Comparison of iPod managers
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[edit] Different Managers
Although according to Apple, iTunes is supposed to be the primary manager of all iPods and iPhones, other software has been created that can be used to sync or update iPods and iPhones with different media.
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[edit] General
| Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Free? | Software license | Homepage |
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| Amarok | Mark Kretschmann | 2003-06-23 | 2.2.1
(2009-11-16) |
Yes | GPL | [1] |
| Anapod Explorer | Red Chair Software | ? | 9.0.6 (2007-08-05) | No | Proprietary | [2] |
| Banshee | Aaron Bockover | 2005-08 | 1.5.2
(2009-11-20) |
Yes | MIT | [3] |
| CopyTrans Manager | WindSolutions | 2007-06-05 | 0.866 (2009-09-28)[1] | Yes | Proprietary | [4] |
| CopyTrans | WindSolutions | ? | 3.29[2] | No | Proprietary | [5] |
| EphPod | Joseph Masters | 2001-12 | ? | Yes | Proprietary | [6] |
| Floola | Tomas Camin | ? | 5.3.1 | Yes | Proprietary | [7] |
| foo_dop (for foobar2000) | ? | 2006-05-30 | 0.6.4.4 (2009-05-23) | Yes | ? | [8] |
| gnupod | Adrian Ulrich | 2002-09-29 | 0.99.7 | Yes | GPL | [9] |
| gtkpod | Jorg Schuler | ? | 0.99.12 | Yes | GPL | [10] |
| iMPware | ? | 2008-01-01 | 1.13 | Yes | Proprietary | [11][12] |
| iPhone Transfer | ImTOO | 2007 | 2.1.38 (2009) | No | Proprietary | [13] |
| iPod Access | Findley Designs | ? | 4.2.6 | No | Proprietary | [14] |
| iPodRip | The Little App Factory | September 2003 | 1.2.5 | No | Proprietary | [15] |
| iPodRobot | iPodRobot.com | 2009-03-10 | 4.3.0 | No | Proprietary | [16] |
| iTunes | Apple Inc. | 2001-01-08 | 9.0 (70) | Yes | Proprietary | [17] |
| Media Center | J. River | 2003-07 | 14.0.46
(2009-08-07) |
No | Proprietary | ? |
| MediaChest | Dmitriy Rogatkin | 2004-07-03 | 1.7.1 | Yes | BSD | [18] |
| Mediamonkey | Ventis Media Inc. | 2003-08-25 | 3.2.0.1294
(2009-11-19) |
Yes (Standard) | Proprietary | ? |
| MediaWidget | Bootstrap Development, LLC | 2007-02-15 | 5.0[3] | No | Proprietary | [19] |
| ml iPod (for Winamp) | ? | 2004-03-31 | 3.08 | Yes | ? | [20] |
| piTunes | Pavel Petrenko & LebedzTek | 2009-01-06 | 1.000 | Yes | ? | ? |
| Pod to Mac | myPod Apps | 2009-03 | 1.0 beta 3 | No | Proprietary | [21] |
| Pod to PC | myPod Apps | 2008-08 | 2.51 | No | Proprietary | [22] |
| Rhythmbox | Colin Walters | 2004-04 | 0.12.5
(2009-09-18) |
Yes | GPL | [23] |
| Senuti | FadingRed | ? | 0.50.5 | No | ? | ? |
| SharePod | Jeff Harris | ? | 3.8.9 | Yes | ? | [24] |
| Songbird | Pioneers of the Inevitable | 2006-02-08 | 1.2
(2009-6-18) |
Yes | GPL | [25] |
| TouchCopy | TouchCopy.com | 2007-09-06 | 9.34 | No | Proprietary | [26] |
| TuneAid | DigiDNA | 2008-10-17 | 3.07 | No | Proprietary | [27] |
| Winamp native | Nullsoft | 1997-06 | 5.5.6.2512
(2009-07-01) |
Yes (Bundle and full. Not lite) | Proprietary | [28] |
| XPlay | Mediafour | 2002-06-24 | 3.1.4 | No | Proprietary | [29] |
| Yamipod | Tomas Camin | ? | 1.7 | Yes | ? | [30] |
| Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Free? | Software license | Homepage |
[edit] Operating system support
| Manager | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | Experimental | Experimental (leopard) | Yes |
| Anapod Explorer | Yes | No | No |
| Banshee | No | Experimental | Yes |
| CopyTrans Manager | Yes | No | No |
| CopyTrans | Yes | No | No |
| EphPod | Yes | No | No |
| Floola | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| foo_dop (for foobar2000) | Yes | No | No |
| gnupod | No | Yes | Yes |
| gtkpod | No | No | Yes |
| iMPware | Yes | No | No |
| iPhone Transfer | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPod Access | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPodRip | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPodRobot | Yes | No | No |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Media Center | Yes | No | No |
| MediaChest | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | No | No |
| MediaWidget | Yes | No | No |
| ml iPod (for Winamp) | Yes | No | No |
| Pod to Mac | No | Yes | No |
| Pod to PC | Yes | No | No |
| Rhythmbox | No | No | Yes |
| Senuti | No | Yes | No |
| SharePod | Yes | No | No |
| Songbird | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TouchCopy | Yes | Yes | No |
| TuneAid | Yes | Yes | No |
| Winamp native | Yes | No | No |
| XPlay | Yes | No | No |
| Yamipod | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manager | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux |
[edit] 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Anapod Explorer | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Banshee | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| CopyTrans Manager | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CopyTrans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| EphPod | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Floola | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| foo_dop (for foobar2000) | Yes | Partial6 | Yes | Yes | via foo_fileops | Partial6 | via foo_playcount) | ? | ? |
| gnupod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| gtkpod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iMPware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| iPhone Transfer | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iPod Access | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPodRip | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPodRobot | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Media Center | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| MediaChest | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? |
| MediaWidget | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ml iPod (for Winamp) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Pod to PC | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pod to Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rhythmbox | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Senuti | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| SharePod | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Songbird | Yes | Yes | Yes[citation needed] | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| TouchCopy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| TuneAid | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Winamp native | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| XPlay | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yamipod | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
| 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 |
[edit] Miscellaneous features
| Manager | Download Podcasts | Rebuild iPod Database | Portable | 6th Gen. Firmware | iPod touch / iPhone support | Photo support | Supports Gapless Metadata |
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| Amarok | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| Anapod Explorer | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Banshee | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | ? | ? |
| CopyTrans Manager | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | via CopyTrans Photo | Yes |
| CopyTrans | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | via CopyTrans Photo | Yes |
| EphPod | No | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | ? |
| Floola | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| foo_dop (for foobar2000) | via foo_podcatcher | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes *limited | No | Yes |
| gnupod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| gtkpod | No | ? | ? | Yes2 | ? | ? | Yes |
| iMPware | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone Transfer | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iPod Access | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | via iPod Access Photo | ? |
| iPodRip | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iPodRobot | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Media Center | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MediaChest | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | ? |
| MediaWidget | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ml iPod (for Winamp) | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes3 | Partial (2.x firmware read only) | Yes | ? |
| Pod to Mac | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No |
| Pod to PC | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Requires Pod Photo Transfer | No |
| Rhythmbox | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
| Senuti | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| SharePod | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Songbird | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? |
| TouchCopy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TuneAid | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Winamp native | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| XPlay | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| Yamipod | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? |
| Manager | Download Podcasts | Rebuild iPod Database | Portable | 6th Gen. Firmware | iPod touch / iPhone support | Photo support | Supports Gapless Metadata |
Note 2: gtkpod developers have found a workaround [31].
Note 3: As of Version 3.02 [32].
[edit] Compatibility
| Manager | iPod touch / iPhone Firmware up to 1.1.4 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 2.x | iPod touch / iPhone FW 3.0 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 3.1 |
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| Amarok | No | No | No | No |
| Anapod Explorer | No | No | No | No |
| Banshee | No | No | No | No |
| CopyTrans Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CopyTrans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EphPod | No | No | No | No |
| Floola | No | No | No | No |
| foo_dop (for foobar2000) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| gnupod | Yes | No | No | No |
| gtkpod | Yes | Yes | No | |
| iMPware | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| iPhone Transfer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iPod Access | Yes | ? | No | No |
| iPodRip | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| iPodRobot | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Media Center | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MediaChest | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| MediaWidget | Yes | Yes Read only | Yes Read only | Yes Read only |
| ml iPod (for Winamp) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Pod to Mac | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Pod to PC | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Rhythmbox | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Senuti | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SharePod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Songbird | No | No | No | No |
| TouchCopy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TuneAid | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Winamp native | No | No | No | No |
| XPlay | Yes | Yes Read only | Yes Read only | Yes Read only |
| Yamipod | No | No | No | No |
| Manager | iPod touch / iPhone Firmware up to 1.1.4 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 2.x | iPod touch / iPhone FW 3.0 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 3.1 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Import iPod Music from iPod to iTunes, create library backup". WindSolutions. http://www.copytrans.net/downloadtrial.php. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Import iPod Music from iPod to iTunes, create library backup". WindSolutions. http://www.copytrans.net/downloadtrial.php. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "Transfer iPod to iTunes, Copy iPod to Computer". Bootstrap Development LLC. http://www.bootstrapdevelopment.com/ipod-to-itunes-transfer. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
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