Manage Music, Video Collections in Windows 10, Windows 8 with MediaMonkey [App]

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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As your media collection grows ever bigger, so is the need for amedia organizerthat can allow you to quickly find any track you want or any video that you have stashed away in a corner of yourhard drive. WhileiTunesand similar products are great for desktop use, inWindows 10,Windows 8, users are somewhatlimited.

There is, however anappthat can help themorganize music and video collections on their Windows 8, Windows 10 deviceswith ease. MediaMonkey is one of the bestappsthat can help Windows 8, Windows 10 users to manage all their media. Within this oneapp, you can easily see all your music and videos and manage them as you see fit.

MediaMonkey for Windows 10, Windows 8 [Review]

This freeappis one of the best media organizers I’ve seen in a while, and while it only allows users to manage videos andmusic(including audio books) and not photos, it still is a greatappto install if you want a good music/video player that keeps your collection in order.

Theappitself is pretty simple, although having it to sync youmusicfrom different folders is not done automatically and you will need to fiddle a little with the settings. The user interface is pretty simple to use, having a simple menu that will allow you to go to anyfeaturethat theappprovides.

On the Home menu, users will see a Library section, where they can access different folders, such as Artists, Albums, Genre, UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), Videos, Audio Books and Podcasts. The UPnP function is for attaching DLNA devices to stream music or videos wireless to other compatible devices.

The Podcasts and Audio Books sections are for adding your own files, as they do not provide downloading services. Nevertheless, if you are a Podcast listener, then you can Sync your download folder to MediaMonkey for Windows 10, Windows 8 so you can listen to them via theapp. The same is true with Audio Books.

Videos are neatly sorted via name and they all have a thumbnail so you can get a little preview of each before you open them. Theappuses the default Windows 8, Windows 10 video player, this helps with keeping theapplightweight.

Most of you will probably use theappfor organizing listening tomusic, so, the most important part for you is themusicplayer. If this is true, then know that themusicplayer is vary basic in looks, but it still provides all thefeaturesthat any other player will do. Also, the user interface of themusicplayer is very well designed.

The main part of the screen is occupied by the track list and on the left you have the album art (if available), rating, information on the current track and on the bottom of the screen, you can see a VU meter and the play controls. The equalizer can be opened by right clicking on the top of the screen (or swiping down from the top).

When you do this, you will see some other functions, like Play All, Shuffle All, Open File, Equalizer and Sync. On the other side of the menu, you can find the Select All button, used when performing bulk operations. Also, when you want to exit the player menu and browse other parts of theapp, you can press the Home button at the top right corner and it will minimize the player to the bottom part of the screen.

Adding specific folders to theappis done via the Settings Charm. Go to the Scan for Media portion and using the Add Folder button, you can browse your device for the folder you want to sync. From here, you can also remove folders if you want.

Overall, MediaMonkey is a great music and video organizerappfor Windows 10 Windows 8, allowing users to keep their media collection tidy. Also, thanks to the possibility to add Podcasts and Audio Books, MediaMonkey for Windows 10 Windows 8 has more functionality than your average music player. I loved testing theappand I hope you will like using it.

[UPDATE]MediaMonkey is currently not available in Microsoft Store, but you can download the program from itsofficial websiteand run it on your Windows 10, 8/8.1 without any compatibility issues.

However, there are some good alternatives to MediaMonkey, if you would rather go for a native app to organize music and videos on your Windows 10, 8/8.1, or if you have no other choice than using apps from Microsoft Store (that goes for Windows RT users).

Alternatively, you can tryFoobar2000orMusicBeeto manage music and videos. Recently, iOS fans cannow download iTunes from the Microsoft Storeand use it as their main music player.

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Manage Music, Video Collections in Windows 10, Windows 8 with MediaMonkey [App]

MediaMonkey for Windows 10, Windows 8 [Review]