iPod Managers

How to put songs on iPod without iTunes

Notice to iPhone users

Even with an alternative iPhone manager, you still need iPod Touch / iPhone "drivers" on your Computer

These allow your Computer to interact with your Apple iPhone

If iTunes was never installed on your Computer, just follow this procedure to install iPhone drivers without installing iTunes

Alright guys, in order to put songs on iPod without iTunes, we'll use a superlight and super unobtrusive iPod manager

There are several of them out there, but I wanted to select one that satisfied the following criterias:

Free ( cool ! )
Portable ( = does not require an installation and, hence, can't mess up the Computer )
Compatible with all iPod versions, including iPhone 4.1
Made by a reputable company and, hence, kept up-to-date with new iPod models and new firmware versions

The one I chose is Manager Download | ( advanced users: zip download )

Install

Installing the program is a no-brainer

If you opted for the zip version, make sure to extract both the CopyTransManager.exe and CopyTransManager.ris files

Use

Precision: an iPod manager directly manages your iPod Library, as opposite to iTunes that manages your Computer Library and then synchronizes your iPod with it

Therefore, what you see in an alternative iPod manager are your iPod songs, not the ones of your Computer

Using the program is generally obvious:

Drag songs from your Computer to the program to add them to your iPod
Create new playlists by clicking the "+" button in the playlists panel
Double-click a playlist name to rename it
Right-click and select "Delete" to remove a song from your iPod

Hints:

To select more than one song, keep the Ctrl key down while clicking on songs

You can also select a range of tracks by keeping the Shift key down and clicking on the first and last songs you want to select
Right-click and select "Edit" to change the song info

Before you close the program, don't forget to click the "Update" button to apply the changes to your iPod

I personally recommend to activate the "Immediately apply changes to iPod" option in the "Settings" tab

That's it!

Let me know if there is something yet to be improved