How to Convert Podcasts to MP3: 3 Effective Ways

Step 1. Launch the software and open “Converter.” Click “+ Add Files” to import the podcast into the converter. You can also drag and drop the files directly into the program.

Step 2. Click the format picture on the right to open the output format library. Select “MP3” under the Audio tab.

Step 3. When everything is ready, click on the ▼ icon to set the output folder, and then click “Run” to export the final file.

Tips. Before conversion, advanced users can open “Parameter settings” and modify the output settings such as audio channels, bitrate, sample rate, and volume.

Step 1. Go to https://castos.com/tools/find-podcast-rss-feed/ and search for your wanted podcast or host name. Then copy the feed URL.

Step 2. Start the software and enter the Downloader module.

Step 3. Click + New Download and copy and paste the URL into the analyzer box. Then hit Analyze.

Step 4. The program will start analyzing all valid podcast episodes and it will take a moment depending on the source podcast files. When the analysis is complete, select the desired episodes and click OK to add them to the download list.

Step 5. Click the Output folder drop-down arrow and select an output path.

Step 6. Click Download All to start the downloading process.

Step 1. Open iTunes. If iTunes is not installed on your device, download the latest version of iTunes from https://www.apple.com/itunes/.

Step 2. On the top menu bar, click “File” > “Add File to Library…” (Or press “Ctrl + O”) to import the podcast files to iTunes.

Step 3. Go to “Edit” > “Preferences…” (Press “Ctrl + ,”) to open the “General Preferences” window.

Step 4. Under the General section, click “Import Settings…” and change the encoder to “MP3 Encoder” from the “Import Using” drop-down option. You can continue to set the MP3 quality from the “Setting” drop-down list. Then click “OK” to save changes.

Tips: If you are encoding from a lossless source (WAV, FLAC, AIFF), make sure to select a higher bitrate for better quality output files.

Step 5. Return to your iTunes library and select the podcast file. If there are multiple files, hold down “Ctrl” and click to select all the files you want to convert.

Step 6. Click “File” > “Convert” > “Create MP3 Version” to start conversion. Once complete, an MP3 version of the file will appear in the library.

Step 1. Visit Online Audio Converter.

Step 2. Click "Open files" to upload the podcast files you want to convert.

Step 3. Select "MP3" format and choose a quality.

Step 4. Click "Convert" and wait for the conversion to complete.

Step 5. Download the converted files to your device.

You can also download podcasts as MP3 directly from Podcastindex. Podcastindex is an online service that saves a large library of podcasts from Apple, Google, SoundCloud, etc.

You can simply search for a podcast by name. Then click the Download button to the podcast episode you want. This will redirect you to a new page where you can download the episode. Click the three dots > Download to save it to your device.