to jump.
Granular settingsFor each show and each playlist.
Intuitive sleepBy minutes, or at the end of the episode.
Simple queuePlay Next, pin, reorder.
BookmarksTrade your stars for real bookmarks.

Built to beshared.

Collections: a set of shows, sent as a single link. Embeddable on your website, linkable on your socials, shareable to your friends.

Your usernameClaim it, and any playlist goes public under your name.
Share the momentThe last thirty seconds as a card, made for stories.
AwardsWhat your listening says about you, each one shareable.

A Parasocial collection embedded on another site.

Your showsare yours to take.

Taking them helps the people who write the songs.

Spotify is a music service. In 2024 it started calling its Premium plan a bundle, because the plan includes audiobooks. Under US copyright rules a bundle pays songwriters a lower rate for the same songs.

Billboard put the cost to songwriters and publishers at about $150 million in the first year. The songwriters’ collecting society sued. A court ruled the move was allowed.

So the law will not undo it. Listeners can. Spotify can call itself a bundle only while people use it for more than music. Podcasting is open: every show has a public feed and any player can play it. Take your podcasts to a player built for them, and you take away part of the reason for the bundle.

Sources: Billboard, May 2024; MLC v. Spotify, S.D.N.Y., dismissed January 2025.

Let’s get your shows.

Start moving your podcasts over.

1. How do you want to do this?

FAQ

Does Spotify export podcasts?

No. Spotify has no OPML export and no list of feed addresses for the shows you follow. The two ways on this page work around that: Spotify's own data download lists your followed shows by name, and a screenshot of your library can be read for names. Any show can also be added by name or link. Each name is then matched to the show's public feed.

What is in the Spotify data file?

The Account data package from spotify.com/account/privacy is a zip. Inside it, YourLibrary.json lists every show you follow, with its publisher, and the StreamingHistory_podcast files list what you played over the past year. This page reads both in your browser and shows your followed shows first, with the shows you only listened to underneath, unticked.

How long does the Spotify data download take?

Spotify says up to 30 days. In practice the Account data package usually arrives within a few days. The screenshot way works right now if you would rather not wait.

Does anything get uploaded?

No. The zip is unpacked in your browser and the screenshots are read on your device. Only show names, and the publisher when it is known, are sent to the directory to find each show's feed. The list you save is stored under a random link for 30 days and holds only public feed addresses.

Does my listening progress come across?

No. Spotify does not export where you are in an episode, so no app can bring that over. Your shows come across; you pick up from the latest episode.

Can I use this with a podcast app other than Parasocial?

Yes. Download the OPML file: a standard file that Apple Podcasts on the Mac, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro and most other players can import.