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Synergy

Synergy - 0.9.1

Efficient menubar control interface for iTunes

All Time: (4.5)
Version 0.9.1: (4.4)
Selected Version: 0.9.1
Release Date: 2003-02-11
License: Commercial
Downloads (version 0.9.1): 194
Downloads (all versions): 165,192
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 proving you with visual feedback about the currently playing tune. 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).

With other iTunes "remote control" applications you have to give up some screen real-estate to accommodate a floating window, or you have to navigate into a menu extra so as to access the features. In contrast, Synergy allows you to skip between songs simply by flicking the mouse into the menu bar and clicking one of the buttons. It also offers the ability to assign system-wide hotkeys (for example F11, F12, F13) for the play/pause, previous track and next track buttons). The time savings are most obvious when you wish to skip through several tracks in quick succession. 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 the floater provides information whenever a new track starts playing.

The new version, 0.9, brings support for different iTunes audio sources (audio CDs, Internet radio and more), the ability to include Track Duration and Year information in the floater, and many internal improvements to enable improved performance and functionality.

What's new in this version:

  • [Bugfix] No longer displays a separator hyphen in the Recent Tracks menu if user has chosen to "Include artist information" but no such information is available.
  • [Bugfix] Fixed incorrect tool tip in General settings tab.
  • [Bugfix] Fixed problem where the floater would not always resize if "Display floater when iTunes track changes" was switched off and hot keys were used to skip tracks.
  • [Enhancement] Added Synergy website link to all Help pages.

Operating System Requirements:

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

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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Synergy CommentaryWincent, 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
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Synergy Usage TipSnow Leopard ONLY!!! - Version: 4.1, 10/6/2009 07:16PM PST

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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.
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Synergy CommentaryUncool - Version: 4.0.1, 9/10/2009 10:18AM PST

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xtian666
Pretty uncool move sneaking this in as a paid upgrade and uninstalling the older version.
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