Lister

Lister is an application that you can use to scan your collection of media files, in order to create a sorted list based on the artist and album information. It generates an XML file that can be opened in your web browser to check out results.

The utility includes a couple of advanced settings that can be configured with ease, even by less experienced users. It offers support for .mp3, .mp2, .mpeg, .avi, .ogg, .ra, .rm, asf, .wma, .wmv, .vqf, .pls, .b4s and .m3u format.

The setup procedure is a fast task that shouldn't give you any trouble, since there are no unfamiliar options, prerequisite software tools, or third-party offers involved.

As far as the interface is concerned, Lister has a single window that reveals all settings put at your disposal. This way, you don't have to depend on multiple windows to carry out tasks in a simple manner.

It's possible to indicate the folder to scan, establish the name of the output XML, as well as edit the XLS stylesheet and XML filename.

Moreover, it can be asked to automatically rename the XML file, delete the item on task completion automatically to free up space, as well as indicate the full path to the XSL processor, along with additional command lines to enhance functionality.

It didn't put a strain on the computer's performance in our testing, as it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly. It remained stable throughout our runtime, without triggering the OS to hang, crash or display errors.

On the other hand, Lister doesn't have more intuitive options for users less skilled with file sorting applications. We must also keep in mind that it hasn't received updates for a pretty long time. Nevertheless, it's free for non-commercial use and delivers useful options for generating XML files with media information obtained from your computer.