What can gtkpod do? gtkpod allows you to; - Read your existing iTunesDB (i.e. import the existing contents of your iPod including playcounts, ratings and on-the-go playlists).

- Add MP3, WAV, M4A (non-protected AAC) and M4B (audio book) files (single files, directories or existing playlists) to the iPod. - Browse the contents of your local harddisk by album/artist/genre by adding all your songs to the 'local' database. From there the tracks can be dragged over to the iPod/Shuffle easily. - Create and modify playlists, including smart playlists. - You can choose the charset the ID3 tags are encoded in from within gtkpod. The default is the charset currently used by your locale setting. - Extract tag information (artist, album, title...) from the filename if you supply a template. - Detect duplicates when adding songs (optional). - Remove and export tracks from your iPod. - Modify ID3 tags -- changes are also updated in the original file (optional). - Refresh ID3 tags from file (if you have changed the tags in the original file). - Sync directories. - Normalize the volume of your tracks (uses mp3gain or the replay-gain tag) - Write the updated iTunesDB and added songs to your iPod. - Work offline and synchronize your new playlists / songs with the iPod at a later time. - Export your korganizer/kaddressbook/thunderbird/evocalendar/evolution/webcalendar... data to the iPod (scripts for other programs can be added).