Free podcast RSS feed validator
Check a podcast RSS feed before submitting or updating your show. Find missing channel information, invalid episode fields, enclosure problems, and common formatting issues.
See how Hilite prepares and manages podcast publishing.
Check the feed that powers your podcast
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Paste your RSS feed
Enter the public URL used by podcast players and directories.
- 2
Run the validation
Hilite checks the feed structure and important show, episode, artwork, and enclosure fields.
- 3
Review each issue
See errors and warnings in plain language so you know what needs attention.
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Fix and publish
Update the feed, validate again, or manage publishing through Hilite.
Merge audio inside the Hilite editor
Your uploaded files open directly in a focused editor view. Arrange your clips, preview the timeline, adjust transitions, and export when the track sounds perfectly right.
- Drag to reorder clips
- Trim starts, ends, and gaps
- Preview the full track before export
Input formats
Output formats
Built for every kind of audio
Whatever you are making, this tool helps you get to a cleaner, more useful result, then hand off to Hilite to enhance and polish.
- Catch problems before submissionFind missing or malformed information before a directory rejects or misreads the show.
- Protect new episodesConfirm that audio enclosures and episode metadata can be discovered by podcast apps.
- Make RSS understandableTurn technical feed issues into clear actions for podcast creators.
Made for podcasters and their teams
Trim the dead air off the top and tail, and every recording is ready to edit, enhance, and publish.
FAQ
Common questions
If you do not see your question here, the support team replies within one business day.
- It checks whether a podcast feed is structured correctly and contains the information podcast directories need to read your show and episodes.
- No validator can guarantee approval because each platform has its own policies, but fixing structural errors removes many common submission problems.
- Yes. Podcast directories and the validator need to access the feed URL without signing in.
- It checks common channel, episode, artwork, date, identifier, and audio-enclosure fields and reports errors or warnings.
Make sure your podcast feed is ready to travel
Finish this job for free, then continue in Hilite to record, edit, enhance, transcribe, and publish your audio.