
The first of the new apps, Plexamp, is actually a revamp of the first Plex Labs project released. In December 2017, Plex introduced its own music player, whose name Plexamp was a nod to the Winamp player it aimed to replace. The project, like others from Plex Labs, was built by Plex employees in their spare time.
The best part is that even if the media files aren’t compatible with your iPhone or iPad, WALTR will automatically convert them to usable formats so you can view or play them without hassle. It supports music, videos, ringtones, PDFs, ePubs, and a few more. iMazing delivers most of what it claims to offer, or I should say 99% of the features. It’s a powerful iOS device management solution that puts iTunes in shame.
It features information on close to a million artists, over a million releases, and over 13 million individual recordings. It’s a treasure trove of songs and their associated information, and there are almost a dozen apps that interface with it in order to organize and tag your music. It’s full of hard-to-find tracks, ripped CDs, and rare downloads. It can be easier to look up those songs on Spotify than enjoy the high-quality audio files you own. Luckily, there are some great free tools to clean it up and make sure that never happens again.
Apple have killed off iTunes in the latest update to OS X called Catalina. It’s being replaced by a new app called Music, and in it, your previous tracks and playlists will exist alongside a redesigned GUI in which Apple Music and streaming take precedence.
I wrote about productivity, time management, and freelancing at the blog Lifehacker before freelancing for a variety of publications for about three years. I often tracked my time while writing, both for clients who paid hourly and to gather my own data on which projects were really worth it. Since joining Wirecutter, I’ve written a number of software and productivity guides, including about budgeting apps, website builders, tax filing software, and antivirus options. Made by Softorino, WALTR 2 is a Mac app that can help you transfer all kinds of media files from your PC or Mac to your iOS device without using iTunes or any other third-party apps.