Comparison of iPod managers
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[edit] General information
| Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Software license | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | Mark Kretschmann | 2003-06-23 | 1.4.9.1 (April 12, 2008) | Free | GPL |
| Anapod Explorer | Red Chair Software | ? | 9.0.5 | $20-30 | Proprietary |
| Backstage | the widgetfab | 2005-12 | 2.0.2 | $9.99 | Proprietary |
| Banshee | Aaron Bockover | 2005-08 | 1.0 (2008-06-10) | Free | MIT |
| CopyTrans (was CopyPod) | WindSolutions LLC | 2004 | 2.30 | $19.90 | Proprietary |
| CopyTrans Manager Beta | WindSolutions LLC | 2007 | 0.707 | Free | Proprietary |
| EphPod | Joseph Masters | 2004 | 2.75 | Free | ? |
| Floola | Tomas Camin | ? | 2.9.5 | Free | ? |
| GNUpod | Adrian Ulrich | 2002-09-29 | 0.99.6 | Free | GPL |
| gtkpod | Jorg Schuler | ? | 0.99.12 | Free | GPL |
| iBack | Raymondjavaxx Software | ? | ? | $14.99 | Proprietary |
| iDump | ? | 2005-01-24 | 1.1.2 Build 26 | Free | ? |
| iGadget (previously PodPlus) | iPodSoft | ? | ? | $19.99 | Proprietary |
| iLinkPod | ? | ? | ? | Free | ? |
| iPod Access | Findley Designs | ? | ? | $19.99 | Proprietary |
| iPod Copy Manager | Aimersoft Software | 2007-04-12 | 2.1.21 | Free | Proprietary |
| iPod Mate | Xilisoft Corporation | ? | ? | $59 | Proprietary |
| iPod Music Liberator | Zelek Software | ? | ? | $24.99 | Proprietary |
| iPod Video Transfer | Wondershare Software | 2007-05-19 | 3.0.17 | Free | Proprietary |
| iPod Viewer | InitGraf Software | ? | 3.0 | Free | ? |
| iPod.iTunes | ? | ? | ? | Free | ? |
| iPodCopy | Wide Angle Software Ltd | ? | ? | $19.99 | Proprietary |
| iPodDisk | ? | ? | ? | Free | ? |
| iPodRip | The Little App Factory | 2006-05-23 | 3.9.1 | $15.00 | Proprietary |
| iSyncTunes | Peter Wansch | ? | 1.6.0 | Free | ? |
| iTunes | Apple Inc. | 2001-01-08 | 7.6.2 | Free | Proprietary |
| Listen | ? | ? | ? | Free | ? |
| Media Center | J. River | 2003-07 | 12.0.450 (March 5, 2008) | $40.00 | Proprietary |
| MediaChest | D Rogatkin | ? | ? | Free | OS BSD |
| Mediamonkey | Ventis Media Inc. | 2003-08-25 | 3.0.2.1134 (2008-02-01) | Free (Standard), $19.95 (Gold), $29.95 (Lifetime) | Proprietary |
| MGTEK dopisp (for Windows Media Player 11) | MGTEK | ? | ? | $14.95 | Proprietary |
| ml_iPod (for Winamp) | [1] | 2004-03-31 | 3.04 | Free | ? |
| Music Rescue (previously known as PodUtil) | KennettNet Software Limited | ? | 3.1.6 | £10.00 | Proprietary |
| PoddoX | ? | ? | α.ξ | Free | ? |
| PodManager | ? | ? | ? | $7.95 | Proprietary |
| PodPlayer | ? | ? | ? | Free | ? |
| Podworks | ? | ? | ? | $8.00 | Proprietary |
| Rhythmbox | Colin Walters | 2004-04 | 0.10.1 (May 28, 2007) | Free | GPL |
| Senuti | FadingRed | ? | 0.50.1 | Free | ? |
| SharePod | ? | ? | 3.3 | Free | ? |
| Songbird | Pioneers of the Inevitable | 2006-02-08 | 0.6 (June 14, 2008) | Free | GPL |
| Tune Transfer | ? | ? | ? | $19.99 | Proprietary |
| TuneAid | DigiDNA | ? | 2.96 | $18.90 | Proprietary |
| TunePlus | ? | ? | ? | $29.99 | Proprietary |
| vPod | ? | ? | ? | Free | ? |
| Winamp | Nullsoft | 1997-06 | 5.531 (5.5.3.1938) (April 1, 2008) | Free (Bundle,full and lite), $19.95 (Pro) | Proprietary |
| XPlay | Mediafour | 2002-06-24 | 3.0.2 | $29.95 | Proprietary |
| YamiPod | Tomas Camin | ? | 1.7 | Free | ? |
| Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Software license |
[edit] Operating system support
| Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | No | No | Yes |
| Anapod Explorer | Yes | No | No |
| Backstage | Yes | Yes | No |
| Banshee | No | No | Yes |
| CopyTrans (was CopyPod) | Yes | No | No |
| CopyTrans Manager Beta | Yes | No | No |
| EphPod | Yes | No | Yes |
| Floola | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GNUpod | No | Yes | Yes |
| gtkpod | No | No | Yes |
| iBack | Yes | No | No |
| iDump | Yes | No | No |
| iGadget (previously PodPlus) | Yes | No | No |
| iLinkPod | No | Yes | No |
| iPod Access | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPod Copy Manager | Yes | No | No |
| iPod Mate | Yes | No | No |
| iPod Music Liberator | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPod Video Transfer | Yes | No | No |
| iPod Viewer | No | Yes | No |
| iPod.iTunes | No | Yes | No |
| iPodCopy | Yes | Yes | No |
| iPodDisk | No | Yes | No |
| iPodRip | No | Yes | No |
| iSyncTunes | Yes | Yes | No |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Listen | No | No | Yes |
| Media Center | Yes | No | No |
| MediaChest | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | No | No |
| MGTEK dopisp (for Windows Media Player 11) | Yes | No | No |
| ml_iPod (for Winamp) | Yes | No | No |
| Music Rescue (previously known as PodUtil) | Yes | Yes | No |
| PoddoX | Yes | No | No |
| PodManager | No | Yes | No |
| PodPlayer | Yes | No | No |
| Podworks | No | Yes | No |
| Rhythmbox | No | No | Yes |
| Senuti | No | Yes | No |
| SharePod | Yes | No | No |
| Songbird | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tune Transfer | Yes | No | No |
| TuneAid | Yes | Yes | No |
| TunePlus | Yes | No | No |
| vPod | Yes | No | No |
| Winamp native | Yes | No | No |
| XPlay | Yes | Yes | No |
| YamiPod | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Mac OS X | Linux |
[edit] Transfer features
| Copy Music | Copy Videos | Copy Smart Playlists | Copy Album Artwork | Extract DRM-Free Music | Extract DRM-Free Videos | Extract Playcounts | Extract Playlists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Anapod Explorer | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Backstage | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Banshee | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| CopyTrans (was CopyPod) | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CopyTrans Manager Beta | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| EphPod | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| Floola | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| GNUpod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| gtkpod | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iBack | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iDump | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iGadget (previously PodPlus) | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iLinkPod | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iPod Access | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iPod Copy Manager | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iPod Mate | No | ? | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| iPod Music Liberator | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iPod Video Transfer | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iPod Viewer | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iPod.iTunes | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| iPodCopy | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iPodDisk | No | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| iPodRip | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iSyncTunes | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Listen | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| Media Center | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? |
| MediaChest | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| MGTEK dopisp (for Windows Media Player 11) | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| ml_iPod (for Winamp) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music Rescue (previously known as PodUtil) | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| PoddoX | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| PodManager | No | ? | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| PodPlayer | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Podworks | No | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Rhythmbox | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Senuti | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| SharePod | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Songbird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| TuneAid | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tune Transfer | No | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| TunePlus | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| vPod | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | ? | ? |
| Winamp native | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| XPlay | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| YamiPod | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Copy Music | Copy Videos | Copy Smart Playlists | Copy Album Artwork | Extract DRM-Free Music | Extract DRM-Free Videos | Extract Playcounts | Extract Playlists |
[edit] Miscellaneous features
| Download Podcasts | Rebuild iPod Database | Portable | 6th Gen. Firmware | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
| Anapod Explorer | No | Yes | ? | No |
| Backstage | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Banshee | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| CopyTrans (was CopyPod) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CopyTrans Manager Beta | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| EphPod | No | Yes | ? | ? |
| Floola | Yes | Yes 1 | Yes | Yes |
| GNUpod | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| gtkpod | No | ? | ? | Yes2 |
| iBack | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iDump | No | ? | Yes | No |
| iGadget (previously PodPlus) | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| iLinkPod | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPod Access | No | Yes | ? | Yes |
| iPod Copy Manager | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPod Mate | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPod Music Liberator | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPod Video Transfer | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPod Viewer | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPod.iTunes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| iPodCopy | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPodDisk | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iPodRip | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| iSyncTunes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| iTunes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Listen | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Media Center | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| MediaChest | No | No | No | No |
| Mediamonkey | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| MGTEK dopisp (for Windows Media Player 11) | ? | ? | ? | |
| ml_iPod (for Winamp) | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes3 |
| Music Rescue (previously known as PodUtil) | No | ? | Yes | ? |
| PoddoX | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| PodManager | No | ? | ? | ? |
| PodPlayer | No | No | Yes | No |
| Podworks | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Rhythmbox | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Senuti | No | ? | ? | ? |
| SharePod | No | No | Yes | No |
| Songbird | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Tune Transfer | No | ? | ? | ? |
| TuneAid | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| TunePlus | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| vPod | No | No | No | No |
| Winamp native | No | ? | ? | ? |
| XPlay | No | Yes | No | ? |
| YamiPod | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Download Podcasts | Rebuild iPod Database | Portable | 6th Gen. Firmware |
Note 1: Answering "No" to the "Was the problem caused by Floola?" question in Floola's Repair iPod wizard will cause it to rebuild the iPod's database.
Note 2: gtkpod developers have found a workaround [2]).
Note 3: As of Version 3.02 [3]).
