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.
| Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Downloadable without paying? | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | Mark Kretschmann | 2003-06-23 | GPL | (leopard) | |||||
| Banshee | Aaron Bockover | 2005-08 | MIT | ||||||
| Clementine | David Sansome, John Maguire | February 2010 | GPL v3 | no iPod support | |||||
| ephPod | ephpod | 2.77 (January 16, 2009) | (XP, NT, 2k) | ||||||
| gtkpod | Jorg Schuler | 2.1.5 (Jun 2, 2015) | GPL | ||||||
| iRip | The Little App Factory | 2003-09 | Proprietary | ||||||
| iTunes | Apple Inc. | 2001-01-08 | Proprietary | ||||||
| JRiver Media Center | J. River | 2003-07 | (trial) | Proprietary | |||||
| MediaMonkey | Ventis Media Inc. | 2003-08-25 | (Standard) | Proprietary | |||||
| Rhythmbox | Colin Walters | 2004-04 | GPL | ||||||
| Senuti | FadingRed | 2006-04-26 | 1.1.7 (Oct 6, 2009)[1] | (limited trial) | Proprietary | ||||
| Winamp native | Nullsoft | 1997-06 | (Bundle & Full) | Proprietary | |||||
| XPlay | Mediafour | 2002-06-24 | 3.5.0 (Dec 30, 2009)[2] | Proprietary | |||||
| Manager | Creator(s) | First public release date | Latest stable version | Downloadable without paying? | Software license | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Banshee | ||||||||||
| Clementine | ||||||||||
| EphPod | ||||||||||
| gtkpod | ||||||||||
| iRip | ||||||||||
| iTunes | ||||||||||
| JRiver Media Center | ||||||||||
| MediaMonkey | ||||||||||
| Rhythmbox | ||||||||||
| Senuti | ||||||||||
| Winamp native | ||||||||||
| XPlay | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Banshee | ||||||||||
| Clementine | ||||||||||
| EphPod | ||||||||||
| gtkpod | , jailbroken only | |||||||||
| iRip | ||||||||||
| iTunes | ||||||||||
| JRiver Media Center | ||||||||||
| MediaMonkey | ||||||||||
| Rhythmbox | ||||||||||
| Senuti | ||||||||||
| Winamp native | ||||||||||
| XPlay | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| Manager | iPhoneOS up to 1.1.4 | iPhoneOS 2.x | iPhoneOS 3.0 | iPhoneOS 3.1 | iOS 4.0.2 | iOS 5.0.x | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | , Read-only | , Read-only | |||||
| Banshee | , Read-only | , Read-only | |||||
| Clementine | , limited | , limited | , limited | , limited | |||
| EphPod | |||||||
| gtkpod | |||||||
| iRip | , Read-only | ||||||
| iTunes | |||||||
| JRiver Media Center | |||||||
| MediaMonkey | |||||||
| Rhythmbox | |||||||
| Senuti | |||||||
| Winamp native | |||||||
| XPlay | , Read only | , Read only | , Read only | , Read only | , 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 |