Switching From Castro?

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  staff-cara · Staff · December 1, 2023 at 8:00 am

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  If you’re coming from Castro, we’re right here to help get you settled in to Pocket Casts.

  Exporting Your Subscriptions From Castro

  1. On the Castro app, tap Settings (gear icon) at the top left corner of the screen.
  2. Scroll down and tap “User Data.”
  3. Tap “Export Subscriptions.”
  4. Tap “Save to Files.”
  5. Select a destination where you want your subscriptions.opml file to be saved, and take note of it.
  6. Tap “Save.”

  From here, you can transfer your subscriptions.opml file to your other devices, if you wish.

  Importing Your Subscriptions to Pocket Casts

  You can import your subscriptions.opml file into Pocket Casts in the following ways:

  • On the web and desktop apps: click your Profile on the upper-right corner > Settings > Import & Export > Import Podcasts and select your subscriptions.opml file
  • On the Android app: go to Profile > Settings (gear icon) > Import & Export OPML > Import Subscriptions > Select File and select your subscriptions.opml file
  • On the iOS app: go to Profile > Settings (gear icon) > Import Podcasts and follow the instructions under “Import from other apps”

  Your Castro subscriptions should now be in Pocket Casts.

  And if you need further assistance with finding your feet in Pocket Casts, we’ll be right here!

  Most of the features that make Pocket Casts so powerful are free, but you can further enhance your listening experience with Pocket Casts Plus. As a Plus user, you’ll have access to our desktop and web apps, custom folders, 20GB of cloud storage for your audio files, playback on Apple Watch and Wear OS, and unique themes and icons. You can enjoy a one-month free trial of Pocket Casts Plus by signing up here.*

  * The free trial is available to those who have not tried Pocket Casts Plus previously.