Add the payment or membership link you already use. Compatible podcast apps—including Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, AntennaPod, and Podverse—can turn it into a visible Support button on your show page.
How it works
Funding is a small setting in your podcast feed. It tells apps: “Here’s where fans can support this show.” Compatible apps turn that into a Support button.
Check the host list below. If yours already does, you’re set. If not, ask them to add it—or switch to a host that supports Funding.
Use a payment or membership link you already like—PayPal, Stripe, Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, and more. Paste it into your host’s Funding or Listener Support setting.
Tell listeners which apps show the Support button. Give them one clear instruction: “Open our show and tap Support.”
<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:podcast="https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/blob/main/docs/1.0.md" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Podcasting 2.0</title> <link>http://podcastindex.org</link> <generator>Sovereign Feeds</generator> <podcast:funding url="https://paypal.me/podcastindex">Value 4 Value</podcast:funding> … </channel> </rss>
This is what Funding looks like in the Podcasting 2.0 show feed (a PayPal link with a short label). Your host usually writes this for you—you don’t need to edit it by hand.
Why it helps
The Funding Tag gives compatible apps a dedicated Support link for your show. Listeners tap it and land on the checkout or membership page you choose.
Give listeners a Support button on your show page instead of relying only on links inside episode notes.
Keep the payment or membership account you already use. Funding simply points listeners to your link.
Funding is an open podcasting feature, not a wallet or app-store product. Any supporting app can read it.
Choose the option that fits how you already accept support:
Use a Stripe payment link, PayPal.Me, Square, Venmo, Cash App, Buy Me a Coffee, or Ko-fi.
Send listeners to Patreon, Supporting Cast, Buy Me a Coffee, Ko-fi, or another recurring membership page.
Link to a branded support page or a product in Shopify, WooCommerce, Gumroad, or your own website.
Your podcast host
Podcast Index lists Funding support for hosts including Buzzsprout, Transistor, RSS.com, Castos, Captivate, Blubrry / PowerPress, RedCircle, Fireside, Podhome, and RSS Blue. Search the list, then confirm that Funding or Listener Support appears in your host settings.
| Host / tool | Type | Platforms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3speak.tv | hosting | Web, Hive | Confirm Funding is available in their settings. |
| Alitu | hosting | Web | Listed with Funding support. |
| Beamly | hosting | Web | Look for Funding or Listener Support in settings. |
| Blubrry | hosting | Web | Hosting plus PowerPress. Add your tip or membership link in settings. |
| Buzzsprout | hosting | Web | Monetization → Support Show Link. After you turn it on, give apps a little time to update. |
| Captivate | hosting | Web | Listed with Funding—confirm in your host settings. |
| Castopod | hosting, open source | Fediverse, Web | Self-hosted option with Funding listed. |
| Castos | hosting | WordPress, Web | Settings → Listener Support → Funding. Apps may take about a day to update. Docs |
| Disctopia | hosting, app | Mobile, Web, iOS, Android | App and hosting combo. |
| Fireside | hosting | Web | Listed with Funding—confirm in your host settings. |
| iono.fm | hosting | Web | Look for Funding or Listener Support in settings. |
| JustCast | hosting | Web | Listed with Funding support. |
| MSP 2.0 | hosting | Web, desktop | Look for Funding or Listener Support in settings. |
| myWebLog | hosting, open source | Web, Mobile | Look for Funding or Listener Support in settings. |
| Oncetold | hosting | Web | Look for Funding or Listener Support in settings. |
| Podhome | hosting | Web | Hosting with Funding; they also have a player app. |
| Podlove Podcast Publisher | WordPress plugin | WordPress | WordPress plugin with Funding support. |
| Pods-Blitz | hosting, open source | Web, Linux | Look for Funding or Listener Support in settings. |
| PodServe | hosting | Web | Look for Funding or Listener Support in settings. |
| PowerPress by Blubrry | WordPress plugin | WordPress, Web | Feeds / Basic Show Information → add your Funding label and link. |
| PrestoCast | hosting, app | Web, Mobile, iOS, Android | Player and hosting combo. |
| RedCircle | hosting | Web | Listed with Funding—confirm in your host settings. |
| RSS Blue | hosting | Web | Listed with Funding support. |
| RSS.com | hosting | Web | Settings → Donations and Funding. After enabling, give apps a little time to update. |
| Seriously Simple Podcasting | WordPress plugin | WordPress, Web | Castos ecosystem. Funding lives under Feed Details. |
| Sovereign Feeds | hosting, open source | Web | Open hosting/website option with Funding. |
| Transistor | hosting | Web | Well-known host with Funding. Confirm in your dashboard, then give apps time to update. |
| TrueFans | hosting, app | Web, Mobile, desktop, Fediverse | Player and hosting combo with Funding support. |
| Vodio | hosting, player | Web | French player and hosting with Funding listed. |
Full list: hosts with Funding on Podcast Index
Podcast apps
Podcast Index lists Funding support for Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, AntennaPod, Podverse, and the other apps below. When you mention Support on air, name one or two your listeners can use.
| App | Platforms | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AntennaPod | Android, F-Droid | Shows Support; can use your label text. Open source. |
| Anytime Podcast Player | iOS, Android, F-Droid | Open-source player with Support. |
| boxlore | Android | Open-source Android player with Support. |
| Bòcan Music | macOS | macOS music and podcast player. |
| Castamatic | iOS | iOS app with Support. |
| CurioCaster | Web, Mobile | Open-source web and mobile player. |
| Digilore | macOS, iOS | Apple platforms with Support. |
| FocusPodcast | Android, F-Droid | Android / F-Droid with Support. |
| Into The Doerfel-Verse | Web, Mobile | Web and mobile with Support. |
| Ivy.fm | Web | Web app with Support. |
| Pinepods | Web, macOS, Windows, Linux | Self-hosted player with Support. |
| Pocket Casts | iOS, Android, Web, desktop | Support button on the show page; label can appear as a tip on desktop. |
| Podcast Addict | Android, Web | Support button (with $ icon) when Funding is on. |
| Podcast Guru | Android, iOS, macOS | Cross-platform with Support. |
| Podhome Podcast Player | Android, iOS | Companion app for Podhome hosting. |
| PodLP | KaiOS, Android | KaiOS and Android with Support. |
| podStation | Chrome | Chrome extension with Support. |
| Podverse | iOS, Android, F-Droid, Web | Full-featured app that includes Support. |
| Steno.fm | Web | Web player with Support. |
| The Podcast App | iOS, Android | Listed with Support on Podcast Index. |
| Tsacdop | Android, F-Droid | Shows Support (since v0.5.4). |
| Up Next | iOS | iOS app with Support. |
| V4V Music | Mobile, Web | Music-focused app with Support. |
| wherever.audio | Web, Android, iOS | Web, iOS, and Android with Support. |
| XMRPod | Android, F-Droid | Open-source Android player with Support. |
Full list: apps with Funding on Podcast Index · Also: Podnews new podcast apps
Ask them · help the ecosystem
A short, specific request gives your host or app team the feature name, examples, and documentation they need to evaluate it.
If Funding isn’t in your settings yet, send a friendly request. Copy and paste:
Hi — could you add support for the Podcasting 2.0 Funding tag? It lets us add a payment or membership link that compatible apps can display as a Support button. Implementation guide: https://podcasting2.org/docs/guides/how-to-use-the-funding-tag — Podcast Index host directory: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=hosting&elements=Funding
Love an app that doesn’t show Support yet? Ask them too—listener requests matter.
Hi — I’d love to see support for the Podcasting 2.0 Funding tag in your app. It gives each podcast a payment or membership link that apps can display as a Support button. Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, AntennaPod, and Podverse already support it. Implementation guide: https://podcasting2.org/docs/guides/how-to-use-the-funding-tag
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