Download podcasts and audio streams for later use.

Radio Downloader is a neat application that lets you store radio streams on your hard drive to listen to later.

The interface is really simple, with four tabs for finding programs, managing favorites, subscripting, and downloading. Radio Downloader’s Find Program tab is the first port of call, and currently features BBC Radio and RSS options. You can browse BBC radio, or enter RSS podcast URLs. Click Download and the program will be left in the folder of your choice, ready converted into MP3 format.

What Radio Downloader is missing is a broader range of radio stations. Hopefully future versions will make browsing more radio stations as simple as it does for BBC programs. Radio Downloader could also make browsing podcasts easier – there is no in-app way to search for URLs. Be aware that the application is only for personal use, and users should be careful not to break any applicable copyright laws.

If you want to record radio programs to listen to later, Radio Downloader makes the process very simple.