Synchronizing an iPod seems to be most fun using iTunes. But what if you don't have an Apple computer? On Windows, there is Apple-supplied, but ultra-crappy MusicMatch, and on Linux, there is no Apple support at all. There seem to be alternatives:
- ephPod seems to be the most popular and most comprehensive solution for Windows. Using Wine, it also runs under Linux.
- XPlay is a commercial solution for Windows ($29.95) that not only synchronizes music, but also mounts the iPod like a harddisk into the file system
- myPod is implemented in Java, "so its platform independent and should run at most platforms where you can get your iPod mounted as filesystem."
More esoterical options include:
- GNUpod is "a collection of Perl-Scripts wich allow you to use your iPod under GNU/Linux and many other Operating Systems with a useable Version of Perl 5 (+Modules)"; and GUIPod is a KDE/Qt based graphical front-end for GNUpod
- SyncPOD, another Perl script for Linux and *BSD
- gtkpod, another GUI attempt, this one using GTK2
- The iPOd on Linux Project has some scripts, and a documentation of the iTunesDB. There is also another iTunesDB description available
Of course, there is another option: get a Mac. I am seriously thinking about that.
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