Comparison of iPod Managers

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The following table compares information for a number of managers for iPods. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is neither all-inclusive nor necessarily up-to-date.

Contents 1 Multiple OSs 2 Windows 3 Mac 4 Linux 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Multiple OSs

iPod Manager	Cost/Licence	OS	Computer to iPod Transfer	iPod to Computer Transfer	Import into iTunes	Extract foreign (russian) titles	Extraction settings	Extracts Videos	Copy Videos to iPod	Podcast Download Support	Smart Playlist editing	Demo
iTunes	Free	Windows/Mac	Yes	Some*	N/A	No	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A
XPlay	$29.95 USD	Windows/Mac	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Poor	Yes	Yes	No	No	Full, 15 Days
YamiPod	Freeware	Windows/Mac/Linux	Yes	Yes	No	No	Good	Yes	No	No	No	N/A
GNUpod	Free Software	Windows/Mac/Linux	Yes	Yes	No	No	Good	Yes	Yes	No	No	N/A
Floola	Freeware	Windows/Mac/Linux	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Good	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
EphPod *	Freeware	Windows/Linux	Yes	Yes	No	No	Good	No	No	Yes	Yes	N/A
PodUtil	£10.00 GBP	Windows/Mac	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good	Yes	No	No	No	Full (with interruptions), Forever
iPodCopy	$22 USD	Windows/Mac	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Poor	Yes	No	No	No	Full, 30 days
iPodRip	$15.00 USD	Windows/Mac	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, Mac	Poor	Yes	No	Yes	No	Full, 10 uses
iPod Access	$14.99 USD	Windows/Mac	No	Yes	Yes	No	Poor	Yes	No	No	No	Yes*
iPod Music Liberator	$34.99 USD	Windows/Mac	No	Yes	No	No	Fair	Yes	No	No	No	Copy 5 songs at once, Forever
Backstage	$9.99 USD	Windows/Mac	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Reduced speed, Forever

• Starting with version 7.0, iTunes permits users to sync content purchased on the iTunes Store with computers authorized with the same account.

• EphPod sometimes immediately encounters a fatal error, possibly if your iPod has podcasts downloaded with iTunes. It also corrupts the song database if you use the update feature on an iPod Shuffle.

• Many people have reported that Yamipod will lose your current playlists that are on your iPod which has caused many complaints. There is a recovery tool (Tools->Advanced->Repair in menubar) which will usually help fix your ipod but not necessarily your lost data. In spite of this, many still find it the best alternative to iTunes.

• For the iPod Access demo, only 5 songs may be copied at a time, the Backup function is disabled, the Recover Songs function is disabled, Playlist Cloning into iTunes is disabled, and only 5 songs may be added to iTunes at a time.

[edit] Windows

iPod Manager	Cost	Computer to iPod Transfer	iPod to Computer Transfer	Import into iTunes	Extract foreign (russian) titles	Extraction settings	Extracts Videos	Copy Videos to iPod	Podcast Download Support	Smart Playlist editing	Demo
SharePod *	Freeware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good	Yes	No	No	No	N/A
Anapod Explorer	$20-30 USD	Yes	Yes	No	No	Good	Yes	Yes	No	No	Limited [1], 15 Days
TunePlus	$29.99 USD	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	No
PodPlayer	Free	No	Yes	No	No	Poor	Yes	No	No	No	N/A
CopyPod	$19.90 USD	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good	Yes	No	Yes	No	100 songs, 14 Days
iGadget (previously PodPlus)	$19.99 USD	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good	Yes	No	Yes	No	Full, 15 Days
Tune Transfer for iPod	$19.99 USD	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	No	No	No	No
ml_iPod (for Winamp)	Free	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	Good	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A
vPod	Free Software	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	?	No	No	N/A
Pod Rip	$5	No	Yes	No	N/A	Some	Unknown	No	No	No	No

• Sharepod's editing functions are no longer supported. [2]

[edit] Mac

iPod Manager	Cost	Computer to iPod Transfer	iPod to Computer Transfer	Import into iTunes	Extract foreign (russian) titles	Extraction settings	Extracts Videos	Copy Videos to iPod	Podcast Download Support	Smart Playlist editing	Demo
Podworks	$8.00 USD	No	Yes	Yes	?	Good	Yes	No	No	No	Limited, 30 Days
PodManager	$7.95 USD	No	Yes	No	Some	Poor	No	No	No	No	Yes
Senuti	Free	No	Yes	Yes	?	Poor	Yes	No	No	No	N/A
iPod.iTunes	$35.00 USD	No	Yes	Yes	No	Poor	No	?	No	No	Yes
iLinkPod	Free Software	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	N/A
iPodDisk	Free	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	No	No	No	N/A

[edit] Linux

iPod Manager	Cost/Licence	Computer to iPod Transfer	iPod to Computer Transfer	Import into iTunes	Extract foreign (russian) titles	Extraction settings	Extracts Videos	Copy Videos to iPod	Podcast Download Support	Smart Playlist editing	Demo
gtkpod	Free Software	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
Amarok	Free Software	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A
Banshee	Free Software	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	No	?	Yes	?	N/A
Listen	Free Software	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	No	?	Yes	?	N/A

[edit] See also

• iPod
• iTunes

[edit] External links

• Using iPod Nano in GNU/Linux