

Overcast design before and after 9to5Mac’s TakeĪs someone who uses Overcast everyday, for multiple hours a day, I find this new design to be the perfect combination of being familiar and being a fresh take on that familiarity.
#Overcast app for mac update#
So much is better in this update that I can’t even remember it all. Fixed bugs with episode-duration detection, CarPlay lists, Mac-app sharing, and much more.


Most importantly, this includes a new Mark as Played capability. Overcast is also adding a number of new features with today’s update. Now, the toggle atop the podcast list switches between three modes: podcasts with current episodes, all followed podcasts, and inactive podcasts (those that you don’t follow and therefore won’t get any more episodes from, or haven’t posted a new episode in a long time). I’ve also rethought the old stacked “Podcasts” and “Played Podcasts” sections to better match people’s needs and expectations. Arment explained this change in a blog post detailing today’s update: Overcast also now features a revamped way of viewing podcasts in your library, with three different options. Below that, you’ll find a new section for recently played and newly published podcast episodes. The Overcast home screen features your playlists at the top, which are now fully customizable in terms of colors and icons. Arment describes this as the “largest redesign” in the nearly eight-year history of Overcast. The home screen in Overcast now features a far more modern design, with an emphasis on new colors, rounded corners, and customization. You’ll see the new design immediately when you open the app for the first time after updating. Arment describes this as “part one” of the Overcast redesign he’s been working on, with the focus this time being on the home screen, playlist screen, typography, and spacing. Overcast, the popular podcast player from developer Marco Arment, has gotten a major new update today with a design overhaul and new features.
