Free gtkpod software for linux

gtkpod is a platform independent GUI for Apples iPod using GTK2.

gtkpod is a platform independent GUI for Apples iPod using GTK2. It allows you to import your existing iTunes database, to add songs/directories/playlists, to edit ID3 tags, to modify the iTunes database without the iPod connected and to synchronize at a later time. gtkpod also features international charset support for ID3 tags, detects when adding already existing songs, and more.

pypod is python library and script for managing iPod metadata. This project is similar in scope the gnupod (written in perl) and is designed to work well with other programs that generate iPod metadata.
Main features:
- 100% pure python
- full read/write support for the iTunesDB file format
- support for gtkpod-style extended metadata
- support for gnupod-style extended metadata
- support for reading rhythmbox music database
- full ID3v2 support via any one of the ID3 liraries for python
Usage
The pypod script is very simple to use. If your iPod is mounted anywhere other than /media/ipod set the IPOD_MOUNTPOINT environment variable and run "pypod -s" for a summary of the state of your iPod.
Then try things like:
$ pypod --add /path/to/some/music
$ pypod --find-orphans
$ pypod --help
Enhancements:
- Support for newer iTunesDB files (such as those on the iPod Nano) was added.
- An --extract option for retrieving tracks from an iPod was added.
- Initial support for AAC files was added.
- Support for parsing (but not writing) podcast playlists was implemented.
- ASCII and lowercase filenames are now always used on iPods and spaces are removed from filenames.
- Some bugs were fixed.

Dopi is an application that allows you to update the songs stored on your Apple iPod, similar to gtkpod. Dopi project relies on my ipod-sharp library.

Installation:

The simplest way to compile this package is:

1. `cd to the directory containing the packages source code and type `./configure to configure the package for your system. If youre using `csh on an old version of System V, you might need to type `sh ./configure instead to prevent `csh from trying to execute `configure itself.

Running `configure takes awhile. While running, it prints some messages telling which features it is checking for.

2. Type `make to compile the package.

3. Optionally, type `make check to run any self-tests that come with the package.

4. Type `make install to install the programs and any data files and documentation.

5. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the source code directory by typing `make clean. To also remove the files that `configure created (so you can compile the package for a different kind of computer), type `make distclean. There is also a `make maintainer-clean target, but that is intended mainly for the packages developers. If you use it, you may have to get all sorts of other programs in order to regenerate files that came with the distribution.