beaTunes 4.5

beaTunes is a program that works on both Windows and Mac and provides you with the tools needed to play, analyze, and inspect your songs. This simple yet useful application brings you a straightforward interface, allows you to import your iTunes libraries or local music folders, and lets you create playlists with just a few clicks.

The utility might prove to be of good use if you're dealing with a large music collection and wish to analyze its contents. To be more exact, this program analyzes any selected music library and checks for acoustical duplicates and finds inconsistencies in your own (wrongfully spelled artist names for instance).

beaTunes also comes as an alternative to listening to music with iTunes (Mac's default music player). The integrated player doesn't provide you with many playback options (for example, it's missing a Shuffle option), but it's very simple to handle and offers you a very easy and quick way to create music playlists.

For users who are always looking for new music this application gives access to the latest releases from various artists. Sorted in groups and based on their genre, the music albums are displayed within the Charts panel. The app redirects you to Amazon website if you wish to acquire them.

All in all, beaTunes is a reliable solution when it comes to cleaning up music libraries and playing your favorite songs. And even though it comes with a price (unlike iTunes), I still believe it's worth a try.