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Podcasters don’t use the functionality available, though.

As a general rule content providers of any sort do not make use of functionality available in one content serving application, unless that application has near monopoly control of the market. Overcast evidently does not https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/comments/8ntp3x/podcast_ap... (unless stuff has changed drastically in last two years)

When it’s supported by the majority of clients though [1]…

MP3 chapter markers are supported by most podcast clients, including Apple Podcasts on iOS (provided you're on iOS 12), Overcast, Pocket Casts, Antennapod Castro, Player FM and more.

1: https://chaptersapp.com/faq/

Thanks for the info!

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