Review: Media Monkey vs iTunes Software

I don't transfer many files to my iPhone anymore, I haven't in months. With great apps like Stitcher, which streams user selected podcasts, or Pandora, which streams user created 'radio' stations. For some reason I downloaded the newest Rick Ross album 'Teflon Don." I get it downloaded, double click the iTunes icon on my desktop, and watch that resource hog software bogging my system down instantly. After a minute of watching the software loading slower than anything else I have I find that I cannot transfer the tracks I've selected to my iPhone. A Google search could have found an answer but I decided iTunes didn't deserve to be brought back to a full life on my desktop. 

Media Monkey had been my main media library before acquiring an iPhone last year. The only reason I ever downloaded iTunes was because I assumed it would 'play nice' with the iPhone. Without looking up if the iPhone is compatible with Media Monkey I downloaded the lightly sized file and had it installed within a couple minutes. It recognized my iPhone instantly and let me transfer any file I wanted to right away. The phone read all the files I transfered to it's library and I was set.

Media Monkey offers all of the features that iTunes does plus some. The best thing about the software is that it is a small file (less than 8 megabytes) in comparison to the monstrous 80 megabyte iTunes package. Media Monkey fires up on my dual core system in a couple seconds and uses very little system resources to stay running. It organizes all media the same way you'd be used to on iTunes or Windows Media Player. It has community plugins, skins, themes, and more. It's a fully functional, fully customizable, quick and organized piece of FREE software. There is a 'gold' $20 version, personally I don't see what I'm missing in the freeware version.

Features:

• Manage Your Music
• Sync
• Record & Convert
• Identify Tracks
• Tag
• Organize & Rename
• Playlists
• Burn
• Podcast Catcher
• Play
• Party
• Visualize
• Reports and Statistics
•    Customize

Media Monkey beats Windows Media Player and iTunes in functionality, I'd suggest replacing you're library software with this on any system. There is Linux version as well. 

Check the website: Media Monkey

Download it directly: Cnet Download

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