Hi Product Hunt — I'm John, and I built CastPulse because I listened to my favorite podcasters juggling podcast episodes in sticky notes, spreadsheets, and pure hope. I've been a fan of podcasting since the start, and I wanted to build something for the podcasting community that has kept me company on so many morning and evening commutes.

CastPulse is a production tracker for Mac that follows every episode from first spark to published show:

🎧 A visual pipeline, so you always know what's recording, what's editing, and what's stuck

📅 A daily pulse on what needs you today

🎙️ Guest bookings and follow-ups in one place

📝 Episode numbers, show notes, files, and checklists — no more digging

What CastPulse is: CasstPulse is a Mac-native, completely private app that helps you track episodes and seasons through ideation through production, linking sponsors, guests, and show information together into one cohesive place. It's currently built for independent podcasters and YouTubers making their own shows, and multiplayer is the target for a future release.

What CastPulse isn't: CastPulse isn't a recording studio or content editing application. It's designed to track everything around your podcast, getting you free of Google Sheets for content, guest, and sponsor management.

It launched on the Mac App Store on October 14, and I'm building it in the open as a solo indie dev. If you make an independent podcast or a YouTube show, I'd genuinely love to hear: what's the messiest part of your production workflow right now?