America and Asia. However Creative continued so sell in high numbers in Europe. Continental Europe provided the most sales for Creative Labs. As of Q2 2005, Creative (which included the MuVo line along with the Zen) held a 3.6% share in the American MP3 player market, placing it second behind Apple. A year later its share was 4.3%, but dropped to third behind SanDisk. In Q1 2007 its market share was about 4% before dropping to 2% in Q1 2008. In 2009 it dropped to 1%. Its global market share in 2007 was 6%. Software Official software Creative distributes official software with many of their players to help users manage their player. Creative Centrale Creative MediaSource Creative Media Explorer - Each player has their own version of Media Explorer to comply with format compatibility. ZENcast Organizer - A Podcast organizer Creative Video Converter Alternative software Third-party alternatives have been developed to enable legacy OS compatibility as well as compatibility with other operating systems. Free software: Amarok, a Linux media player Rhythmbox, a Linux music player Banshee, another media player for Linux Gnomad2, which can transfer files to ZEN players with an FTP-like interface for Linux KZenExplorer, a synchronization tool for KDE XNJB, a synchronization tool for Mac OS X A generic USB mass storage device driver allows hassle-free transfer of music on older OSes Proprietary software: Legacy OS Driver, a Creative driver that gives compatibility to PlaysForSure-certified ZENs for Windows 98 SE, Me, and 2000. MediaMonkey, a media player that syncs with ZEN players. While the basic edition is freeware, the commercial Gold version has the ability to automatically convert media formats. Notmad Explorer, a software suite from Red Chair Software that allows for file and playlist management for ZEN players. See also Comparison of portable media players Notes and references Creative Technology products Portable media players Digital audio players Consumer electronics brands