Entered CNET Catalog: 03/23/2006
SKU: CNETIPODSOFTWARE14
Manufacturer: iPodSoft.com
Manufacturer description
Pod Player is used with your iPod. It allows you to play music from your iPod while it is connected to your PC. When launched, it will look for an attached iPod and when it finds one it will read the music database on the iPod. You will then be able to views your songs in a similar way as in iTunes (by artist, genre, album, playlist, etc). You can now also extract songs from it. There are a few little extra features such as iPod Hacks, checking for duplicates etc. You can play your music on any computer when you iPod is connected without the need to install any programs such as iTunes.CNET editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 03/29/2006
Pod Player is Windows-only freeware. Plug an iPod into your PC, then start the Pod Player app. It detects the iPod and shows the songs in a gray, generic-looking music player. The top shows the playback buttons and the progress bar; the middle shows the iPod contents broken up by genre, artist, and album; and the bottom lists all the tracks. Unfortunately, it works with only Windows-formatted iPods.
For a simple music app, Pod Player has some attractive built-in features. You can shuffle or repeat your music or even extract songs, which is great for when you want to store local copies on a second PC or--ahem--borrow songs from a friend. Pod Player can also check for duplicate tracks, and it can install a few iPod hacks on your player, such as a voltage meter that replaces the battery indicator.
Considering the price and the function, Pod Player is one of the best iPod software deals going. If you'd like an easy way to connect an iPod to a second Windows PC, download it today. Of course, you can always forgo the software and connect your iPod directly to speakers, but you wouldn't get the benefit of the application's cool utilities.
User opinions
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User Rating: 
9/10
Superb software
Pros: Free. Lightweight. Fast.
Cons: Doesn't display album art.
User Rating: 
1/10
unneccessary
Pros: none really
Cons: paying for unneeded software
User Rating: 
3/10
Not what I thought it would be
Pros: I was able to transfer about 100 songs
Cons: The download from the site came with a worm. <br><br> Out of my 2,000 songs, maybe 100 were transferred
User Rating: 9/10
Perfect for my laptop.
Pros: One of the few free apps that not only views your files, but keeps your playlists intact.
Cons: Has no CD burning options.
