iTunes alternative for Windows with good podcast management?

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Since iTunes is so dog-slow on Windows, I'm looking for a good alternative that manages podcasts well. Bonus for syncing play counts, ratings, etc.

Edit: I'm not looking for a podcast-only app, I'm looking for a music manager that does well with podcasts.

Duplicate: http://superuser.com/questions/1767/podcast-desktop-app — arathorn, Jul 22 '09 at 13:09
@Aidan: I see. Might want to re-word the title also, though. — arathorn, Jul 22 '09 at 16:20

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '09 at 13:22

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MediaMonkey rocks. It can handle your music collection management, podcasts and it syncs with many different devices.

answered Jul 22 '09 at 13:22

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score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '09 at 13:21

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Well I really like the Zune software... It made me buy a Zune!

answered Jul 22 '09 at 13:21

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score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 19 '14 at 07:52

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You might check out Songbird. Not only will it manage your local music, but it is very nice for finding music on the internet.

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answered Jul 22 '09 at 13:21

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 02 '09 at 05:29

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I don't have enough points to respond directly to a comment yet...

Although MediaMonkey is great, please be aware that even the latest version of MediaMonkey no longer synchronizes with the iPhone under the 3.0 OS. It's read-only. It worked fine with the 2.x OS, and it still works fine with my older generation iPods.

answered Aug 02 '09 at 05:29

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That doesn't seem to be the case anymore with the latest release: http://www.mediamonkey.com/news/2009/11/19/mediamonkey-3-2-released-syncs-with-the-latest-phones/ – Dan Esparza Feb 09 '10 at 22:52
Yep, I saw that. It'll always be a game of catch-up, of course. Thanks. – Mark Freedman Feb 10 '10 at 03:30

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 22 '09 at 14:13

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I used http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/ for a while, I found it quite attractive and useful. Now I use itunes, because I'm lazy.

answered Jul 22 '09 at 14:13

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iTunes alternative for Windows with good podcast management?

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