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Floola for Mac

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Key Details of Floola

  • Converter and management app for iPod music and videos.
  • Last updated on 2/29/2024
  • Virus scan status:

    Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)

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Editors' Review

Download.com staff

There are a lot of music jukeboxes out there that aren't iTunes that work with iPods. Cross-platform Floola is one of the few, if only, portable music players that not only works with your iPod, it will work from your iPod, too. The program's fully compatible with your desktop iTunes installation, but can be run from the iPod itself.

The features it offers are comprehensive and robust, including music, video, note taking, and photo support. The latest version includes Google Calendar synchronization. The interface is simple, bordering on simplistic, and is rife with minor imperfections. Don't let that keep you from checking it out, though, because there's an incredible amount that you can do with Floola. It can also copy songs from your iPod to your computer, grab videos from the Web, and, if you want, convert them to audio-only. It supports podcast catching, playlists, and will tell you if a song is not on a playlist. The Edit Song window lacks tags, but will--among its many features--reveal the absolute location of the song on the iPod, cracking Apple's labyrinthine system.

Floola is a work in progress. The conversion utility is buggy, and newer iPods won't be compatible with the iPod-specific fwid hardware code. Instructions on how to obtain it are available in the Floola FAQ. Floola also doesn't play well with non-Apple jukeboxes, and you might need to use the iPod firmware repair available in iTunes or Floola to get it to work. Despite these problems, Floola is truly portable and works well enough to be considered a strong iTunes alternative.

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Full Specifications

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2012R1
  • expiration removed
  • improved linux support
  • improved podcast support
  • added support for podcasts over secure http
GENERAL
Release
December 29, 2011
Latest update
February 29, 2024
Version
2012r1
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Mac
Operating System
Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.6
Additional Requirements
Any iPod|
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
22,718
Downloads Last Week
2
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Developer's Description

By Floola
Converter and management app for iPod music and videos.
Floola is a freeware application to manage your iPod (any model except iPhone and iPod touch). It requires no installation and runs nicely under Windows (98 or newer, including Vista), Mac OS X (10.3.9 or newer) and Linux. With Floola you can copy, rename, delete your music, videos and photos, add artwork and lyrics, manage playlists and keep your favorite podcasts updated. But there's a lot more, like on the fly conversion of incompatible files, support for YouTube and MySpace videos, duplicate detection and now even keep your Google calendars synched. All with one single click. It now supports integration with Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm!