Bad

• Double click folder attempts to open it in Finder, but often reports missing item error
• Double clicking CD edits name
• Must have catalogs (CDs) selected to return results of search

My task was to find an OS X replacement for Iomega Findit, which has faithfully cataloged our large collection of CD archives over the years.

To test the speed of adding disks to the catalog, I used two disks from our archives.

Speed:

• Disk 1: 20 seconds
• Disk 2: ? Seemed almost instantaneous but disk contents were not available for a short time (5-10 seconds?)

I briefly tested the following software:

• DiskCatalogMaker
• DEVONthink
• CDFinder
• Catalog
• FileFinder
• Locator

Note: There are many others that I didn't test at all because they looked less promising, based on their descriptions and other people's reviews. I did try to install Tri CAT but it returned a 'Fatal error'. While I have tried to give a fair and honest appraisal of each product, I don't pretend that each review is particularly comprehensive. My main focus was finding the program best suited to our needs — not spending all week reviewing software. I offer this simple comparison to try and help others who might be on a similar search.

I ended up settling on DiskCatalogMaker.