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[Yamipod][6] is the only tool out of the bunch that supports all three major operating systems. It's also free. Yamipod can transfer songs to and from our iPod and offers a good range of options for how to handle duplicates.
In addition, Yamipod will find and remove duplicate files on your iPod, though as with this feature in iTunes you have to be careful since you may have live versions and other "duplicates" that you want to keep.
Yamipod also offer some extra features not found in the other programs including the ability to create playlists, send information to last.fm, growl notifications and add lyrics to your iPod.
There's also a feature in Yamipod that I haven't seen elsewhere called "Find Lost Music," which will recover songs on your iPod but not listed in the library. I don't know how that happens and Yamipod didn't find any such files on my iPod, but if you've ever had music disappear from your library, Yamipod might be able to recover them.
Yamipod is a universal binary and was one of the fastest applications tested on my Macbook.
Stay tuned for a wrap up later this week.
####The Lowdown
**Good**
* Can sync iTunes to iPod with one click
* Nice additional features
* Supports all major operating systems
**Bad**
* Some problems with video iPod and iTunes 7 (see Yamipod forums)
Previously reviewed:
[Senuti][1] (Mac only)<br />
[Podworks][2] (Mac only)<br />
[IPod Access][3] (Mac & Windows)<br />
[IPodRip][4] (Mac & Windows)<br />
[Anapod Explorer] (Windows) <br />
[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/getting_songs_o.html "Monkey Bites on Senuti"
[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/getting_songs_o_1.html "Monkey Bites on PodWorks"
[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/getting_songs_o_2.html "Monkey Bites on iPod Access"
[4]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/getting_songs_o_3.html "Monkey Bites on iPodRip"
[5]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/getting_songs_o_4.html "Monkey Bites on Anapod Explorer"
[6]: http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/ "Yamipod"
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