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Synergy - 1.8.1

iTunes menubar control, hotkeys, cover art downloads

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Version 1.8.1:	Not rated (0.0)
Selected Version:	1.8.1
Release Date:	2005-04-18
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 1.8.1):	2,387
Downloads (all versions):	165,375
Price:	$5.00

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Product Description:

Synergy is a tiny Cocoa application for Mac OS X 10.2 (and later) that puts three buttons to control iTunes in your menubar: previous track, next track, and play/pause; as well as providing you with visual feedback about the currently playing tune. Synergy can display the cover of the currently playing album. The Synergy controls, together with the ability to control iTunes via system-wide Hot Key combinations, mean that Synergy provides the fastest way of skipping between songs when using the keyboard or the mouse; all this without having to switch to iTunes, or access its Dock menu. Synergy is only $5 (USD).

Synergy won't take up precious space in your Dock as it appears only in the menubar. It provides you with ultimate control over iTunes even while you're working in other applications. The Synergy global menu provides you with quick access to recently played tracks and playlists, and the floater displays album covers (automatically downloaded by Synergy, or embedded in the tracks by iTunes) and provides information whenever a new track starts playing.

An online tour is available to take you through Synergy's features.

What's new in this version:

[Note] Optimizations to iTunes querying method for better performance.
[Feature] Display of composer in Floater is now optional (bug #177).
[Bugfix] Added missing space between artist and composer in the Floater; now shows, "Artist (Composer)" instead of "Artist(Composer)" (bug #178).
[Bugfix] Fixed problem where text might not display in the Floater when it is set to the smallest possible size (bug #176).
[Bugfix] Fixed potential "beachball" on quitting iTunes (bug #188).
[Bugfix] No longer uses composer as part of the track identifier which means that art downloaded prior to version 1.8 will continue to be recognized (bug #173).
[Bugfix] Minor corrections to the German localization by Armin Korn.
[Bugfix] Minor corrections to the Traditional Chinese localization by Jack MH Lin.
[Note] Qualified for use on Mac OS X 10.3.9; once Tiger becomes available compatibility testing will be undertaken (and fixes applied if necessary).

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher Tiger Compatible

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try iMote - Version: 4.2b, 12/5/2009 09:26AM PST

ennui1ross

try iMote. Synergy’s developer used to be trustworthy but no longer is that true. He will take your money without providing a product (synergy advance.) iMote is just as good as synergy and it is FREE.

Wincent, very unfair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Version: 4.1.1b, 10/22/2009 05:16PM PST

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versiontracker.com22

I've purchased Synergy with 'free updates for a lifetime!' (your terms) long time ago. I don't see why I should pay for a version with no new features. 3.4 and 3.5 never worked flawlessly and now I have to pay for 4.0? No thanks. Good bye, I switch to Tune•Instructor (it's FREEE). A disappointed customer

Snow Leopard ONLY!!! - Version: 4.1, 10/6/2009 07:16PM PST

(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

RussA--2008

The description says it is for 10.5 and later. The program will in actuality require 10.6 or later. Please fix this.