Comparison of iPod managers
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This article is about alternative software applications (besides iTunes) to manage iPod contents. This includes the transferring of music, photos, and videos between an iPod and a computer.
iTunes is the official manager of all iPods, but other software has been created that can be used to update iPods with different content, often to work around restrictions in iTunes. For example, if a user transfers music to an iPod using iTunes they cannot transfer the music from the iPod to another computer (or even the same computer after re-installing the operating system).
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[edit] General
| Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Downloadable without paying? | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | Mark Kretschmann | 2003-06-23 | 2.5 (December 20, 2011) | Yes | GPL | Experimental | Experimental (leopard) | Yes |
| Banshee | Aaron Bockover | 2005-08 | 2.2.1 (November 1, 2011) | Yes | MIT | Experimental | Experimental | Yes |
| Clementine | David Sansome, John Maguire | February 2010 | 1.0 (December 27, 2011) | Yes | GPL v3 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DiskAid | DigiDNA | June 2008 | 5.05 (Jan 9, 2012) | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
| DoubleTwist | Monique Farantzos & Jon Lech Johansen | ? | 1.0b15 r2806 for Mac[1] 2.7.0.3282 for Windows[2] | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
| EphPod | Joseph Masters | 2001-12 | ? | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | No | No |
| iPod Manager for foobar2000 (aka "foo_dop") | MusicMusic | before 2006-06-15 | iPod Manager 0.6.8.8 (Dec 8, 2010), foobar2000 1.1.11 (4 February 2012) | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | No | No |
| gtkpod | Jorg Schuler | ? | 2.1 (Aug 7, 2011) | Yes | GPL | No | No | Yes |
| iRip | The Little App Factory | 2003-09 | 1.2.5 | No | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
| iTunes | Apple Inc. | 2001-01-08 | 10.5.3 (January 19, 2012) | Yes | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No |
| Media Center | J. River | 2003-07 | 16.0.181 (October 29, 2011) | No | Proprietary | Yes | No | No |
| Mediamonkey | Ventis Media Inc. | 2003-08-25 | 4.0.3.1476 (February 22, 2012) | Yes (Standard) | Proprietary | Yes | No | No |
| Rhythmbox | Colin Walters | 2004-04 | 0.13.3 (January 16, 2011) | Yes | GPL | No | No | Yes |
| Senuti | FadingRed | 2006-04-26 | 1.1.7 (Oct 6, 2009)[3] | Yes (limited trial) | Proprietary | No | Yes | No |
| Winamp native | Nullsoft | 1997-06 | 5.623 (December 9, 2011) | Yes (Bundle & Full) | Proprietary | Yes | No | No |
| XPlay | Mediafour | 2002-06-24 | 3.5.0 (Dec 30, 2009)[4] | No | Proprietary | Yes | No | No |
| Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Downloadable without paying? | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux |
[edit] 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Banshee | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| Clementine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DiskAid | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| DoubleTwist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes, PC only |
| EphPod | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPod Manager for foobar2000 (aka "foo_dop") | Yes | Partial6 | Yes | Yes | via foo_fileops | Partial6 | via foo_playcount) | ? | ? |
| gtkpod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iRip | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes, Mac only | Yes, Mac only | Yes |
| Media Center | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rhythmbox | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Senuti | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Winamp native | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| XPlay | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 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] 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 | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes4 | ? | ? |
| Banshee | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Clementine | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| DiskAid | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DoubleTwist | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes | No |
| EphPod | No | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No |
| iPod Manager for foobar2000 (aka "foo_dop") | via foo_podcatcher | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes *limited | No | Yes |
| gtkpod | No | ? | ? | Yes2 | Yes4 | Yes4 | Yes, jailbroken only | ? | Yes |
| iRip | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Media Center | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Rhythmbox | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes4 | No | No |
| Senuti | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| Winamp native | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| XPlay | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| 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 |
Note 2: gtkpod developers have found a workaround [1].
Note 3: As of Version 3.02 [2].
Note 4: Support arrived with libgpod >= 0.7.90 due to the use of libimobiledevice.
[edit] iPhone & iPod Touch 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 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 4.0.2 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 5.0.x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, Read-only | Yes, Read-only |
| Banshee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, Read-only | Yes, Read-only |
| Clementine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| DiskAid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DoubleTwist | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | No | ? |
| EphPod | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| iPod Manager for foobar2000 (aka "foo_dop") | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | Yes, PC only | No |
| gtkpod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iRip | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Media Center | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Rhythmbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Senuti | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? |
| Winamp native | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| XPlay | Yes | Yes, Read only | Yes, Read only | Yes, Read only | Yes, Read only | Yes, Read only |
| 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 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 4.0.2 | iPod touch / iPhone FW 5.0.x |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "New release Mac (v1.0b15 r2806)". http://forums.doubletwist.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=1799. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Windows release 2.7.0.3282 is live 3.10.2010". http://forums.doubletwist.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=2100. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Senuti Compatibility for Updates to Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod". FadingRed. http://blog.fadingred.com/post/171388073/senuti-compatibility-for-updates-to-mac-os-x-iphone. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "XPlay 3.5.0 update is now available". MediaFour. http://www.mediafour.com/xplay-3-5-1-update-is-now-available. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
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