Syncing to Ipod

iPod und iTunes are glued together closely. Unlike normal MP3-Players, the iPod does not open the media library as a mass storage; you can access it only with the software which was prepared for it.

Custom iPod Management

If you want to develop your own iPod manager, you may try the following software:

libipod libipod is a lightweight library written in C for the management of the Apple iPod. It includes wrappers for C++ and Python, as well as a number of example programs.
gnupod GNUpod is a collection of Perl-Scripts which allow you to use your iPod under GNU/Linux and many other Operating Systems with a useable Version of Perl 5 (+Modules).