[Julio]

How long is it going to take for the next multi-plugin release for iTunes 8?

[iGo]

To be precise... Most probably, NEVER!

[Malek]

More like an Avetunes that doesn't crash with iTunes 8...

:

[usafa09]

Any chance we'll see a multi plugin alternative or some stripped down version of itunes that organizes the same way and supports ipods, etc. without all the fluff and memory hogging?

[Ballena]

Skinning and customizations for Windows will die.. get a mac now!

:-)

[King Of Chaos]

Yeah, probably little chance of an update. Time to move on, yes?

[iGo]

King of Chaos said:

Time to move on

Right on!!

[usafa09]

Move on to what?

[iGo]

usafa09 said:

Move on to what?

To Nothing. As far as I see the current situation on MultiPlugin, the development is stopped. I don't recollect Localhost (the original developer) officially announcing so, but the way every iTunes update keeps breaking MultiPlugin... I can understand his frustruation.

So unless you've iPod... and iTunes is last word in media player for you. I suggest you find alternative media player (such as Foobar, Winamp) if you really care about bloat and memory footprints.

[xfifteen]

I'm happy though iTunes 8 fits into the Vista interface, thanks to the new buttons, unlike safari...

[usafa09]

can you manage ipods, playlists, and video for the ipod w/ foobar 2000?

[mps69]

usafa09;509500 said:

can you manage ipods, playlists, and video for the ipod w/ foobar 2000?

You can manage iPods via Foobar, check out here
It's been a while since I used it, it works but I don't know how well.

[iGo]

usafa09 said:

can you manage ipods, playlists, and video for the ipod w/ foobar 2000?

Maybe you don't read everything fully or only read between the lines.

Here is what I said

iGo said:

So unless you've iPod...

[King Of Chaos]

Or bite the bullet and use the latest iTunes alone without MultiPlugin. I've been using iTunes without MultiPlugin for nearly a year and a half without any problems.

[junksierra]

is there any way someone else could continue development of multiplugin? as much as i appreciate the amount of work and the features that localhost has put into the application, it has for a long time been obselete and useless to anyone to wants to keep up to date with the current itunes and ipod software. is there anyone else who has the know-how and enthusiasm to continue this great program's development and would localhost be willing to relinquish his control over its development?

[KAWSquared]

Why would you even want to skin your itunes anyways? For god's sake, the thing uses ****ing bitmaps.

Nasty.

[iGo]

KAWSquared said:

Why would you even want to skin your itunes anyways? For god's sake, the thing uses ****ing bitmaps.

Although skinning was the most popular aspect of it, MultiPlugin was useful for more than skinning.

junksierra said:

is there any way someone else could continue development of multiplugin?

I doubt anyone would be interested, unless they have patience to make changes and updates every time iTunes gets update and plugin is broken. Not to mention, support for users... people have different configurations (both HW/SW), and people run into issues. Supporting and fixing bugs. All this take lot of time and effort for single developer. With the short span between new iTunes updates, all this load increases.

So I really doubt, anyone would really be interested in it.

[SbuxBlaze]

iGo;509395 said:

To be precise... Most probably, NEVER!

+1. Unless anyone suddenly decides to take on the project, it's not happening

[schmrom]

A new Multiplugin would be really cool, but I also don't think it will happen

[Mauintosh]

ehhhhhh for what? Those bloody thing are useless, you can't update to a new version, you have to stuck with an specific version, which may have many glitches and bugs, and you have to depend on the humor of those multi-pulgins, and of the PC of course. Get a Mac! They aren't to expensive.