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You can listen to the native Podcasts app on all Apple devices, including Mac. Podcasts on Mac offers a lot of options for really full use, so in today's article we will bring you five tips that will make their use even better for you.

Manage automatic deletion of played episodes

Podcasts has a handy feature that automatically deletes episodes you've already played to save space on your Mac's storage. But if you don't care about this function for any reason, you can easily and quickly deactivate it. On toolbar at the top of the screen of your Mac click on Podcasts -> Preferences. In the tab In general click the menu next to the item Automatically download episodes and enter the desired option.

Customize headphone controls

You can also configure headphone controls in the Podcasts settings on your Mac. Again aim for toolbar at the top of your Mac screen and click Podcasts -> Preferences. In preferences window this time choose a card Playback and in the section Headphone control set the desired action.

Queuing

Listening to one of your favorite podcasts on your Mac while scrolling through the app to choose what to listen to after the current episode ends? You can easily create a queue of content to listen to on your Mac. Select the podcast you want to listen to and aim at it with the mouse cursor. Click on three dots icon, which appears in lower right corner episode preview, and v menu click on Play as next.

Adjust the scroll length during playback

When listening to podcasts on your Mac, you can use the function to move forward or backward by a specific time period. If you would like to change the length of this section, click on toolbar at the top of the screen your Mac to Podcasts -> Preferences. Select a tab in the preferences window Playback and in the section Rewind buttons select the desired interval.

Review podcasts

If you want to make it easier for other users to decide whether a given podcast is really worth listening to, you can contribute your own review. IN application window click in panel on the left na Shows, select the desired show, then scroll to all the way down to the rating section. Here you can read all the reviews, and after clicking the button Write a review you can also add your own rating.

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