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Clutter - 1.0d15

put music cds with cover art on desktop, control iTunes or SlimServer

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All Time:	(4.7)
Version 1.0d15:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	1.0d15
Release Date:	2004-12-31
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.0d15):	1,675
Downloads (all versions):	70,079

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Product Description:

Clutter is a small application that lets you put music CDs on your desktop. You can drag them anywhere, they're really windows. Line them up neatly or put them in piles, it's your choice. Each one looks like the real CD's cover, and double-clicking it tells iTunes or SlimServer to play that CD.

Think of Clutter as an alternate user interface to your music collection. When deciding what to play next, instead of searching through a huge alphabetical list, let your eye roam over the covers of your favorite CDs and those you've been listening to recently.

What's new in this version:

Clutter now works with SlimServer as well as iTunes! Use the Control menu to select which to use. You can switch at any time.
By popular demand, added a preference to make the Now Playing window float above all other windows.
Scanning the iTunes library no longer hangs Clutter for up to several seconds on launch or when it comes to the front.
If iTunes 4.7 or later is running, the Now Playing window updates instantly if you change what's playing in iTunes. Also, Clutter no longer needs to ask iTunes what it's playing every 10 seconds.
By popular demand, added a keyboard shortcut (Cmd-Shift-K) for the Copy Cover To iTunes command.
When an album without cover art is viewed in the browser, Clutter will look up its cover art from iTunes or Amazon, after a two-second delay. A spinning progress indicator appears next to the cover display while this is going on.
The album lists in the browser window can now be sorted by year released or date added. (Use the View > Sort Albums By menu commands. The All and Compilations lists can have their own independent sort orders.)
The album lists in the browser window now display the year each album was released (if that info is in the iTunes database.)
The "All" list in the browser window now displays each album's artist, if any.
Added support for looking up covers on Amazon.de and Amazon.co.jp.
Under the hood, a new modular design makes it easy for developers to add new "Player" classes to control other MP3 players.
Now packaged as ZIP archive, since some people had trouble with StuffIt (the application's "executable" permission didn't get set, making it unlaunchable.)

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

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0d15:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Much Zippier - Version: 1.0d18, 1/31/2005 12:01AM PST

themook

...was a bit sluggish in earlier versions. Well, no more. I love it.

Genius - Version: 1.0d17, 1/30/2005 04:01AM PST

jmounter

The best piece of shareware on my computer. It is fab. I now have 6000+ songs in my iTunes libaray, all with the correct album art thanks to Clutter. And, I have a lovely cluttered desktop when I fancy it!!!!

short wishlist - Version: 1.0d17, 1/23/2005 07:17AM PST

winnertakesall

Great app!! Thank you so much. I have two wishes: 1. a less obtrusive "Now playing" window (make it transparent and/or smaller) 2. a way to easily switch between two or more pages, so that we can display a greater number of album covers.