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Isolator

Isolator - 4.0

Darkens the desktop & icons to help you focus.

All Time: (4.6)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 4.0
Release Date: 2009-03-25
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 1,118
Downloads (all versions): 8,953

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Product Description:

Isolator is a small menu bar application that helps you concentrate. When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications, so you can concentrate on the task in hand.

What's new in this version:

Added blur and other effects to background windows; suspend Isolator when Finder is frontmost; multiple bug fixes.

Operating System Requirements:

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

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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Isolator Troubleshooting ReportGetting it to work - Version: 4.0, 3/30/2009 12:50PM PST

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DrLeonP
I had to track down the developer. [Why Versiontracker does not have contact on the app's page or why the developer does not have contact information on his home page is a mystery.] The trick to avoiding the crash is to completely delete the previous version of Isolator. Delete the app and its pref file.

Then install the latest version. Unfortunately, you will have to do this every time you update.
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Isolator ReviewThis is FANTASTIC!! - Version: 4.0, 3/29/2009 02:44PM PST

Jeronimo2000
I didn't know I could like a tiny piece of software that much! It's brilliant for making screenshots (I'm writing a book at the moment = loads of screenshots), cause I can set the background to white and it even covers my desktop icons. It also takes away that annoying drop shadow under the menu bar.

Ok, so that's not the main purpose why this thing was developed, but it sure is a great help for me. I definitely will donate some money to whoever made this... once my publisher pays me. :-)
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Isolator Reviewdoesnt work well with spaces - Version: 4.0, 3/27/2009 07:05PM PST

pbassham
this would be really great if it would work with spaces, but when I switch spaces, there are my distracting elements staring at me and they aren't there.

(I use it where it doesn’t hide everything, cuz that’s annoying to have to activate them all again...)
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