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Butler makes it easier for you to perform a wide variety of potentially recurring tasks. Just arrange these tasks in Butler's fully customizable configuration and assign one or more triggers to a task.
Available Triggers:
Available Triggers:
- freely configurable system-wide menus in your menu bar/Butler's docklet
- freely configurable pop-up menus -- triggered via hot key or hot corner (see below)
- abbreviations -- e.g., enter "qt" to launch QuickTime Player
- hot keys -- e.g., hit [F1] make iTunes switch to the next track
- hot corners -- e.g., [shift]-[right
What's New
Version 4.1.12:
- Fixed a bug that caused Butler to crash when ejecting a volume via the Volumes smart item. (Hat tip to Hendrik D.)
- Fixed an issue related to running web searches from the abbreviations window. (Hat tip to Richard R.)
- NOTE: 4.1.12 requires 10.6 or 10.7. DO NOT UPDATE unless you are on 10.6 or 10.l7
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
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Butler makes it easier for you to perform a wide variety of potentially recurring tasks. Just arrange these tasks in Butler's fully customizable configuration and assign one or more triggers to a task.
Available Triggers:
Available Triggers:
- freely configurable system-wide menus in your menu bar/Butler's docklet
- freely configurable pop-up menus -- triggered via hot key or hot corner (see below)
- abbreviations -- e.g., enter "qt" to launch QuickTime Player
- hot keys -- e.g., hit [F1] make iTunes switch to the next track
- hot corners -- e.g., [shift]-[right mouse button click] in the lower left corner of your screen to pop up a menu that lists all system preference panes
- events -- e.g., launch iChat when Butler starts up and the [option] key is not held
- launch applications
- open files
- access preference panes
- manage bookmarks
- search the web
- run AppleScripts
- extend the pasteboard
- enter text snippets
- simulate keystrokes
- control iTunes
- more...
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butler also has a copy/move feature but you have to drag an item to a menu. after testing the mail act-on plugin, i think it would fit butler's way of doing things very nicely: a keyboard driven, clutter-less 'act-on' for system files with preset target 'folders/apps' for easy 'archiving/opening with' operations.
i love butler and sometimes i talk to myself.
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Obviously you are not a software developer or have ever developed software for a living. Software development is timely, costly and much of the time very frustrating. Save yourself $20 and write the program yourself during your lunch hour.
I know neither owner but I know their software and it is top notch and there here to stay. Many Tricks Software is run by two of the best Mac people around. If a software program is developed by Many Tricks it is bound to be excellent software.
For years their software was donation ware but unfortunately nobody donated and they were forced to start charging so they could pay their bills.
Kudos To Peter and Rob
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Neartheredrocks reviewed on 10 Nov 2011
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In the interim, I personally use Xmarks to sync bookmarks across browsers and Macs, including into Safari. From there, they can go into Butler.
-rob.
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Butler 5 isn't due out until Decemberish, [....]," Rob, don't you find this update sans update a bit embarrassing?
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Well... Rob is responding to support requests promptly, so I'm assuming that v 5 is still out there...somewhere...over the horizon, maybe, but, hopefully, not over the rainbow.
That doesn't mean Butler 5 is dead; far from it -- both Peter and I use and rely on Butler, and we will release a version five. But I'm not going to say when, because odds are close to 100% I'd be wrong; we'll either be earlier or later than whatever date I pick, so I'm not picking a date.
If that bothers you, and you're unhappy with Butler 4, then you are welcome to find something you like better. Butler runs fine in 10.6 and 10.7, and we're addressing issues (such as this one, with the Volumes menu) as they come up.
-rob.
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Butler 5 was promised for December 2010 at least 6 months prior thereto, and it took you until November 2011 to post the fact that your plans have changed?
I can't argue with your reasoning, but the delay would be waaay less unpalatable if your promise of a December 2010 release didn't accompany your changing Butler to shareware; I'd be mighty unhappy if, as opposed to my having contributed years ago, I sent you $20 on the promise.
And finally, your closing paragraph is a real eye-opener...nothing like the pleasant, polite dealings I had with Peter for years before you became associated with him.
(I note that this page still shows v 4.1.12:
REQUIREMENTS
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
No, actually it didn't. We posted about Butler's delay way back in October of 2010:
http://manytricks.com/blog/?p=862
I don't have the time, unfortunately, to update every site that tracks our apps with updates. Our blog has an RSS feed, so it's easy to keep up with; we also tweet important news, pointing at the blog entries, on our @manytricks Twitter account.
"I can't argue with your reasoning, but the delay would be waaay less unpalatable if your promise of a December 2010 release didn't accompany your changing Butler to shareware; I'd be mighty unhappy if, as opposed to my having contributed years ago, I sent you $20 on the promise."
Butler did _not_ change to shareware. Butler has _always_ been shareware. The only thing we changed -- and we did this back in May of 2010 -- is that we added a license confirmation box. The functionality didn't change: there are no restrictions, regardless whether you pay or don't pay.
With that said, if you want a refund, all you need to do is ask: I will gladly refund your money if you feel you haven't gotten your money's worth out of Butler.
"And finally, your closing paragraph is a real eye-opener...nothing like the pleasant, polite dealings I had with Peter for years before you became associated with him."
My final paragraph _was_ an attempt to be polite and honest; my apologies if it didn't come across in that way. I was trying to be honest, in saying that we don't have a ship date for Butler. I was trying to be polite by pointing out that there are other apps out there that may make you happier than you seem to be with Butler. Honest, I wasn't trying to be impolite, insulting, or condescending.
"(I note that this page still shows v 4.1.12:
REQUIREMENTS
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later)"
I'm not in charge of Macupate's update schedule. I do know that they still verify some changes by hand, so perhaps there's nobody working at this hour on a Friday evening. I did make the changes in the listing for Butler, though.
regards;
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> "Butler did _not_ change to shareware. Butler has _always_ been shareware. The only thing we changed -- and we did this back in May of 2010 -- is that we added a license confirmation box. The functionality didn't change: there are no restrictions, regardless whether you pay or don't pay."
As far back as I can remember, Another Launcher/Butler has been DONATIONWARE...first $15 suggested, then $18. (I donated $15 in January 2004 and an additional $10 in April 2008.)
What happened in May 2010 was you changed Butler from $18 (suggested) donationware to "use it free, pay $20 for it now, or pay whatever we decide to charge for it later" SCAREWARE (so to speak).
> "I was trying to be polite by pointing out that there are other apps out there that may make you happier than you seem to be with Butler. Honest, I wasn't trying to be impolite, insulting, or condescending."
"With that said, if you want a refund, all you need to do is ask: I will gladly refund your money if you feel you haven't gotten your money's worth out of Butler."
If you weren't being condescending before (and that's you opinion, not mine), you've certainly risen to that level now.
OK... Challenge... Please quote anything I've ever posted or e-mailed you that even remotely suggests, let alone indicates, that I've either been unhappy with or haven't gotten my money's worth out of Butler.
My donations to, and continued use of, Butler after almost 8 years certainly indicate otherwise.
I haven't even complained about the v 5 delay, merely questioned it.
> "We posted about Butler's delay way back in October of 2010:
http://manytricks.com/blog/?p=862
I don't have the time, unfortunately, to update every site that tracks our apps with updates."
Considering the ruckus your switch from donationware raised, it would have behooved you to have publicized v 5's delay wherever Butler is listed.
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I'm retired from the software industry and I fully support what Many Tricks Software is trying to overcome by making their products shareware, and I have paid for every software product that's on my computers. That said...the problem "most" developers have is making a product "they" want instead of listening to what their customers and potential customers want to see in that product. I hope Many Tricks Software listens and makes version 5 a more useful product...when/if it ever releases.
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In any case, you're best off with just using some features, and slowyly expanding the range of functions. (LB lacks in handling, too, but I hope that helps)
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Big-Mac-XXL reviewed on 15 Jul 2010
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http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040423141815884
for a good basic introduction to Butler configuration.
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I recommend the new Alfred, alfredapp.com
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Jazzyguy reviewed on 29 Jun 2010
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Can the developer or a kind-hearted Butler user help me sort out a problem w/ Butler crashing. I was in the first few days of trying it out when it crashed on me (no software or system changes had been made during this time.) After removing Preferences, uninstalling, reinstalling, etc., etc., etc., here's the Console report I continue to get:
Butler(625,0xa000ed68) malloc: *** error for object 0x38c9d80: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably modified after being freed, break at szone_error to debug
Butler(625,0xa000ed68) malloc: *** set a breakpoint in szone_error to debug
Feb 25 20:03:53 Buddy-Roe's-Computer crashdump[633]: Butler crashed
Any help would be greatly appreciated - Butler appears to be really useful and I'm keen to delve into it a little further. Thanks.
Still having one problem: Butler hangs when copying text from Microsoft Word to Quark XPress 6. Doesn't matter if I change the clipboard settings, Butler will just get stuck and I'll either have to force quit it, or it quits on its own.
it'll be interesting to see how butler, launchbar and quicksilver will change to compete with spotlight once tiger is out.
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escompter.qch rated on 29 Oct 2011
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