For any product of Apple Inc., usually another Apple software or tool comes handy to work with it, like for an Apple iPod, you need iTunes software for either Mac OS X or Windows OS. But for windows, there is an alternative to iTunes for those who wish to have a change. Its Froddle™ Pod.

Froddle™ Pod is a media player and iPod manager similar to iTunes, but totally different in design and still can manage any generation of Apple iPod and transfer/copy media files from the iPod. Here is a list of features of Froddle Pod -

iPod Manager

When you connect an iPod, you can choose from the following options -

• Restore the iPod – Restore any previously saved iPod backup folder when you see any corrupted error etc.
• Backup the iPod to a folder
• Delete files from the iPod – Delete selected files from the iPod.
• Format the iPod – Delete everything from the iPod.

iPod Media Settings

The following media settings can be done with Froddle Pod -

• You can transfer media from the iPod, or to the iPod from the computer
• Convert any wma etc. format media files to mp3 format
• Sync the iPod with a folder in your computer or the media player library
• Sync a particular folder with the iPod

Music Normalization

Normalization is to make the music for every song to the same decibel level. Many songs have different pitches and levels of sounds, and Froddle Pod helps to bring them to one level.
You can normalize the music in all the media files of iPod, or a specific folder.

You can also rip music from any external CD and transfer them directly to your iPod. All the generations of iPods can be connected and used with this iTunes alternative software for Windows.
Playing the music is also possible through Froddle Pod.

Download Froddle Pod media player and manager for Windows from here.