Editing Personal Jukebox (section)

==Software==
{{Main|Software used in the Personal Jukebox}}

===Software development kit===
The original developers at Compaq Research designed an [[Software development kit|SDK]] (Software Development Kit) for the unit and published it [[open source]] under the [[GNU General Public License]] in 2000.

===Drivers===
The PJB does not integrate itself as a USB [[mass storage]] device into modern operating systems. Special drivers are required to make the operating system recognize an attached PJB. Drivers for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Mac OS]] were included, while drivers for [[Linux]] were developed by the open source community.

===Jukebox Manager (Windows, Mac OS)===
The included management tool for the PJB is the Jukebox Manager (the latest Windows version is v1.5.6). It can create/delete/manage Sets, Discs and Tracks (when uploading, the user can choose which [[ID3]]-tag will represent which level). It can also encode CDs directly onto the PJB and query the [[CDDB]] for the proper disc/track information. Finally, it can update the firmware. If manipulating some values in the [[Windows Registry]], a hidden menu appears, which can be used to debug and, in some cases repair a damaged TOC. The Jukebox Manager does not make use of some of the firmware’s later features, such as downloading tracks back to the computer and does not provide advanced features such as mass-uploading, synchronizing or creating playlists from [[M3U]]-playlists.

===Linux projects===
There are '''Linux''' projects operating on SourceForge (some under the banner of the OpenPJB project). These range from Jukebox-Manager-like applications with a GUI for various [[window manager]]s to projects making the PJB's file system mountable as a drive in Linux. Some of the projects include:
* Jukebox Manager (KDE)
* GNOME/GTK+ GUI Personal Jukebox Manager (GNOME)
* Emacs PJB Manager
* PJB File System for Linux (Kernel 2.3/4, 2.6)
* PJB VFS module (for use with Nautilus)
* pjmirror (written in Perl to synchronize the PJB with data on the PC)