Floola Review – An iTunes Replacement

Posted on February 24, 2008 at 7:06 am

Many iPod users hate working with iTunes. Not only can it be horribly temperamental, but it’s content isn’t all that great either. For many years, I put off purchasing an iPod because of these two simple things. However, there are some useful alternatives to iTunes that can change almost anyone’s mind.

This marvelous program works with every iPod flawlessly. Instead of letting iTunes hold you and your iPod hostage, give Floola a try. It is completely free and easy to operate. Downloading the file will only take about a second or two. Windows, Mac, and Linux users will find this useful tool a nice replacement for iTunes.

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Floola has a simple interface that looks the same on all operating systems. It is not overloaded with unnecessary features that complicate things. Organizing your music, video, and podcast collection will be a breeze. Syncing between your iPod and computer can be done at faster speeds than iTunes on most Windows operating systems. This application is even smart enough to work with iTunes when it comes to importing your music library or playlists.

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Floola can best be described as a well functioning jukebox with extra features. For a little more customization, it will download your existing album artwork when it syncs with your iPod. Video iPod users will definitely enjoy its capability to sync video from websites.

YouTube addicts can now take their favorite videos on the go. Instead of waiting until you access your home computer, you can hit the road with your videos securely stashed in your iPod. Just simply paste the URL of the web video you are interested in and it will be synced to your device.

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Certain types of media have issues with iPods and are not compatible. In order to change this and make them talk to each other, you usually have to go through a long grueling process. Floola cuts out the middle man and handles this issue on its own in one simple process. This feature alone makes it a valuable asset to any multimedia lover. It conveniently does this for video and audio files. I certainly don’t remember iTunes ever doing that for me.

Another awesome benefit of Floola is its streaming capability. If you are a fan of internet radio, then you can enjoy them on your iPod as well. This application will easily support Last.fm streaming radio.

Although there are no other streaming radio stations to choose from, this is still a wonderful function. You will be able to create your personal playlist or import an older one. The built in search feature for Floola is very intuitive and will help you get rid of duplicate songs in your music library.

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Anyone tired of using iTunes and its limitations will enjoy Floola. It is completely free from cost and has a full array of useful features. Being able to use it from multiple operating system platforms is a major bonus. It has a simple enough interface that will take you only a few seconds to understand.

Being able to have full control over the type of videos and music you place on your iPod is a wonderful thing. Instead of worrying about compatible audio or video files, just select and sync. Awesome program that works flawlessly.

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10 Responses to “Floola Review – An iTunes Replacement”

  1. Madhur Kapoor said on : February 24th, 2008 at 10:04 am

    I really hate iTune. Whenever i plug my iPod in someone’s computer, iTunes clears my playlists as it is not synchronized. Does this happen with Floola also ?


  2. Miro said on : June 30th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    Looks good.

    Also try out Helium Music Manager, it rips, plays, tags, burns and all other stuff you need.

    http://www.helium-music-manager.com/


  3. ammar chapra said on : September 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 am

    Yes…Can anyone please answer Madhur Kapoor’s question? I have the same question: I really hate iTunes. Whenever i plug my iPod in someone’s computer, iTunes clears my playlists as it is not synchronized. Does this happen with Floola also ?


  4. vza said on : September 29th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    When you plug in your ipod to someone elses computer, don’t hit the sync button, instead hit the cancel button and your playlist will remain intact. Floola can be used on multiple computers without that problem. You can even store Floola on your ipod and launch it on any computer you use.


  5. Sam said on : December 28th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    Floola completely messed up my Ipod’s library and i had to return my Ipod to factory settings to get it to work again.
    All the files were there, but Ipod said there was nothing.

    Also when i tried to rename an artist using Floola my Ipod said SKREEEEEK !!!! and scared the S*** out of me. It did not break though.

    From now on i’ll stick to Itunes. It may not be perfect, but at least it works.


  6. jon said on : January 31st, 2009 at 10:20 am

    go to settings and change to manually arrange your ipod libary otherwise it wipesout all your tunes when you plug into someone elses pc.


  7. James said on : May 27th, 2009 at 3:51 am

    For those who hate iTunes, you may enjoy this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grm1VuetO5c


  8. bob said on : June 18th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    I have russian songs with russian lettering will floola put them into my computer?

    also if my computer broke down and i got a new one but all of my songs are in my ipod, can they be transferred into the computer cuz itunes cant they will delete all my songs and i cant get them back


  9. Gautam said on : June 25th, 2009 at 1:26 am

    can this be used with an iphone ?

    cheers


  10. JMTII said on : September 20th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    floola answered alot of wishes without having to have my iPod hacked!

    Sam: same thing happend to me, so i plugged it back in to floola and it still populated the list. i just ejected it by holding down the SHIFT key and my iPod was back to normal! so, you might want to try that next time?

    Bob: i have never used Floola to transfer files back to my PC, but there are several programs that will do it. Pod to PC is an example and i got it off of C-Net’s Downloads, i trust ALL of their downloads…NEVER had a problem with one, they’re legit!

    as for me, i can’t use Floola right now? it keeps saying that another program has accessed my iPod and it won’t let me upload? i’ve gone through every program and process that populates my task manager and disabled everything i possibly could…i even uninstalled iTunes, still a no go? anyone have an answer to this one?


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