Comparison of iPod file managers

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.

General

Manager	Creator(s)	First public release date	Latest stable version	Downloadable without paying?	Software license	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux
Template:Rh |Amarok	Mark Kretschmann	2003-06-23	Template:LSR	Yes	GPL	Yes	Experimental (leopard)	Yes
Template:Rh |Banshee	Aaron Bockover	2005-08	Template:LSR	Yes	MIT	Experimental	Experimental	Yes
Template:Rh |Clementine	David Sansome, John Maguire	February 2010	Template:Latest stable software release/Clementine	Yes	GPL v3	no iPod support	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |ephPod	ephpod	?	2.77 (January 16, 2009)	Yes	?	Yes (XP, NT, 2k)	No	No
Template:Rh |gtkpod	Jorg Schuler	?	2.1.5 (Jun 2, 2015)	Yes	GPL	No	No	Yes
Template:Rh |iRip	The Little App Factory	2003-09	Template:Latest stable software release/iRip	No	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	No
Template:Rh |iTunes	Apple Inc.	2001-01-08	Template:LSR	Yes	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	No
Template:Rh |JRiver Media Center	J. River	2003-07	Template:LSR	Yes (trial)	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	No
Template:Rh |MediaMonkey	Ventis Media Inc.	2003-08-25	Template:LSR	Yes (Standard)	Proprietary	Yes	No	No
Template:Rh |Rhythmbox	Colin Walters	2004-04	Template:LSR	Yes	GPL	No	No	Yes
Template:Rh |Senuti	FadingRed	2006-04-26	1.1.7 (Oct 6, 2009)	Yes (limited trial)	Proprietary	No	Yes	No
Template:Rh |Winamp native	Nullsoft	1997-06	Template:LSR	Yes (Bundle & Full)	Proprietary	Yes	No	No
Template:Rh |XPlay	Mediafour	2002-06-24	3.5.0 (Dec 30, 2009)	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
Template:Rh |Amarok	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No
Template:Rh |Banshee	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes
Template:Rh |Clementine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |EphPod	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?
Template:Rh |gtkpod	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |iRip	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Template:Rh |iTunes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |JRiver Media Center	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?
Template:Rh |MediaMonkey	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |Rhythmbox	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |Senuti	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Template:Rh |Winamp native	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |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
Template:Rh |Amarok	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	YesTemplate:Efn	?	?
Template:Rh |Banshee	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Template:Rh |Clementine	Yes	No	?	No	No	?	Yes	?	?
Template:Rh |EphPod	No	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	No
Template:Rh |gtkpod	No	?	?	YesTemplate:Efn	YesTemplate:Efn	YesTemplate:Efn	Yes, jailbroken only	?	Yes
Template:Rh |iRip	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |iTunes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |JRiver Media Center	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Template:Rh |MediaMonkey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Template:Rh |Rhythmbox	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	No	YesTemplate:Efn	No	No
Template:Rh |Senuti	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
Template:Rh |Winamp native	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Template:Rh |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

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
Template:Rh |Amarok	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, Read-only	Yes, Read-only
Template:Rh |Banshee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, Read-only	Yes, Read-only
Template:Rh |Clementine	Yes, limited	Yes, limited	Yes, limited	Yes, limited	No	No
Template:Rh |EphPod	No	No	No	No	No	No
Template:Rh |gtkpod	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Template:Rh |iRip	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, Read-only
Template:Rh |iTunes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |JRiver Media Center	No	No	No	No	No	No
Template:Rh |MediaMonkey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Template:Rh |Rhythmbox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Template:Rh |Senuti	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?
Template:Rh |Winamp native	No	No	No	No	No	No
Template:Rh |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