A novel iPod software accessory is proving exceptionally popular with online shoppers allowing them to manage and extract audio files from CD onto their Apple iPods.

Ashampoo CD2iPod was officially released at the start of this month but is only now drawing in any real notable interest.

The software accessory is an online personal control centre and has been praised by various analysts for easing the process of transferring music without the need for additional plug-ins.

The program runs at a superior speed to its competitors due to the considerably smaller files used and offers a normalisation function to smooth playback.

The Ashampoo CD2iPod software accessory is priced at under ten pounds.