Ml iPod

ml_iPod is a Winamp plugin that enables music to be loaded onto and off of an Apple iPod via Winamp's Media Library, without using iTunes. One of the main attractions of the plugin is being able to transfer files from the iPod to your computer which is not possible with Apple's iTunes software.

It is written mainly by Will Fisher, based on the original version by Justin Frankel and Christophe Thibault. Copy to hard drive feature by Daniel Green.

Due to the popularity of this plugin, Nullsoft added mobile device support natively in Winamp version 5.2, written again by Will Fisher. This update includes support for Apple iPods, Creative Zen and PlaysForSure certified devices. Because much of the functionality of ml_iPod is now native to Winamp, Will has stopped the development of this plugin.

Citing that Nullsoft's own support is not yet as powerful as ml_iPod, ml_iPod as of April 25, 2006, is being maintained and enhanced by Achim Bursian. Since then several updates have been issued, which included bugfixes as well as new features, like support for album art, podcasts, last.fm, iPhone, iPod touch and audio books.

Latest version
The [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id106528&package_id114821 latest version, 3.06],
was released on Sep 09, 2008.

There have been some patches since then, available for download.

The current version *does not* support firmware 2.0 or 2.1 for iphones and itouch devices - the data will not show up on the device and itunes will post an error instructing you to restore the device to factory defaults.

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