M3Unify v1.12.1

I just posted an update to M3Unify. Just a couple of minor fixes but if you're registered its always good to have the latest version.

M3Unify is a flexible file exporter and M3U playlist creator that will allow you to sensibly off-load copies of your iTunes songs to a user-chosen location—separate folder, external drive, USB thumb drive, SD card and so on—the way you and your portable or car audio player want.

Download the free trial from this page and then purchase a registration for $5.00.

And many thanks to M3Unify's current users!

UPDATED: M3Unify v1.10.0

M3Unify is a flexible file exporter and M3U playlist creator that will allow you to sensibly off-load copies of your iTunes songs to a user-chosen location—separate folder, external drive, USB thumb drive, SD card and so on—the way you and your audio player want.

M3Unify can archive playlists and audio files to a folder, volume or portable media and includes options to create Artist/Album sub-folders, rename files, convert to lossy formats, export album artwork, and more.

Watch the video demonstration.

M3Unify v1.10.0 adds these new features:

• Adds ability to open/drag-and-drop an M3U playlist file to "add" the accessible files it references
• Adds "Export M3U Using Relative Paths" option to create M3U playlist based on relative paths of files already in established locations
• Adds feature to remove duplicated entries
• Adds "Kind" column for better sorting of different audio types
• Adds option to show the Finder Information Window for a file

M3Unify is easy to configure and use. Try the nearly-full-featured demo for yourself. A license to make M3Unify fully-full-featured is $5.00. This update is free for registered users—who are the greatest!

M3Unify v1.9.3

You read a lot of doom and gloom about CDs and audio downloads as we careen into the streaming age. But I am delighted that my file-related applications—Dupin, Join Together and M3Unify—still continue to be (reasonably) popular.

I've just posted an update for M3Unify which takes care of some minor maintenance.

M3Unify can manage file exports from iTunes by providing flexible user options such as file renaming, sub-folder creation, simple file conversion and so on. In the video demo I describe how I use it to export audio files to a thumb drive for use in my car's audio player. But there are many other uses for it.

M3Unify is $5.00 and this update is free for registered users. Thanks for using it!

M3Unify v1.8.0

M3Unify is a simple file managing app that can copy and arrange audio files to a selected folder, volume or portable media. Tracks can be dragged from iTunes or files can be dragged from the Finder. When loaded in M3Unify, a set of flexible exporting options enables you to arrange your music files the way you and your music player want.

With M3Unify you can:

• Copy files of tracks dragged from iTunes or the Finder to a selected folder
• Rename copied files using substitution patterns based on track tags
• Create Album or Artist/Album sub-folders based on track tags
• Export album artwork as "folder.jpg" files, one per Album sub-folder
• Create an M3U playlist
• Format M3U Extended track information using substitution patterns based on track tags
• Optionally convert files to AAC files (or MP3 files via iTunes)

Plus, these features:

• M3U preview
• Track information and Quick Look auditioning
• Uncluttered, easy-to-use interface
• On-board and online help

This latest version adds a preferences option to rename files and sub-folders using strictly limited alphanumeric character set; improves handling of .AIFC files; other enhancements and performace fixes.

M3Unify is $5, free for current registered users, video demo after the jump, download is on this page. (more…)

UPDATED: M3Unify v1.7.1

I neglected to post that I have updated M3Unify to version 1.7.1. There were a couple of compatibilty issues with macOS 10.9 that had to be fixed.

M3Unify accepts tracks dragged from iTunes or audio files from the Finder and can export copies or converted versions of the files to portable media, primarily for car audio use. But it's also useful for archiving and back-ups.

Had a nice email from a fan named Rick: "I was searching Prius chat, Toyota chat and others to solve the dreaded playlist problem with the in-car players. No one there knew how to solve the problem. And then through a Google search, I found M3Unify. It is the simplest, most powerful little app for dealing with iTunes and USB drives used in cars. Thanks for such a well thought design and it's cheap too!"

This is a free update for registered M3Unify users, $5 otherwise; watch the video and download the free demo from this page.

M3Unify v1.5.0

M3Unify is a simple file managing app that can copy and arrange audio files to a selected folder, volume or portable media. Tracks can be dragged from iTunes or files can be dragged from the Finder. When loaded in M3Unify, a set of flexible exporting options enables you to arrange your music files the way you and your music player want.

With M3Unify you can:

• Copy files of tracks dragged from iTunes or the Finder to a selected folder
• Rename copied files using substitution patterns based on track tags
• Create Album or Artist/Album sub-folders based on track tags
• Export album artwork as "folder.jpg" files, one per Album sub-folder
• Create an M3U playlist
• Format M3U Extended track information using substitution patterns based on track tags
• Optionally convert files to AAC files (or MP3 files via iTunes)

Plus, these features:

• M3U preview
• Track information and Quick Look auditioning
• Uncluttered, easy-to-use interface
• On-board and online help

This latest version adds the ability to drag Finder files; skip conversion if source files are already in the selected format; adds limited pattern matching for sub-folder creation (eg: [year]/[genre]); other enhancements and performace fixes.

M3Unify is $5, free for current registered users, video demo after the jump, download is on this page. (more…)

UPDATED: M3Unify v1.4.4

M3Unify is a flexible file exporter and M3U playlist creator that will allow you to off-load copies of your iTunes songs to a user-chosen location—separate folder, external drive, USB thumb drive, SD card and so on—the way you and your audio player want.

As you'll know from watching my AV presentation, I use M3Unify to stuff a USB thumb drive with music files to use in my car's audio player. It sure beats racking a mini CD collection to the driver's side sun visor. I still see people doing that. Retro.

This latest version of M3Unify now has an option to name sub-folders configured as "Artist - Album"; apparently, some audio players will only scan one folder deep such that files at the bottom of a folder hierarchy like Artist/Album/ will be ignored. Sad!

This is a free update for registered users. It's free to try with a 15-track limitation and $5.00 to purchase. More information and the informative video is on this page.

M3Unify v1.4.0

M3Unify is a flexible file exporter and M3U playlist creator that will allow you to off-load copies of your iTunes songs to a user-chosen location, separate folder, external drive, USB thumb drive, SD card and so on, the way you and your audio player want.

With M3Unify you can:

• Copy files of tracks dragged from iTunes to a selected folder
• Rename copied files using substitution patterns based on track tags
• Create Album or Artist or Artist/Album sub-folders based on track tags
• Export album artwork as "folder.jpg" files, one per Album sub-folder
• Create an M3U playlist
• Format M3U Extended track information using substitution patterns based on track tags
• Optionally convert files to AAC files (or MP3 files via iTunes)

Plus, M3Unify features:

• M3U preview
• Track information and auditioning
• Uncluttered, easy-to-use interface
• On-board and online help

I use M3Unify to regularly update thumb drives that I use in my car, as I explain in this video at YouTube.

This latest version adds the ability to create discrete "Artist" sub-folders (in addition to the previous ability to create "Album" sub-folders); a preference toggle to export tracks of compilation albums into a "Compilation" folder, as iTunes does; adds a "View Options" panel; additional support for OS X 10.11 El Capitan; and minor tweaks and performance enhancements.

This is a free update for registered users. It's free to try with a 15-track limitation and $5.00 to purchase. More information and video is on this page.