Comparison of iPod file managers

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This is a list of iPod file managers. i.e. software that permits the transferring of media files content 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 iTunes. e.g. transferring content from an iPod to a computer is restricted by iTunes.

## Contents

* 1 General
* 2 Media organization and transfer features
* 3 iPod syncing and maintenance features
* 4 iPhone & iPod Touch compatibility
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## General

Manager  | Creator(s)  | First public release date  | Latest stable version  | Downloadable without paying?  | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux

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Amarok  | Mark Kretschmann  | 2003-06-23  | Template:Latest stable release/Amarok | Yes  | GPL | Yes  | Experimental (leopard)  | Yes
Banshee  | Aaron Bockover  | 2005-08  | Template:Latest stable release/Banshee | Yes  | MIT | Experimental  | Experimental  | Yes
Clementine | David Sansome, John Maguire  | February 2010  | 1.3.1 (April 19, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-04-19)) [±] | Yes  | GPL v3  | no iPod support  | Yes  | Yes
ephPod | ephpod  | ?  | 2.77 (January 16, 2009)  | Yes  | ?  | Yes (XP, NT, 2k)  | No  | No
gtkpod | Jorg Schuler  | ?  | 2.1.5 (Jun 2, 2015)  | Yes  | GPL | No  | No  | Yes
iRip | The Little App Factory  | 2003-09  | 2.1 (Mac) (May 6, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-05-06)[1]) [±]

1.0.1.25 (Windows) (8 April 2010; 13 years ago (2010-04-08)[2]) [±]

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iTunes | Apple Inc. | 2001-01-08  | Template:Latest stable release/iTunes | Yes  | Proprietary  | Yes  | Yes  | No
JRiver Media Center | J. River  | 2003-07  | Template:Latest stable release/Media Center | Yes (trial)  | Proprietary | Yes  | Yes  | No
MediaMonkey | Ventis Media Inc.  | 2003-08-25  | Template:Latest stable release/MediaMonkey | Yes (Standard)  | Proprietary | Yes  | No  | No
Rhythmbox | Colin Walters  | 2004-04  | Template:Latest stable release/Rhythmbox | 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  | Template:Latest stable release/Winamp | 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

## 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

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Amarok  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | No
Banshee  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | ?  | Yes
Clementine | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
EphPod | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?
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  | Yes  | Yes
JRiver 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  | ?  | 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

## 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

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Amarok  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes[lower-alpha 1] | ?  | ?
Banshee  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?
Clementine | Yes  | No  | ?  | No  | No  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?
EphPod | No  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
gtkpod | No  | ?  | ?  | Yes[lower-alpha 2] | Yes[lower-alpha 1] | Yes[lower-alpha 1] | Yes, jailbroken only  | ?  | Yes
iRip | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
iTunes | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
JRiver Media Center | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
MediaMonkey | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Rhythmbox | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No  | Yes[lower-alpha 1] | No  | No
Senuti | No  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | ?
Winamp native  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | 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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Support arrived with libgpod >= 0.7.90 due to the use of libimobiledevice.
2. ↑ gtkpod developers have found a workaround [1].

## 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

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Amarok  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes, Read-only  | Yes, Read-only
Banshee  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes, Read-only  | Yes, Read-only
Clementine | Yes, limited  | Yes, limited  | Yes, limited  | Yes, limited  | No  | No
EphPod | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
gtkpod | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?
iRip | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes, Read-only
iTunes | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
JRiver Media Center | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
MediaMonkey | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
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

## See also

* iPod
* iTunes
* iPhone

## References

1. ↑ "iRip for Mac". www.macupdate.com. 2010-04-19. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12213/irip.
2. ↑ "iRip Windows v1.0.1.25". iRip. forums.thelittleappfactory.com. 2010-04-08. http://forums.thelittleappfactory.com/discussion/203/irip-windows-v10125.
3. ↑ "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.
4. ↑ "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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