Web Interface¶

rpodder includes a built-in web interface built with Svelte 5 and Tailwind CSS v4. It's embedded directly in the binary via rust-embed, so there's nothing extra to deploy.

rpodder login page

The top navigation bar shows:

rpodder — home page with popular podcasts
Discover — browse, search, and trending podcasts
Subscriptions — your podcast subscriptions
History — your episode action history
Devices — manage your sync devices
Admin — admin panel (visible only for admins)
Username — click to access settings (change password, profile info)

Pages¶

Home¶

Shows popular podcasts from your instance. A good starting point to see what others are listening to.

Discover¶

Three tabs for finding new podcasts:

Browse — search bar (searches both local database and Podcast Index), popular podcasts, category sections, tag cloud
Top Podcasts — ranked table by subscriber count with visual bars
Trending — trending podcasts from Podcast Index with language filters (All, English, Italiano, Deutsch, Español, Français)

When you search, results are split into two sections:

Local results — podcasts already indexed in your rpodder database
Podcast Index — results from the external database, with a + Add button to subscribe

Subscriptions¶

Grid view of your subscriptions with podcast logos, titles, and authors. Hover over a card to see the Unsubscribe button. Click a card to see the podcast detail page with episodes.

If any of your subscriptions use HTTP and an HTTPS alternative exists, a yellow HTTPS upgrade banner appears at the top with options to upgrade individual subscriptions or all at once.

History¶

Paginated list of your episode actions (play, download, etc.) with podcast and episode titles, timestamps, and play positions.

Devices¶

List of your sync devices with subscription counts. You can rename devices (inline editing) or delete them.

Settings¶

Access by clicking your username in the nav bar. Shows your profile info and a form to change your password. SSO users who never set a password can leave the "Current Password" field blank.

Admin Panel¶

See the Admin Guide for details.

Dark theme¶

The web UI uses a dark theme by default, designed for comfortable reading and minimal eye strain.

Mobile¶

The interface is responsive and works on mobile devices, though it's optimized for desktop use. For mobile podcast management, we recommend using a dedicated app like AntennaPod with rpodder as the sync backend.