If you’re like me, you’ve got thousands of audio files. I’ve ripped all my CDs. I listen to tons of podcasts. And now that the Amazon music store offers non-DRM MP3s, my library is growing even more. Usually I use iTunes when listening to them, but sometimes I do like firing up Windows Media Player. Here’s the problem: my iTunes library isn’t readily available to WMP. I can import the tracks, but what about playlists, ratings, album art, etc? That’s where MusicBridge comes in. You can use iTunes and WMP on the same machine and keep their libraries synchronized. I like to create smart playlists of rated songs, so I don’t want to lose the song ratings if I want listen to them using WMP.
I’ve written code to remove dead tracks and duplicates from my iTunes library, but MusicBridge is a must-have.
I don’t think the source is available for MusicBridge, so it’s not technically FLOSS. It’s free, but the developer does ask for a donation if you can manage it. You can download MusicBridge here.
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