Compare and merge iTunes libraries on Macs, Windows and Apple mobile devices.
SuperSync is the best way to visually compare and merge multiple iTunes libraries. All your music, movies, and playlists can be moved to all the computers you keep music on. Keep track of all your music across multiple computers -- Mac OS X, Windows, and iPod; Compare and merge any two music libraries; Move music, videos, and playlists from one iTunes library to another; Export all or a subset of your library as a well-organized directory of tracks; Find partial albums, duplicates, missing tracks, corrupt files, and other common music library problems; Intelligently import media from a hard drive, iPod, or network drive -- getting just the files you want and without duplicates; Easily move your music library from Windows to Mac, Mac to Windows, or any combination; Access your home music library from anywhere -- upload/download songs, movies, and playlists; Share a common library with multiple iTunes users on a network drive; Access your MP3's and playlists from your Tivo; Access your music from a Web browser; See and play music from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
Easy to sync music between multiple computers
ITunes library can be accessed by using a LAN or WAN
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Cons
I did not find any!
Summary
Awesome music library manager, so easy to synchronize multiple iTunes collections. Excellent!!!!!!!
It does the job, but has a few quirks
emily@legba.org
Pros
It does what it says it does, namely synchronising two iTunes libraries. Kick it off, and some time later (about an hour for a couple of thousand files on an 802.11n network), you till have a synchronised music collection.
Cons
First of all, the interface is dull and looks like something created 10 years ago. If you're a MacOS or Windows 7 user, you're probably used to better interfaces than this one.
Secondly, if you're not careful, you can find files deleted from one library being recopied from the other one. Do regular syncs and this is less of a problem.
Third, sometimes it just chokes and dies on you. That's not catastrophic, but it's annoying if you've gone to bed, leaving it to synchronise a few thousand files and found it choked about 20 seconds after you closed your eyes. Of course, kicking it off again carries on the synchronisation.
Finally, it takes a lot more resources than copying files across the network would normally do. Both my MacBook Pro and my Media Center slow down noticeably when synchronising (hence trying to do it over night).
Summary
It's not pretty and it has a few annoying quirks, but I can't find anything better out there. I keep hoping the next version will be prettier and more intelligent, but so far I've been disappointed.
That said, it does work. It's not the neat, tidy experience we're getting more and more used to in the Apple-centric part of the IT world, but when you pay your money for this product, you do get what they promise. It's just that you may get a few more grey hairs from the process!
great features, rotten corporate grab-'em mentality!
Walter888
Pros
see summary below in "Con" section!
Cons
Tried the demo version -- it took the better part of the day to rebuild a library ... I thought, nice piece of software .... but the clanger came at the end of it all ... when it informed me that what I was attempting to do was not possible in a demo version!
Thanks for wasting most of my day!! Sounds like a typical US product! ... e.g. Skype ... wonderful features ... but when you do something like recharge, it FORCES future auto-recharges, and gives you misleading emails thanking you for turning on the auto-recharge option, when nothing is further from the truth!
This cutting-edge, cutting-throat mentality is old world thinking! Great product here, too, but shabby approach to dealing with customers!
Summary
flexible sync
dachie-guy
Pros
Allows many options, selection, etc., in sync of your music files. great program to keep things in sync and make sure you have a valid back-up copy of large file sets.
Cons
You can mess things up as easily as you can keep them duplicated. Matching duplicate files is sometimes missed when file name are not matched properly - so you get duplicates.
Summary
Great feature set, much flexibility, many options and will work over a network.
Works well and well-supported
Michael Hopwood
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Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I use SuperSync to add music files from various networked Macs to the Mac I have attached to my stereo, and it does this well. I can thus use any of my Macs to rip CDs or download MP3s, and the files will automatically get added to iTunes on my stereo.
I tried to copy the iTunes Library files over the network as my solution before trying SuperSync. Copying works as a one-time trick, but once you have multiple library files out of sync, you can't sync them just by copying. SuperSync solves this issue.
There is a lot more to SuperSync, but as a new user, I haven't touched a lot of the functions yet. It appears well-priced if you plan to use it fully.
The support I received from SuperSync was nothing short of amazing. I downloaded 2.4.1, and bought it based on the demo. I ran into a bug with 2.4.1 that killed SuperSync and reported it. I got a response in email 7 minutes later. After sending in the crash report, I was sent 2.4.2 with the fix 2 hours later.
The current demo works fine, please note the (old) version numbers of previous reviews having problems with the demo.
I have no connection to the company--just a new customer who gave it a chance even with the low rating on this site.
Works like Advertised
rspears--2008
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />SuperSync's latest version and works like a charm. I've been looking for a way to share my iTunes collection across my computers including my Mac at home and my PC at work. SuperSync makes this possible. It's great to have something that is cross platform. Plus it's easy to set-up and use. I was up and running in 10 minutes and found the interface very intuitive.
Works Great for Me
randomrjs
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I'm not sure what happened with all the other people who left comments, but SuperSync worked fine for me. I suspect that some folks were upset with the limited features of the demo version, but the full version works fine for me.
As a Mac and PC user with a big music collection on iTunes, I needed something that allowed me to share my music remotely. I came upon SuperSync and it really works for me. I can listen to all my music just about anywhere -- on my laptop while I'm on the road, at work, where ever. The interface is easy, robust and intuitive. I'm really happy I discovered a way that allows me to access all my music anywhere I am.
Automatically makes doubles of your music
com4
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />If you have a 11 gb library the more you sync the bigger it gets. My library was 11 gb now it's 14 gb. Haven't added any music to make the increase. Seems to randomly pick music to double.
Makes merging multiple music libraries a snap
adamjefferson
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Good solid program that helps solve the problem of trying to keep track of too much digital music in too many places. If you have music on multiple machines, this is a great application to have. The more music you have, and the better the tags are, the better the product becomes.
One heads up-- if you have a lot of untagged music, try to get it well-tagged before using, as this product does not have any MP3 tag editing features. (that would be nice!)
Also nice is the ability to access your music library from anywhere on the net when you run the built-in server. Lets you upload and download music from at the office or on the road.
This is one of those cool applications that you'll always leave running.