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Rip To iPod v2.1

Rips each enabled (checkmarked) CD track to iTunes and immediately copies it to iPod, deletes the file, and removes the track from the iTunes library, giving the appearance of seamless CD-to-iPod importing. You can also change your encoder on-the-fly and your Preferences-set encoder will be restored after the rip. Requires that iPod be set to "Manually manage music and videos". iPods set to sync are ignored.

    Latest version:
  • Fixes intermittent copying issue
  • v2.0:
  • Runs as universal binary
  • Restores iPod free space-check
  • Updated obsolete code
  • Syntax finessings
    Info:
  • build type: Universal Binary
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: August 17, 2008
  • latest version downloads: 51 | total downloads: 11350
  • zip download size: 121.7K
4248 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

New iPod Playlist From Selection v3.1

Copy selected iTunes tracks, or the tracks of a selected iTunes playlist, to a new user-named iPod playlist. Works only with iPods set to "Manually manage music and videos", and very handily when assigned an iTunes Scripts Menu Shortcut. I use Control-Command-N.

    Latest version:
  • Fixes intermittent copying issue
  • v3.0:
  • Select tracks or a playlist
  • Detects only iPods set to "Manually manage music and videos"
  • Performance finesses and fixes
  • Runs as universal binary
    Info:
  • build type: Universal Binary
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: August 17, 2008
  • latest version downloads: 26 | total downloads: 3310
  • zip download size: 161.3K
1516 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Import iPod Audio Files v2.0

Select tracks on the iPod and then run this script to copy the files of the selected tracks from the iPod to your Music folder and add to iTunes. Additionally, you can assign the new tracks to their own playlist. Requires the iPod be set to "Manually manage music and videos".

Will not work on Windows-formatted iPods.

Not compatible with iPhone/iPod touch.

    Latest version:
  • Runs as universal binary
  • Removed extension routines, relies on size and date modified only
  • Fixes issue with unusually large video files
  • Transfers rating, played count, and video kind
  • Streamlined obsolete and old-and-in-the-way code
  • Minor code syntax changes
    Info:
  • build type: Universal Binary
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: June 1, 2008
  • latest version downloads: 2453 | total downloads: 62259
  • zip download size: 147.4K
9130 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Selected Playlists To iPod v2.0

This script will copy the selected playlists, and the tracks contained in each, from your iTunes library to a mounted iPod. (Normally, you have to drag each playlist individually.) The iPod must be set to "Manually manage songs and videos".

    Latest version:
  • Performance fixes and enhancements
  • Detects only iPods set to "Manually manage songs and videos"
  • Runs as universal binary
    Info:
  • build type: Universal Binary
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: May 5, 2008
  • latest version downloads: 222 | total downloads: 2252
  • zip download size: 127K
724 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Add Selected Tracks to iPod and Backup v1.1

Copy the selected iTunes library tracks to iPod and then also to a designated backup playlist, to which the current date and time is appended. Then, if you ever need to erase the iPod (or have otherwise lost iPod tracks), you can easily restore it with the tracks from the backup playlist.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: January 20, 2006
  • latest version downloads: 2523 | total downloads: 3617
  • zip download size: 111K
405 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

iPod Lyrics To Notes

This script will copy the lyrics of the selected iPod tracks (if the selected iPod tracks contain any lyrics, that is) as Notes to that iPod's "Notes" folder.

Lyrics Notes will be organized in Artist/Album folders in a "Lyrics" folder created in the iPod "Notes" folder. Additionally, a link at the beginning of each Lyrics Note will allow you to play that particular track from the iPod. (The idea for this script was originally suggested by Adam Wiseman at Mac OS X Hints, who created a similar script.)

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: January 7, 2006
  • total downloads: 3069
  • zip download size: 163.7K
919 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Unique To This iPod Playlist

Create a new playlist on your iPod, listing those tracks in the selected iPod playlist which have not been assigned to any other playlist on the iPod. Read Me explains all.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Rob Worman
  • posted: August 11, 2005
  • total downloads: 1026
  • zip download size: 61.4K
303 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Update iPod Shuffle LastPlayed

This script updates the last played date of songs that were played with an iPod shuffle. Requires a simple edit to work with your iPod Shuffle. Read Me explains more.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Jonas Zimmermann
  • posted: April 11, 2005
  • total downloads: 1193
  • zip download size: 43.7K
689 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Show iPod Song Files

This script will show the files of the selected iPod tracks in the Finder (a la iTunes' "Show Song File" menu command).

Note: recent versions of iTunes and iPod software create encoded names for files on the iPod (KLAA.m4a, EVEX.m4p, and so on). The filenames displayed, therefore, will not be the names of the tracks.)

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: February 19, 2005
  • total downloads: 3078
  • zip download size: 53.4K
425 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Update iPod

This script application will update your iPod on-the-fly, providing your iPod Preferences are set to sync.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Jonathan Strine
  • posted: February 9, 2005
  • total downloads: 1906
  • zip download size: 60.7K
464 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
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