# podscribe: reconstructing the old iPod iTunesDB writer

> podscribe reconstructs old-format iTunesDB writing for the 5.5-generation iPod Video in TypeScript. Its format notes map the little-endian chunk tree and playlist references, while the library writes track and playlist records and includes a reader for comparison with an iTunes-generated database.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/menor/podscribe>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/menor/podscribe/blob/6df55f5161d2511fa6e80750283cb20ad262c4c1/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/podscribe-itunesdb-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/podscribe-itunesdb-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/podscribe-itunesdb-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Node.js 26 or newer is required.
- **Scope:** Device use requires a mounted FAT32 5.5-generation iPod Video; modern hashed iTunesDB formats are outside scope.
- **Testing evidence:** The author describes on-device playlist playback as an acceptance gate still to be completed.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/menor/podscribe/blob/6df55f5161d2511fa6e80750283cb20ad262c4c1/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/menor/podscribe/blob/6df55f5161d2511fa6e80750283cb20ad262c4c1/docs/itunesdb-format.md>
3. <https://github.com/menor/podscribe/blob/6df55f5161d2511fa6e80750283cb20ad262c4c1/docs/device-test.md>

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