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. In the case of iPod file managers, this takes place 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 the program, or for those avoiding known issues with 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 | No[1] | 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; 10 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; 15 years ago (2011-05-06)[2]) [±]

1.0.1.25 (Windows) (8 April 2010; 16 years ago (2010-04-08)[3]) [±]

| No  | Proprietary | Yes  | Yes  | No
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)[4] | 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)[5] | 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  | iPhoneOS up to 1.1.4  | iPhoneOS 2.x  | iPhoneOS 3.0  | iPhoneOS 3.1  | iOS 4.0.2  | iOS 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  | iPhoneOS up to 1.1.4  | iPhoneOS 2.x  | iPhoneOS 3.0  | iPhoneOS 3.1  | iOS 4.0.2  | iOS 5.0.x

## See also

* iPod
* iTunes
* iPhone

## References

1. ↑ "Getting Amarok". https://amarok.kde.org/get-it/.
2. ↑ "iRip for Mac". www.macupdate.com. 2010-04-19. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12213/irip.
3. ↑ "iRip Windows v1.0.1.25". iRip. forums.thelittleappfactory.com. 2010-04-08. http://forums.thelittleappfactory.com/discussion/203/irip-windows-v10125.
4. ↑ "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.
5. ↑ "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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iPod

Models|

* Classic
* Photo
* iPod+HP
* iPod U2
* Mini
* Shuffle
* Nano
* Touch

Accessories|

* Earbuds
* iPod Hi-Fi
* Nike+iPod

Software|

* Comparison of iPod managers
* iOS
* Store
* iPod game
* iTunes
* Store
* version history

Other|

* Advertising
* Click wheel
* Dock Connector

Italics indicate discontinued products.

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