
Choose podcast and episode settings on Mac
After you find podcasts you like, you can subscribe to them, change their settings, share them with your friends, and more.

Choose podcast settings
In the Podcasts app
on your Mac, click Shows in the sidebar on the left.
Select a show to see its information page, click the More button
, then choose Settings.
Do any of the following:
Subscribe to or unsubscribe from a show: Click the Subscribe option on or off.
Choose the order in which episodes play: Play episodes in sequential order or always play the most recent episode first.
Choose which episodes to keep: Click Only Keep the Most Recent Episodes, then scroll down to choose how many unplayed episodes to keep.
Customize settings: Click Custom Settings, then scroll down to control how episodes are sorted, which episodes should be downloaded and saved, and how often to refresh.
Share or delete a podcast, add it to the Playing Next queue, and more
In the Podcasts app
on your Mac, click Shows in the sidebar on the left.
Select a show to see its information page, click the More button
, then do any of the following:
Remove the podcast from the library: Choose Delete from Library.
This action also removes all the episodes.
Note: To remove just one episode, click Episodes in the sidebar on the left, Control-click the episode, then choose Remove. See Remove an individual episode.
Add the podcast to the Playing Next queue: Choose Play Next.
To move the show down in the queue, choose Play Last. You can also manually change the order of the Playing Next queue by dragging episodes with the Reorder button
. See Use the Playing Next queue.
Copy the link: Choose Copy Link.
The link is copied to the Clipboard. You can then paste the link into another document. When you click the link, the show opens in Podcasts.
Share the podcast: Choose Share Show, then share it via email, a text message, or a shared note, or use AirDrop to send it to someone close by.
To add an episode to your library from the show’s information page, click See All Episodes (you may need to scroll to see this link), then click the Add button next to an episode. To download the episode so you can play it when you’re not connected to the internet, click the Download button
.
Choose episode settings
In the Podcasts app
on your Mac, click Episodes in the sidebar on the left.
Hold the pointer over an episode, click the More button
, then do any of the following:
Download an episode: Choose Download Episode for episodes you added to your library.
Remove a downloaded episode from your computer: Choose Remove.
Note: For an episode you haven’t downloaded, you can choose Delete from Library and remove it from your library.
Save an episode: Choose Save Episode.
Mark an episode as played or unplayed: Choose Mark as Played or Mark as Unplayed.
If you mark an episode as unplayed, it stays in your Playing Next queue to play again.
Add the episode to the Playing Next queue: Choose Play Next.
To move the episode down in the queue, choose Play Last. See Use the Playing Next queue.
Copy the link: Choose Copy Link.
The link is copied to the Clipboard. You can then paste the link into another document. When you click the link, the show opens in Podcasts.
Share the episode: Choose Share Episode, then share it via email, a text message, or a shared note, or use AirDrop to send it to someone close by.
View the information page: Choose Go to Show.