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TuneRanger

TuneRanger - 0.9.5 Build 270

sync multiple iTunes libraries over a network

All Time: (2.5)
This Version: (2.0)
Current Version: 0.9.5 Build 270
Release Date: 2007-10-05
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 3,232
Downloads (all versions): 5,067
Price: $29.99

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Product Description:

TuneRanger connects iTunes-running computers over a network, allowing music, video, and playlists to be merged from one iTunes library to another seamlessly. TuneRanger even works across platforms letting iTunes on Windows communicate and synchronize with iTunes on Mac or any combination. TuneRanger offers true synchronization. It compares songs and videos on all computers and only moves what has changed. It even does this for playlists.

Power users will appreciate TuneRanger's more advanced sync settings and filters and its ability to perform bi-directional iPod synchronization - including iPod to iTunes transfers.

TuneRanger incorporates numerous tools designed to keep iTunes and iPods clean and optimized. These tools include: an automated duplicate manager, an orphan file remover, tools to remove unlicensed songs, add or remove disconnected files, and a utility to copy album art from the iTunes database to the actual music files making the album art portable and accessible to other music managers and players.

What's new in this version:

  • Fixed several bugs in the new metadata (ratings, playcounts, etc.) synchronization.
  • Fixed the last playedd ate so it works with European format dates.
  • Fixed sync issues between Mac and Windows and certain mp3 files.
  • Fixed an issue on PowerPC Mac where the playlist would be doubled.
  • Minor interface changes.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • iTunes

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Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating: (2.0) Features: (4.0) Support: (2.4)
Ease of Use: (2.8) Quality / Stability: (2.7) Price: (3.0)
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TuneRanger ReviewBest of a bad bunch, but still got serious problems - Version: 0.9.5 Build 270, 3/12/2008 06:55PM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

David Parry
I've got a large library of 18000+ tracks that I regularly sync between my desktop and laptop. On the surface of it, Tuneranger's features is ideal. But after many months of use, and lots of feedback to the author, this app still has serious problems:
  • Frequent crashes
  • Trouble connecting over the network
  • Poor UI responsiveness (developer doesn't understand threading)
  • Maxs out CPU for long periods, shortly after startup
  • Duplicates 1000s of tracks!!!!
  • Does not fully sync metadata for all tracks (I constantly have 1000s of tracks where the metadata is different on desktop and laptop machines, despite numerous syncs)
That said, the closest competitor is SuperSync, which, frankly, I found unusable. None of these iTunes sync apps are close to finished.
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TuneRanger ReviewBest of a bad bunch, but still got serious problems - Version: 0.9.5 Build 270, 3/12/2008 06:54PM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

David Parry
I've got a large library of 18000+ tracks that I regularly sync between my desktop and laptop. On the surface of it, Tuneranger's features is ideal. But after many months of use, and lots of feedback to the author, this app still has serious problems:
  • Frequent crashes
  • Trouble connecting over the network
  • Poor UI responsiveness (developer doesn't understand threading)
  • Maxs out CPU for long periods, shortly after startup
  • Duplicates 1000s of tracks!!!!
  • Does not fully sync metadata for all tracks (I constantly have 1000s of tracks where the metadata is different on desktop and laptop machines, despite numerous syncs)
That said, the closest competitor is SuperSync, which, frankly, I found unusable. None of these iTunes sync apps are close to finished.
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TuneRanger ReviewDid What I Needed - Version: 0.9.5 Build 270, 2/2/2008 12:00AM PST

(0 of 1 users found this comment useful)

Herb Bowie
After merging 2 or 3 different iTunes libraries together, I gradually realized that my library was now full of duplicate files. Many songs existed in duplicate versions, with different file names, but same song, type and bit rate. Only one was showing up in my library, but the others were out there in the folder where I keep the tunes, taking up space. TuneRanger has a utility to remove disconnected files, so I gave this a whirl -- and it worked! Worth the price of admission for me.
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