Ringtonator: iPhone Application which automates the ultimate ringtone hack

When I wrote about the simple iPhone hack discovered by Cleverboy which could convert an AAC song into a ringtone; I had mentioned that the next step for the not so technically inclined would be to wait for someone to create a program which automates the hacking process.

Joe over at dev-blog has done exactly that by releasing a GUI based iPhone application called “Ringtonator” which edits the metadata  to "convert" AAC music files to ringtones in iTunes.

Everyone seems to getting creative when it comes to naming their iPhone applications related to adding custom ringtones to iPhone; we have seen RingToneMaker (Windows only), iToner (Mac only), iRing and now we have the "Ringtonator".

Ringtonator is a simple drag and drop application that will turn any AAC file into an ringtone in iTunes so it can be synced back to your iPhone and vice versa. In case you missed the article on how the hack works, do read iPhone hacking genius reveals yet another ringtone hack.

The hack used AtomicParsley to edit the metadata of the AAC file; with Ringtonator you do not need a separate install of AtomicParsley.

Ringtonator can also handle multiple files thus making the whole process of converting your favorite songs in iTunes music library as ringtones that much more easier and faster. All one needs to do is drag the AAC file into the drag and drop area as can be seen in the screenshot below and the file should appear in your ringtone list in iTunes, and after syncing, it should show up on your iPhone.

Ringtonator is currently only available for Mac and you can download it from this link. Joe promises that he will also be publishing the source code soon and also add a feature of converting an mp3 file to AAC format as currently Ringtonator can only work with AAC files.

So folks enjoy it before Apple releases an update for iTunes which will fix this bug and don't forget to let me know how it work for you in the comments.

Thanks Joe for Ringtonator!

Update: Ringtonator is currently not compatible with iTunes 7.4.2, so if you want it to work, you will need to stick with iTunes 7.4.1.

[via dev-blog]

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