MusicMatch hopes to continue its dominance in the software audio-player market with the latest release of its successful Jukebox program. MusicMatch Jukebox 8.0 (Basic, free; Plus, $19.99) offers more cosmetic changes than new functions, but that said, the program's existing features and services are still better than those of most other players.

Upgrading from previous versions of MusicMatch is not a seamless operation. If you use MusicMatch to add songs to your MP3 player or other portable device, you'll need to download plug-ins for the new version. We encountered minor problems when we downloaded the plug-in for the Apple iPod, which required a strangely large file (10MB) and a restart of our computer. Though the software continues to work with the iPod, the customized help menu of Version 7.5 is no longer available.