A podcast client is the software used to access and download podcasts. Podcast clients are also known as media aggregators, programs designed to automatically access an online file, or feed, and download the audio or
video file associated with it.

A growing trend online is podcast video. While podcasting was originally only for audio files, more people are beginning to send video,

Podcasting, unlike other media forms, almost never has charges for services, and the vast majority of feed producers distribute free podcasts.