ITools for Windows allows users to manager their iPod and other Apple devices through a cleanly designed interface on their PC. Pros: Can be used on multiple PCs, the interface is easy to use and the built in Music Player is very handy.Ĭons: However, The app itself doesn’t store anything, so once it’s disconnected all of your data is gone as well. Pros: It comes with a free audio converter, so any files in the wrong format can be converted before being copied across.Ĭons: Any photos you copy across will have the quality compromised and be transferred as a much smaller version, so bear that in mind if you plan to transfer photos as well as audio.Įasily allows you to drag and drop your music files from your computer directly to your iPod. Pros: PodTrans supports two-way transfer, so if either your computer or your iPod suffers a data crash, it’s easy to restore your audio files.Ĭons: This does need to be connected to iTunes to work with your computer, so if you want to avoid iTunes totally this isn’t a good option for you.īilled as ‘the best free alternative to iTunes’, SynciOS is a file transfer solution between your iPod and your PC. PodTrans is a neatly designed free piece of iPod transfer software, which allows you to transfer the songs on your iPod to and from your computer.