FoneTrans

iTunes is Apple's proprietary software solution for managing and synching mobile devices such as the iPad, iPhone and iPod. FoneTrans is an iTunes alternative designed to further streamline synchronizing and transferring data from your computer to your mobile device or vice versa.

The application's interface is simple, minimalistic and elegant, which makes it easy to use. Its buttons and tabs are intuitively placed and self-explanatory.

The main window of the application provides users with easy access to information regarding connected devices and enables them to quickly transfer information to their iTunes library, to a custom folder on their hard disk, or to another compatible device connected to the same computer. Users can also backup and restore their contacts from the same window.

Tabs which enable users to access the application's other functions are placed in a panel situated to the left of the window. These include media, playlists, photos, books, contacts, SMS and toolkit. Most of these tabs work in much the same way and share similar interface elements.

The media tab, for example, can help users view, filter, search, sort, export and import multimedia files to their device. They can also edit ID3 tags ( if available ) and view files' properties by accessing the context menu.

Users can manage their contacts from a dedicated tab. This enables them to add contacts to groups and import or export them to various formats such as CSV or vCard. Contacts can also be exported to Outlook or the Windows Address Book. The user's short messages can likewise be exported to CSV, text or HTML.

The application is intuitive to use and performs as expected. Transferring files or exporting contacts and messages is easy and takes very little time. As a bottom line, this iTunes replacement can definitely do what it sets out to do, which is to offer a less complicated alternative to Apple's software solution.