Your music.
Your iPod.

Meet iOpenPod. Manage your library, and sync any file format directly to your iPod.

Help keep iPods playing.

iOpenPod is free and open source. Optional donations help support development.

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Sync with iOpenPod

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Start with your folders.

Choose your Host Media Library folders, the media types to scan, and whether to include subfolders.

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Choose what to sync.

Choose media folders on your computer, then select the albums and tracks you want on your iPod.

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Review the changes.

See additions, updates, removals, and estimated storage impact before you sync.

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Any file type you want.

Device-aware conversion prepares compatible media. Acoustic matching recognizes recordings across format and metadata changes.

Conversion and fingerprinting need FFmpeg, FFprobe, and Chromaprint.

Your collection in one place.

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Playlists, Smart Playlists, and Folders

Arrange tracks, use folders, and build Smart Playlists from rules.

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Your photos, on and off the iPod

Browse and create Photo Albums, inspect on device images, and export them back onto your computer.

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Get the details right

Edit titles, artists, albums, genres, and other Track metadata.

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Keep a copy to come back to

Browse saved Backup Snapshots and restore the one you need.

All media types: Music, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, and photos. Organize the media your iPod supports, with tools for the things you want to keep.
Podcasts: Find shows, manage subscriptions, and refresh feeds and artwork. Online discovery needs an internet connection.
Scrobbling: Submit iPod music plays to Last.fm and ListenBrainz through optional scrobbling.
Backup: Capture, browse, export, and restore local backups. Interrupted writes have explicit recovery actions.
Make it yours: Choose light, dark, or system appearance, and set your media conversion preferences.

Supported iPods

iPod & iPod Classic: Full-size generations 1-5.5 and Classic 6-7
iPod Mini: 1st and 2nd generation
iPod Nano: 1st-7th generation

iPod shuffle and iPod touch not yet supported.

Get iOpenPod.

Native downloads include everything needed to run the app. No separate Python installation required. Open the latest release and choose the asset for your platform below.

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Install from PyPI

One package. All three platforms.

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First install uv, then run:

uv tool install iopenpod

Launch the app with iopenpod. Install help

GitHub downloads check for updates at launch. Use Settings → About → Check for updates at any time, then choose when to install. Update instructions

FFmpeg and FFprobe are separate installs for media inspection and conversion. Set them up from Settings → Media Tools after installing iOpenPod.

Read the setup guide

Migrating from legacy tools

Looking for an iTunes alternative, or moving on from gtkpod, YamiPod, CopyPod, EphPod, Strawberry, or Clementine? Here is what to expect from iOpenPod.

Start with the iPod you have

Browse the existing library on a supported iPod. Keep a Backup Snapshot before making changes, then choose the media you want to add. Direct import of another manager’s database or settings is not promised.

No libgpod dependency

iOpenPod uses its own Python iPodDB engine to read and write iPod databases. It does not require libgpod. Device-specific compatibility is still being validated.

Free and open source

iOpenPod is free software for Windows, macOS, and Linux under GPL-3.0-or-later. Get a native download, install from PyPI with uv, or install the Windows app from Microsoft Store. Mac App Store, Flathub, and Snap Store remain planned.

Review before you sync

See additions, updates, and removals in Sync Review. Removal candidates start unchecked. Backup Snapshots are user-controlled, and interrupted writes have an explicit recovery workflow.

Prepare your first sync

Frequently asked questions

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