Mac OS X | Audio / Video | Other Audio / Video | Barquee

Barquee - 1.2

displays currently playing iTunes song elegantly in the menu bar

Download Now

(File Size: 549k)

Free Product Alerts!

All Time:	(3.7)
This Version:	(3.0)
Current Version:	1.2
Release Date:	2005-12-12
License:	Commercial
Downloads (this version):	2,453
Downloads (all versions):	3,168
Price:	$10.00

Information Related to Version:

Broken Link? Newer Version? Tell us!

Product Description:

Bring a whole new level of customization to your music library by putting the unused space of your menu bar to work with Barquee, a new type of iTunes controller that integrates so cleanly and beautifully with OS X, you'll wonder why it isn't standard. Barquee displays the currently playing iTunes song elegantly in your menubar along with rewind, fast-forward and play/pause buttons. Barquee is also highly themeable and lets you customize the font, color, size, transition behavior, and even assign hotkeys to common tasks.

What's new in this version:

The long-awaited update to Barquee has finally arrived! This version introduces numerous oft-requested features and bug fixes:

Option-click the menu bar to rate a song, command-click to change song location
Click the menubar to scroll the song name again
Full Unicode support, every song now displays exactly as in iTunes
A new theme format that allows any Barquee theme to work with any system theme along with advanced new visual effects
Documentation on how to build your own theme
Maximum width doubled to 800 pixels
New hotkeys to toggle the shuffle mode, soft mute and show iTunes
Help updated
Better support for internet radio
Fixed a new version reminder bug when the computer was offline
Various bug fixes and memory leaks

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

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or later
iTunes 4.0 or later

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(3.0)	Features:	(3.0)	Support:	(3.0)
Ease of Use:	(3.7)	Quality / Stability:	(3.0)	Price:	(2.3)

Key to Types of Feedback:

Reviews Reviews Troubleshooting Usage Tips Developer Notes Commentary Featured Reviews

Works Great - Version: 1.2, 4/9/2007 08:16PM PST

cch1

I just love this app. Does what it needs to and no more. Works perfectly on my system (10.4.9).

Most Recent Replies: View All 1 Replies

UPDATE

Nice... if it worked. - Version: 1.2, 2/4/2007 03:04AM PST

dragonskater82

Barquee looks like everything I need and want in an Itunes controller... unfortunately it doesnt work, the Track Ticker just doesnt change when the song does. I really do like the look and feel of the product and I'll be keeping track of any development, the app has a lot of promise.

With that said, fortunately, after an entire day of searching, I found an alternative that works flawlessly! Its an unknown Japanese developed app (Translated to English) thats not on VT. The link to the site is "http://homepage.mac.com/kenta6/kTunes/" (You can translate the site in google) and the direct download link is "http://homepage.mac.com/kenta6/kTunes/kTunes-1.4.3.zip"

Trust me, this is an awesome, AND FREE! App that does everything I want. I couldnt be happier!

Most Recent Replies: View All 3 Replies

Nice... if it worked.

Nice... if it worked.

Nice... if it worked.

Nice Product but a Shonky Developer - Version: 1.2, 8/21/2006 04:10AM PST

MizuInOz

I use this application and it does what it says it does, so why would I not recommend it? Because there is no such thing as support. Sure, I spend more than $10 Bucks when I go to the movie but when someone promises support, I expect it. I first PAID for this product in April of 2005 - worked flawlessly. As I said, it does what they say it will do and better, IMHO, then the others on the "market". BUT I needed to do a reinstall and not only did it not recognize my "old" registration but it told me that after 200 hundred songs I needed to pay for it AGAIN!!!! When I sent an email to "support" (cough) it was returned - Quote: "Hi. This is the qmail-send program at yahoo.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. : Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1) I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long." Use at your risk - my pappy used to tell me on the farm - "don't buy any ole software where the guys ain't home. Them's are just shonky" PS: Shonky is an Aussie word for dubious, underhanded. E.g. a shonky practice, shonky business etc.