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gtkpod
Original author(s)Jorg Schuler (originally)
P.G. Richardson and others
Stable release
2.1.5[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 2 June 2015
Repository
Written inC (GTK+ 3)
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeMedia player
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20160116041921/http://gtkpod.org/wiki/Home[2][3][4]

Gtkpod was a graphical user interface designed for Linux and other Unix operating systems that enabled users to transfer audio files onto their iPod Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Photo, or iPod Mini music players. Although it did not support some of the more advanced features of iTunes, gtkpod still performed the role of an iPod manager for Linux. Album art and videos were supported, and preliminary support for jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touches was also available.

Most digital audio players permit the user to browse and access their content via an interface closely related to the underlying file system. iPods, on the other hand, employ a proprietary database file for managing all the metadata associated with their content. Because of this, an iPod cannot recognize files that have been copied directly into the low-level file system unless its music database has been appropriately modified. This task is usually performed by iTunes, but since Apple has only released versions for Mac OS X and Windows, gtkpod provides the needed support for other operating systems.

Starting with version 0.93, the code that handles the iPod access had been separated as libgpod, a shared library that allows other projects to provide iPod support within their applications. It is currently used by popular players such as Rhythmbox and Amarok.

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References

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  1. ^ https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkpod/files/gtkpod/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Gtkpod SourceForge entry". Sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. ^ Rhonda D'Vine, rhonda@ubuntu.com. "Gtkpod entry on Ubuntu". Packages.ubuntu.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ^ Gtkpod entry on Gentoo
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