I’ve been looking for a good menu controller for iTunes, and it’s been a difficult search. I tested many apps, including QuickTunes, You Control Tunes, and Synergy. Each has its relative strengths and weaknesses, but I just couldn’t get everything I wanted in one package:
- Display track info on the menubar
- Unobtrusive design, that blends with my OS X theme
- Global keyboard shortcuts
- Pop-up floater with track info and album art
- Solid app, that doesn’t crash
In the end, I decided to go with The Little App Factory’s M-Beat, which satisfies all of these requirements, and includes support for skinning themes.
This bit of customization was the clincher, because I wasn’t satisfied with the way the default “look” integrated in my menu. So, I created a theme to match my Milk OS X theme:
- Download Milky theme for M-beat
- Little App Factory : M-Beat – $7
- Milk theme for OS X, created by Max Rudberg for Unsanity’s ShapeShifter
Oh- gotta check that out!
I love happy little mac apps- especially if they have a cute icon.
finally!! drools
//thank you for showing us the light//