CNET Editors' review
iTunes makes it really easy to put music from your computer onto your iPod--unfortunately, the reverse is not true. If you want to get music from your iPod onto your computer (say, if you had a hard-drive failure, or you just bought a new Mac), you either need the know-how to use Terminal or you need an app like Senuti. This cleverly named utility (you'll figure it out) essentially does what iTunes does but backwards, acting as an "iPod ripper" that lets you move your music, playlists, videos, everything, onto your Mac.
Senuti uses a very simple interface, with good documentation and several step-by-step movies available online. If you take a few minutes to read the short "QuickStart" guide and FAQ, you'll save yourself time and avoid trouble (like creating duplicate tracks or inadvertently letting iTunes erase your iPod). Unfortunately, Senuti is no longer a free app--it was for years during an extended beta--but if you're looking for a stable, reliable way to get music from your iPod onto your computer, Senuti is one of your best options. Recent changes have converted Senuti to 64-bit and added support for the latest iPods.
Publisher's Description
From Whitney Young:
Senuti is a simple Mac OS X application for transferring songs from your iPod back to your computer. There are many good reasons that someone would have to transfer music from her iPod back to her computer. There are many good ways to do it, too. Senuti is the only alternative that will give you the power and convenience that you need, wrapped in an interface that is extremely easy to use, at a cost that you can't complain about.
Lightning fast -- There's a little file on your iPod called the iTunesDB file. What does that mean to you? Nothing. What does that mean to me? Everything. Every bit of information on every song on your iPod is stored in this little file. Every bit of information on your playlists is stored in this file, too. It's how iTunes knows what's on your iPod. It's how your iPod knows what's there, too. There isn't a much faster way to figure out what's on your iPod. Finding Songs -- Senuti includes all of the built in options that one would expect to find songs. You can search and sort in any combination of ways that you want. That's not quite enough sometimes, though. Sometimes you might want to know if you're copying the right song. Know how it goes, but don't know if that title is quite right? Play it. That's right, Senuti will play songs directly off of your iPod. It can even double as a jukebox player for your Shuffle or any other iPod. Playlists -- Senuti not only reads the playlists that you made on your iPod, but it allows you to transfer them back to your computer as well. A simple drag and drop action within the application will not only copy songs to your computer and and add them to iTunes, but it will make a new playlist with the same name and add all of the songs to that list. Seamless Integration -- Adding songs to your computer, you're probably going to add them to iTunes right after that, right? What if you didn't have to, wouldn't that be great? Well you don't have to. Senuti will do all of the work for you. What work you want it to do is up to you. You can have songs added to iTunes if you want. You can have all of your music organized into folders by artist and album, too. The option's yours.
What's new in this version: Improved connection stability with iOS devices
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"Love it! Works great."
Version: Senuti 1.3b1
Pros
Easy to use.
Cons
Maybe could use a bit simpler user interface.
Summary
Great program. Worth the $. I've used it multiple times to upload from my iPod to the computer.
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"What a bargain..."
Version: Senuti 1.2.9
Pros
Works like a charm!
Cons
There are no cons. This is a fabulous app.
Summary
Okay here's the deal, I wanted to put all my music from all my apple devices onto my macbook. I lost all of my music off my macbook due to user error (me being the user). So with that said I needed something I could figure out.
This app could not be any easier if I'd written it myself. You highlight what you want to transfer hit the button and VOILA it is done and it is fast.
I would have paid much more than the 18.99 price. -
"Actually works on 4S"
Version: Senuti 1.2.9
Pros
detected music on device correctly, unlike any of the others
Cons
a bit expensive to buy, trial is reasonable though
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"It works and is easy to use."
Version: Senuti 1.2.9
Pros
It works good.
Cons
It isn't free.
Summary
I like it. It works like it's supposed too. Imagine that!
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"Performed as promised."
Version: Senuti 1.2.9
Pros
Easily did what it was supposed to do. No hassles. Very pleased.
Cons
Nothing bad to say
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"Does EXACTLY what it says it'll do!"
Version: Senuti 1.2.8
Pros
What an incredible program. Saved me hundreds of hundreds of dollars of re-purchasing all my music. My PC computer hard drive crashed, and the only copy of my music was on my IPhone4.
Cons
none - operated exactly as advertised.
Summary
Apple told me that there was no way to get my music off my phone, that the only music that can be moved over to my new Mac was music that I had purchased. Thank you VERY much for this program. Really made my day . . . my YEAR!! I don't usually buy apps. I'm a free app guy, but it was a no brainer to buy this product. Does exactly what it said it do!
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"Click, download,select music,transfer, pop up on iTunes"
Version: Senuti 1.2.7
Pros
I thought this whole thing was a bit sketchy with little reviews but with this download, i was able to get all my music onto my new mac in a mater of a few clicks and 10 minutes max. i was blown away :)
Cons
trying to fight with not getting an account when trying to make this comment was the only real problem i ran into...and ended up getting an account.
Summary
get this if you want to have your music from your iPod or iPhone onto your new computer. i was skeptical but its pretty legit and god it was easy. when i went to the mac store this guy was telling me i had to firewire it from one computer to the next or drag the old iTunes onto a USB (if it'd fit) and put it into the new computer. i was surprised on how easy this was and i said "thats it?" haha i don't know why they have to be secretive about this website. maybe because it could save you $150 without the extra "external backup drive" they were trying to pitch to me.
I recommend this. with the trial you get your first 1000 songs free. -
"Worked perfectly!"
Version: Senuti 1.2.7
Pros
I plugged in the iPod and the program did exactly what it said it would do.
Cons
none for me
Summary
The trial version of this product works perfectly for those with a small library to transfer. Lost my hard drive and had no back up of my nano. Lucky for me I only had 800 songs on the iPod. It's worth a try for those like me. Thanks cnet for the suggested product. :)
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"Did not work"
Version: Senuti 1.1.8
Pros
The best I can say is that I was excited by the potential Senuti had
Cons
Did not work.
Summary
I installed Senuti and attempted to use it with my iPod Touch 4G with version 4.3 of iOS. I got nothing but a screen telling me to insert iPod to get started. I did as the web site instructed, and even watched the video instructing me on how to install the iPhone additions. Nothing worked. This software is a waste for me.
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"Did exactly what we needed it to!"
Version: Senuti 1.1.8
Pros
Pros?! Senuti did just want it was supposed to do; rescued the music off our iPods after a mishap on our computer resulted in the removal of all of our downloaded music.
Cons
Not quite as easy to keep iTunes as neat and clean as we would have liked after moving the iPod files over. BUT, we can't really complain because it's such a small price to pay for the benefit of saving our music!
Summary
This program was a true money-saver. My wife and I appreciate what the developers have done with this great software. If you've lost your music on iTunes and still have it on your iPod, this Senuti will save you!
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