- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7
- Date added: November 19, 2009
- Total Downloads: 3,697,143
- Downloads last week: 8,136
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1033 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 07, 2008
Despite a glut of free player/encoders, it's tough to find one that meets our expectations. Formerly known as Sound DB, MediaMonkey has excellent library-management tools that keep the largest digital music collections well organized. Stir that up with integrated CD and DVD burning, a stellar interface, a full-featured encoder, and the ability to sync with portable audio devices such as the iPod, and you have a pretty compelling product.
Upon first launch, the program scans your drive for supported digital media files to add to the library. Files are sorted based on their ID3 tags, and the helpful Auto-Rename and Auto-Tag From Filename features keep untagged tracks from falling through the cracks. Party mode locks down your library while still allowing people to request songs. Auto DJ plays selections from your library even when there are no requests in the queue, and the all-important iPod and portable device synchronization works well. Third-party plug-ins are available from the site if you want to tinker with the playback and encoding engine or add additional sound-processing effects. The interface is well designed, with clean, colorful icons throughout.
Considering the overall polish of this application, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything you don't like. Although it's definitely geared toward managing extensive collections, just about anyone will appreciate the comprehensive feature set. For $20, MediaMonkey Gold adds advanced features such as sleep, scripting, previewing, and on-the-fly file conversion when syncing with a portable device.
Publisher's description
From Ventis Media :MediaMonkey is the music manager for serious music collectors and iPod users. It catalogs CDs, AAC, OGG, WMA, FLAC, MP3 and other audio files, including contemporary and classical music, audiobooks, podcasts, etc. It offers multiple tools for looking up and editing tags, and an automated library organizer to organize files on the hard drive. It includes a CD ripper, CD/DVD Burner, and audio converter for saving music, and advanced playlisting for creating music mixes. Its player automatically adjusts volume levels and supports a Party mode that locks the UI for use at public events. It syncs tracks, playlists, and podcasts to portable audio devices such as iPhones, iPods, MP3 Phones, and other devices, and supports hundreds of scripts, plug-ins and visualizations to extend its functionality further.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.2.0.1294 syncs with the iPhone 3GS & iPod Nano 5G, Palm Pre, and Android devices, integrates with Windows 7, monitors directories in the free version, plus 200+ other improvements.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1033 votes
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Version: MediaMonkey Standard 3.2.0.1294
"Excellent iTunes replacement."
Pros: Fast to boot, at least compared with iTunes. Supports many devices.
Cons: Repeat button does not work. Need to pay for the Gold Version.
Summary: Better than iTunes in many aspects, iTunes is bloatware , this is not.
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Version: MediaMonkey Standard 3.2.0.1294
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: None found !
Summary: I love it
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Version: MediaMonkey Standard 3.2.0.1294
Pros: This Player is very easy to use and work with.
Cons: None That can see.
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Version: MediaMonkey Standard 3.2.0.1294
"Excellent mp3 organizer, and it's free."
Pros: Easy to set up. Additional add-ons.
Cons: Mp3 playback is a little flat on the free version of the program.
Summary: Better than Windows Media Player. Probably the best mp3 organizer out there. And it's free!
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Version: MediaMonkey Standard 3.2.0.1294
"Best Media Player available on the internet"
Pros: This is the best Media Player available on the internet;
Lots of cool features; or ways to sort your music;
A billion times better than windows media player;
No limits on lite versionCons: none at all
Summary: This is the best Media Player available on the internet;
I love it;
Its a billion times better than windows media player;
It remembers your last view; and how you sorted your files; so you dont have to keep re-sorting it when you open... read more >> - See all 52 user reviews Write review
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