My Favorite iTunes Plug Ins
iTunes is a fantastic and easy way to get music for your iPod or computer. Even so, there is always a feature someone thinks is “missing” to make it do just one more thing. Lucky for the rest of us, these people make some fabulous plug ins and extras to fill in the blanks.
iWow: recommended by MacUpdate. Works great on Tiger and under, not so hot on Leopard right now. Hopefully they’ll patch it soon.
iTunesExport (Windows): sends your iTunes library to a thumb drive or another computer
Symphonic: locate and open songs
iTune My Walkman: put iTunes on non iPods (phones, MP3 players)
ByteController: controller for your menu bar
DockArt: Put album art in the dock instead of the iTunes icon
DRM Dumpster: automate the process of clearing the DRM from your iTunes files
GForce: replaces the iTunes visualizer
NowPlaying: list the iTunes songs you are currently listening to in your IM program and other places
Privatunes: my favorite of all the plug ins on the list, this one removes your personal information from each file. Currently only works one song at a time.
Arkaos Visualizer: another visualizer replacement for iTunes
iDupe: removes duplicate songs in iTunes for you - quite handy
MoreTunes: completes your meta data information while displaying album art
Harmonic: add lyrics to your iTunes library
DeskTunes: iTunes notifier
iConcertCal: scans your playlists then displays concerts from your favorite artists coming to your area
Moody: sort your songs by your mood
There are a ton more out there to choose from, but this list has some of my favorites. Have fun, and if you have a favorite I forgot share it in the comments!
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February 1st, 2008 at 6:23 am
Funny, but I never really listened to iTunes until I started freelance writing. I’ve always written better when I had some type of music playing. I naturally love music so now I have the iTunes playing in the background.
Initially, I only used iTunes to load songs onto my iPod. I only use that when I’m working out.
Since I’m now listening to iTunes I’ve been wanting some extras. Thanks for adding this list. I’ll definitely be using some of the applications starting with Moody.
I wish iTunes would offer better singles of the week? Some are ok but others….
I still haven’t made the move to Leopard, yet. I will.
February 6th, 2008 at 9:28 am
sweet!