The winamp ipod plugin (aka ml_ipod) is a plugin for winamp. It allows you to manage your iPod from within the winamp media library. It supports all kinds of iPods, from the classic first generation iPods, to the iPod mini, photo, nano and shuffle and everything in between.

Important note: A new style of iPod support called pmp_ipod is built into Winamp version 5.2 and above (and was developed by the former lead developer of ml_ipod). ml_ipod is therefore offered as an alternative for those who find the inbuilt iPod support lacking in features.

New features:

• hierarchical subfolders for playlists
• using the notes feature for playlist folders for older iPod models, see http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?t=209375
• Move audioscrobbler status dialogs to lower-right corner (FR:1896480)
• Eject Button Failsafe (FR:1940366)
• different resize methods for images, depending on size. (to scale down, BOX, to enlarge use BICUBIC)
• get iPhone FWID from serial string, no need to query registry etc.
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

You can download version 3.05 of the iPod plugin here
A full list of all changes can be found here.
 - Achim Bursian

This is a minor bugfix release
New features:

• if "[SS]" is found in comment, skip-when-shuffleing flag is set
• hidden winamp.ini setting 'albumArtResizeMethod' for image resize algorithm (default is BILINEAR)
• image format 1020 for iPod 4G (rotated 90° ccw, RGB565)
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

You can download version 3.04 of the iPod plugin here
A full list of all changes can be found here.
 - Achim Bursian

New features:

• first version for iPhone/iPod touch support, see http://mlipod.sourceforge.net/wiki/IPhone
• new languages: Spanish and Russian
• support for album artist field (new column, transfer from ML, new field in edit dialog...)
• iPod-Tools item: Reset all playcounts to 0
• menu item "Reset play count" (FR:1847740)
• prevent ml_ipod start if iTunes is running
• prevent iTunes from opening when iPod is attached while Winamp is running
• if album artist is 'Various' or 'Various artists', the compilation flag is automatically set
• mp3gain on single songs
• handling of ITMS purchased songs (*.m4p) just like *.aa
• highlight cursor reseting after using "Edit iPod file info" (FR:1744002)
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

You can download version 3.03 of the iPod plugin here
A full list of all changes can be found here.
 - Achim Bursian

New features:

• support for iPod classic and 3G nano
• full compatibility with Winamp 5.5
• look for coverart in "albumname.jpg"
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

You can download version 3.02 of the iPod plugin here
A full list of all changes can be found here.
 - Achim Bursian

Caution: To use ml_iPod with the classic or nano 3G, you need to install the latest development patch after installing 3.01. Official version 3.01 is not enough! The same holds true for Winamp 5.5, which changed some internals in the used API.

No support for iPhone or iPod touch yet, sorry.

We started to collect donations for an iPhone now.

New features:

• rearrange playlist order by drag and drop (FR:1742569)
• enable drag n drop of ML playlists to iPod
• enable drag n drop of playlist entries to iPod
• Chinese version
• some more sorting options for SPLs
• refresh album art on specific songs will refresh metadata like composer, comment... too.
• composer field column (off by default)
• composer field editable in iPod view
• composer field is transfered from ML data and may be used in live SPLs (FR:1734522)
• iPod Transfer Log includes iPod name (FR:1744201)
• "Play iPod" Hotkey (FR:1718930)
• enable renaming of playlist on the fly during transfer
• enable hiding of smart playlist name on
• enable hiding of playlist name on iPod
• default for "writeAtEjectOnly" changed to FALSE
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

You can download version 3.01 of the iPod plugin here
A full list of all changes can be found here.
 - Achim Bursian

New features:

• Complete redesign of the prefs UI (greatly improved usability)
• Photo upload
• Multi-User support (access levels for the iPod)
• SPLs really query the iPod data now, not Winamp's library
• Full video support (incl. video podcasts)
• determine video type by folder
• process iTunes 7.1 DBs without loosing playlists
• option to automatically insert chapter markers to audiobooks
• preserve iTunes podcasts if "handle podcasts" is off (FR:1685435)
• special title formatting (ATF like)
• don't lock MediaLibrary during transfer
• option to autofill on connect
• calculation of remaining time during transfer, based on transfer rate
• preserve chapter data for audiobooks
• option to autoselect iPod in ML on connect (default is off)
• GUI to set option "auto-eject on close"
• holding Shift while connecting puts iPod into read-only mode
• database writing only during eject
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

You can download version 3.00 of the iPod plugin here
A full list of all changes can be found here.
 - Achim Bursian

• convert Winamp replaygain values to iPod Soundcheck values, this lets you use replaygain on your iPod!
• autofill from chosen playlist
• save/restore to/from archive
• recover dead iPod even without archive
• German translation
• keep basic metadata (artist, title...) in transcoded tracks. Makes it easier to recover a dead iPod.
• playlist deletion with Del key, playlist creation with Ins key
• automatically initialize factory new iPods (that don't have a iTunesDB yet)
• much better handling of iPod shuffle
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

You can download version 2.04 of the iPod plugin here
A full list of all changes can be found here.
 - Achim Bursian

• gapless playback for iPod Nano 2G and for transcoded files
• automatically eject on Winamp close
• individually selectable columns by right-click in the list header
• customized icons in ML tree view (needs Winamp 5.3 or above)
• sort playlists by clicking on column headers (as in the main iPod view)
• option to recover database that has been changed incompatibly by iTunes 7.1
• new column "Time Added" in iPod view
• process the "PartOfCompilation" flag in MP3 files (set by iTunes)
• delete deselected playlists when syncing (FR: 1673539)
• improved error messages during "copy to HD"
• fixed some Winamp 5.33 issues: Playlist SendTo, SmartPlaylist selection for Sync
• fixed: problem with transcoding to LC-AAC
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

BTW: The current status of donations can always be seen on the patch download page. We are very close to the goal...
 - Achim Bursian

• new: last.FM (AudioScrobbler) support:
  - global hotkeys
  - special ml_AudioScrobbler.dll plugin (1.1.11p2)
  - last.fm iPod mode: automatically switch to online mode when iPod gets connected, and back to offline when disconnected
• new: special podcast view, has a "feed" pane in the upper half, and the special query is no longer shown
• new: option to remove old podcasts from ML and hard disk during podcast sync
• new: better pref dialog for podcasts
• new: option to inhibit confirmation during podcast sync
• new: option to automatically perform a sync on connect (in "Sync Settings")
• new: option to transfer WAV files without transcoding (with a hidden setting "transcodeWavFiles=0")
• new: albumart folder file spec may contain wildcards and several filenames, seperated with semicolons
• new tool: create archive (iPodData.zip)
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

 - Achim Bursian

The "New Year Edition": 

• Transcoding is back! (Only with Winamp 5.3or above)
• "Gapless playback" with 5.5G iPods (not with Nano, sorry)
• extract cover art from audible files (*.aa)
• Cover Art for Motorola phones
• some new menu items for "Help..."
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

A full list of all changes can be found here. Enjoy, and have a great New Year!
 - Achim Bursian

Whats New: 

• full Album Art support for iPod Photo, iPod Video and iPod Nano (FR:1241247). This leads to a much bigger installer package, because we have to include some support libraries to convert the image formats.
• Podcast handling improved, using "Podcasts" menu on iPod now; special Smart Playlist named "Podcasts" is automatically created for that
• a lot of bug fixes and minor improvements

A full list of all changes can be found here. Enjoy!
 - Achim Bursian