Sync podcasts between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You can sync all or a selection of your podcasts on your Mac to your device.

Note: If you have an iPod classic, iPod nano, or iPod shuffle, you must sync your device with your Mac to add podcasts and other content to it.

Sync podcasts to your device

Connect your device to your Mac.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
In the Finder on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and don’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Click Podcasts in the button bar.
Select the “Sync podcasts onto [device name]” checkbox to turn on syncing of your podcasts.
With the checkbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your podcasts to your device.
To sync a selection of podcasts, select the “Automatically copy” checkbox, choose the number of most recent, most recent unplayed, or most recent new podcasts from the menu, then choose to include all podcasts or selected podcasts from the episodes menu.
Select the checkboxes for the individual podcasts you want to sync in the podcasts list. Deselect the checkbox for any podcast you don’t want to sync.
Click Podcasts or Playlists to see your content organized by that category.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.

You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off on Mac.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar.

To remove an unwanted podcast from your Mac and device, delete the podcast from your Mac and sync your device.

To remove a podcast from just your device while keeping it on your Mac, follow these steps:

Connect your device to your Mac.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
In the Finder on your Mac, select your device in the sidebar, then click Podcasts in the button bar.
In the podcast list, deselect the checkbox of the podcast you want removed.
Sync your Mac with the device.

WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Mac, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar.

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