jpot Library

What is jpot?

jpot is a java library that can deal with the database and other files iTunes creates on Apple's iPod. Additionally, it is planned to implement some basic operations on the database.

jpot is well-designed; it aims at giving you the best possible performance.

What is it good for?

• Use jpot as a backend library for your applications. In case you want to write your own java GUI for anything related to the iPod, then jpot is for you!
• Put jpot.jar on the hard disk of your iPod. The file is very small (currently 50-60kB), so there is no relevant overhead. Currently, the main standalone feature of jpot is to extract mp3 files from the iTunes database from the iPod to some other directory. In other words, jpot enables you to take music out of your iPod.

Download

The initial release was made 8 March 2005. The current release was made 25 July 2005. The size of the tar.gz file is 122kB.

Go to download page.

In the current release, there is a command line interface. Wow! With java 1.4 (other versions will probably do as well) installed, type

at the prompt of your favorite command line interpreter. A help page will be displayed explaining the options.

By reporting bugs or asking for new features you'll make me very happy.

Acknowledgment

Thanks to all those who contributed to the wiki document at

http://www.ipodlinux.org/ITunesDB

clarifying the structure of the iTunes database. This saved so much work. Currently you may call this document the jpot specification. A snapshot of the document is included in the doc subdirectory of the distribution.

Contact

Send personal mail to tbinder at math dot tu minus berlin dot de.