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Comparison of iPod file managers
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This is a list of file managers for the iPod. Such software permits the transferring of media files between an iPod and a computer or vice versa.
iTunes is the official iPod managing software, but 3rd parties have created alternatives to work around restrictions in the program, or for those avoiding known issues with iTunes.
General
| Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Downloadable without paying? | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | Amarok | Banshee | Clementine | ephPod | gtkpod | iRip | iTunes | JRiver Media Center | MediaMonkey | Rhythmbox | Senuti | Winamp native | XPlay | Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Downloadable without paying? | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | |||||||||||||
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| Mark Kretschmann | 2003-06-23 | GPL | (leopard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Bockover | 2005-08 | MIT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Sansome, John Maguire | February 2010 | GPL v3 | no iPod support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ephpod | 2.77 (January 16, 2009) | (XP, NT, 2k) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jorg Schuler | 2.1.5 (Jun 2, 2015) | GPL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Little App Factory | 2003-09 | Proprietary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 2001-01-08 | Proprietary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. River | 2003-07 | (trial) | Proprietary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventis Media Inc. | 2003-08-25 | (Standard) | Proprietary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Walters | 2004-04 | GPL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FadingRed | 2006-04-26 | 1.1.7 (Oct 6, 2009) | (limited trial) | Proprietary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nullsoft | 1997-06 | (Bundle & Full) | Proprietary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mediafour | 2002-06-24 | 3.5.0 (Dec 30, 2009) | Proprietary |
Media organization and transfer features
| Manager | Copy Music | Copy Videos | Copy Smart Playlists | Copy Album Artwork | Extract DRM-Free Music | Extract DRM-Free Videos | Extract Playcounts | Extract Playlists | Copy Content to iPod | Amarok | Banshee | Clementine | EphPod | gtkpod | iRip | iTunes | JRiver Media Center | MediaMonkey | Rhythmbox | Senuti | Winamp native | XPlay | Manager | Copy Music | Copy Videos | Copy Smart Playlists | Copy Album Artwork | Extract DRM-Free Music | Extract DRM-Free Videos | Extract Playcounts | Extract Playlists | Copy Content to iPod |
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iPod syncing and maintenance features
| Manager | Download Podcasts | Rebuild iPod Database | Portable | 6th Gen. Firmware | 5th Gen. nano Firmware | shuffle3G Firmware | iPod Touch/ iPhone support | Photo support | Supports Gapless Metadata | Amarok | Banshee | Clementine | EphPod | gtkpod | iRip | iTunes | JRiver Media Center | MediaMonkey | Rhythmbox | Senuti | Winamp native | XPlay | Manager | Download Podcasts | Rebuild iPod Database | Portable | 6th Gen. Firmware | 5th Gen. nano Firmware | shuffle3G Firmware | iPod Touch/iPhone support | Photo support | Supports Gapless Metadata | |||||||||||||
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| , jailbroken only |
iPhone & iPod Touch compatibility
| Manager | iPhoneOS up to 1.1.4 | iPhoneOS 2.x | iPhoneOS 3.0 | iPhoneOS 3.1 | iOS 4.0.2 | iOS 5.0.x | Amarok | Banshee | Clementine | EphPod | gtkpod | iRip | iTunes | JRiver Media Center | MediaMonkey | Rhythmbox | Senuti | Winamp native | XPlay | Manager | iPhoneOS up to 1.1.4 | iPhoneOS 2.x | iPhoneOS 3.0 | iPhoneOS 3.1 | iOS 4.0.2 | iOS 5.0.x | |||||||||||||
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References
References
- "Getting Amarok".
- "Senuti Compatibility for Updates to Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod". FadingRed.
- "XPlay 3.5.0 update is now available". MediaFour.
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