MediaMonkey

MediaMonkey is free software that will play, rip, synchronize and organize your music collection. Features: Audio / Music Manager Media Player (play MP3, OGG, WMA etc.) Equalizer / DSP Effects / Volume Leveler Party Mode & Auto-DJ CD Ripper: Encode MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC Audio Converter Auto Renamer / File Organizer Auto Tag Editor with Album Art Lookup Find Duplicate Tracks and Missing Tags Playlist Manager (auto music mixes) Generate reports and statistics Customization via scripts iPod and MP3 Player Synchronization Integrated CD/DVD Burner (Audio & Data)

MediaMonkey
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Release date January, 2006
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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
4 reviews
84
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mixed
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2 positive
0 mixed
2 negative

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Pros:
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Automatically tag and Album Art lookup
+2agreedisagree

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Auto volume leveling
+2agreedisagree

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Auto tagging
+2agreedisagree

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Audio CD ripping
+2agreedisagree

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Shoutcast support
+1agreedisagree

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MP3 player synchronization
+1agreedisagree

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iPod synchronization
+1agreedisagree

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Scripting support
+1agreedisagree

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Icecast support
+1agreedisagree

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Podcast subscription
+1agreedisagree

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Party mode
+1agreedisagree

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CD/DVD burning
+1agreedisagree

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Auto reorganising/renaming of files/folders
0agreedisagree

Cons:
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PC Only
+2agreedisagree

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Separate for-pay "gold" version
+1agreedisagree


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Competitors

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Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player

MSRP  --    Released  --
Pros
  • Mini-player
  • has all the bells and whistles you would expect
  • Good for most videos.
Cons
  • Awful library management functions
  • Will not play licensed media without internet connection or licence
  • Bloatware
ProSCORE
19 reviews
22
Vote! (5 votes)
vote MediaMonkey 0% vs. vote Windows Media Player 100%
Media Player Classic

Media Player Classic

MSRP  $0.00    Released  --
Pros
  • Lightweight compared to competitors
  • Very stable
Cons
  • Poor playlist support
  • Playlist interface (6.4.9.0)
ProSCORE
11 reviews
70
Vote! (4 votes)
vote MediaMonkey 0% vs. vote Media Player Classic 100%
foobar2000

foobar2000

MSRP  $0.00    Released  --
Pros
  • limited memory usage
  • highly customizable
  • Supports a wide range of audio codecs
  • Supports many tagging formats for metadata
Cons
  • Windows only
  • does not work with some media keyboards, or difficult to configure.
ProSCORE
10 reviews
82
Vote! (4 votes)
vote MediaMonkey 0% vs. vote foobar2000 100%
Songbird

Songbird

MSRP  $0.00    Released  December, 2008
Pros
  • expandable with extensions
  • cross-platform
  • stable
Cons
  • still missing many standard features
  • internal browser is somewhat useless
  • No PowerPC build for Mac
ProSCORE
2 reviews
60
Vote! (1 vote)
vote MediaMonkey 0% vs. vote Songbird 100%
Winamp

Winamp

MSRP  $0.00    Released  June, 1997
Pros
  • Extensive plugin support
  • Not a computer resource hog like WMP
  • Great UI, with easy to access library, playlist, EQ, visualization, etc.
Cons
  • Windows Only
  • default installation includes a lot of useless bloat
  • owned by AOL
ProSCORE
30 reviews
82
Vote! (7 votes)
vote MediaMonkey 14% vs. vote Winamp 86%
iTunes

iTunes

MSRP  $0.00    Released  January, 2001
Pros
  • Easy-to-use synching with iPod device
  • Clean, slick, easy to use interface.
  • Excellent support for podcasts, mostly free podcast subscriptions.
Cons
  • Installs many services and bloatware
  • Slows down Windows
  • High startup time on Windows
ProSCORE
39 reviews
56
Vote! (9 votes)
vote MediaMonkey 22% vs. vote iTunes 78%

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artur02

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January 5, 2008
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
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12 pros
0 cons
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Pros

  • Automatically tag and Album Art lookup
  • Auto volume leveling
  • Auto tagging
  • Audio CD ripping
  • Shoutcast support
  • MP3 player synchronization
  • iPod synchronization
  • Scripting support
  • Icecast support
  • Podcast subscription
  • Party mode
  • CD/DVD burning

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

Competitors

artur02 prefers MediaMonkey over Winamp
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Jon Louie

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May 6, 2009
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ProSCORE
80
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
1 con

Pros

  • Automatically tag and Album Art lookup
  • Auto volume leveling
  • Auto tagging
  • Audio CD ripping

Cons

  • PC Only

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bissap

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September 2, 2009
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ProSCORE
0
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0 pros
1 con

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Separate for-pay "gold" version

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January 6, 2008
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ProSCORE
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0 pros
1 con

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • PC Only

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