# Overcast 2026.8

- Product: Overcast (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/overcast)
- Vendor: Overcast Radio
- Date: 2026-08-11
- Version: 2026.8
- Original notes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/overcast-podcast-app/id888422857?uo=4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/overcast/releases/2026.8
- Labels: Platforms: iOS

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- **added** — Replay Podcast feature to re-listen to a podcast from the beginning
- **added** — Smart Complete (Premium) marks episodes complete with less than 5 minutes left if you haven't listened in 48 hours
- **added** — Chapter preselection (Premium)
- **added** — Premium audio effects including mono audio, parametric EQ, volume normalization, background-noise reduction, and de-esser
- **added** — Sleep Timer now fades out at the end
- **added** — Playlists can now be sorted by episode duration
- **added** — New "keep oldest" mode for Episode Limit
- **added** — Find text in the current transcript
- **added** — Transcript viewing on episode-info screens when the episode and transcript are downloaded
- **added** — Re-Transcribe feature to fix broken transcripts or language mis-detections
- **added** — Export transcripts as SRT files
- **changed** — Episode Limit is now strictly enforced so it can consistently match everyone's expectations, with episodes beyond the limits deleted on first run
- **fixed** — Certain transcription errors
- **fixed** — Incorrect tracking of some listening stats and history entries
- **fixed** — Missing artwork in clip-sharing and stalls while exporting clips
- **fixed** — Potential performance issues

- Episode Limit is now strictly enforced so it can consistently match everyone's expectations. On first run, episodes beyond the limits you've set will be deleted!
- Replay Podcast: Re-listen to a podcast from the beginning
- Smart Complete (Premium): Marks episodes complete with less than 5 minutes left if you haven't listened in 48 hours. (In Delete settings)
- Chapter preselection (Premium)
- Premium audio effects: Mono audio, parametric EQ, volume normalization, background-noise reduction, and a de-esser!
- Sleep Timer now fades out at the end
- Playlists can now be sorted by episode duration
- New "keep oldest" mode for Episode Limit
- Find text in the current transcript
- Added transcript viewing to episode-info screens (if the episode and transcript are downloaded)
- Re-Transcribe to fix any broken transcripts or language mis-detections
- Export transcripts as SRT files
- Fixed certain transcription errors
- Fixed incorrect tracking of some listening stats and history entries
- Fixed missing artwork in clip-sharing and stalls while exporting clips
- Fixed potential performance issues