SMB Music is an application for accessing and playing music files on network file servers that support the SMB protocol. SMB (also called CIFS) is the native network file sharing protocol of Microsoft Windows. Mac OS X 10.1 and later and most Linux distributions support it. SMB is also supported on a variety of other systems, including many network file storage appliances.

SMB Music can play most MP3, MP4 (M4A) and WAV format music files and M3U format playlists. It will not play DRM protected MP4 files.

SMB Music significantly extends the capability of your device by providing access to music libraries that are external to iTunes, especially those that predominantly consist of MP3 music files and M3U playlists. Since SMB Music does not use local device storage, there is essentially no limit to the number of songs that can be accessed and played.

Key features:
Supports up to 4 network file servers
Network status detection and auto-recovery
Netbios and DNS name resolution
Name resolution bypass
Informative status messages
Configurable file extension filtering
Automatic directory indexing
File tag display including embedded artwork
Playlist support with automatic path mapping

SMB Music includes a full set of instructions and basic server setup information.

Important notes:
SMB Music requires a WiFi connection. Carrier connections (WWAN) are not supported.
SMB Music cannot play DRM protected MP4 (M4P) files, such as those purchased through iTunes.
SMB Music does not write to the file server, minimizing the risk of file modification or virus introduction.
SMB Music supports Microsoft Windows 2000 and newer systems. Windows 98 and earlier systems are not supported. SMB Music supports Samba (2.0 and newer) on Linux and other Unix systems and Mac OS X 10.1 and newer with built-in SMB support.