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Show HN: Steadcast – Free Mac podcast player for learning, not background noise
Hey HN — I'm Aaron, and I built Steadcast because I was frustrated that I listen to 15+ hours of podcasts a week and retain almost none of it.<p>Steadcast is a native macOS podcast player (Swift, SwiftUI, AVFoundation — no Electron) designed around one idea: podcasts are how a lot of us learn now, but no podcast app actually treats them that way.<p>What makes it different:<p>• Learning domains, not genres. The app is organized around 10 knowledge domains (AI, science, history, philosophy, psychology, etc.) with 90+ editorially curated shows. No true crime, no celebrity gossip.<p>* On-device transcription. Every episode gets transcribed locally using the macOS 26 Speech framework. Every word becomes searchable. No cloud processing, nothing leaves your Mac.<p>•AI summaries. Apple Intelligence generates summaries that capture the key ideas from each episode.<p>• Memories. Press Ctrl+Cmd+K while listening and Steadcast saves a timestamped bookmark with the full transcript context around that moment. So when you hear something worth remembering, you can actually find it later.<p>• Smart Speed. Intelligent silence trimming with a live counter showing exactly how much time you've saved.<p>• Keyboard-first. Global hotkeys, full keyboard navigation — built for people who work at their Macs all day.<p>It's free on the Mac App Store: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/steadcast/id6760033638">https://apps.apple.com/app/steadcast/id6760033638</a><p>Requires macOS 26. Built as a solo project. I'd love feedback on the curation approach especially — is a podcast app that has opinions about what you should listen to a feature or a bug?
Steadcast is a well-executed niche productivity tool with strong native macOS integration, but it faces significant headwinds due to its platform-specific limitation and the high risk of being 'sherlocked' by Apple's own evolving AI features. While the focus on knowledge retention addresses a real pain point for power users, the lack of a mobile offering and early traction signals limit its current venture-scale appeal.