megazoomer brings full-screen windows to the Mac.
Just press Command-Enter, and the front-most window grows to fill your entire monitor. Press the same keys, and it shrinks again. Only works for Cocoa apps.
What's New
Version 0.4.1:
more compatibility fixes - switching windows works in terminal while zoomed
megazoomer no longer prints warning messages on the console each time an app opens
This current version is out of date and will not work with Snow Leopard. I tracked down a later version. Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?lonjelmnlvy
If you don't mind installing SIMBL (I know some folks who'd rather not take the chance), then Megazoomer is a wonderful SIMBL plugin. Press Command-Enter to make the front-most window really full-screen, hiding the menubar as well. It works only with Cocoa apps.
I did install the latest SIMBL, and then I installed Megazoomer (downloaded the latest version from the developer's Web site), and it works fine on my OS X 10.6.7. Finally I can see Scrivener's corkboard in actual full-screen.
If you don't want to install SIMBL, though, but would like to dim the menubar, you should check out a great little app called Menu Eclipse. I got it from the Mac App Store, and I use it when I prefer to only dim the menubar instead of hiding it. If you're into distraction-free environment, also check out HazeOver: a relative newcomer, it elegantly highlights the foreground window, while dimming other windows in the background (kinda like a more veteran app called Isolator).
Awesome tool, finally Safari in fullscreen! I love it!
I did not experience any bugs (Adobe Indesign doesn't work, but it doesn't need to work - it has a fullscreen feature inside).
Thanks!
This product is the main source of trouble for AppleScript Error... I hope the developer can resolve the problem as I like this program very much till it clashes with other programs.
This app COULD be cool if it hadn't so many bugs especially when using it in Safari.
If you use this app and try to use tabs graphical glitches appear very, very often!:/
How about an alternate version (or alternate key combo) which instead uses the built-in Universal Access zoom feature so that all the contents of the window (such as text) are scaled up instead of remaining the same size. It's understandable that, were this even possible, you'd probably end up with some unused screen space unless the window dimensions match your display's ratio.
Just wanted to also suggest that perhaps an alternate method like this could get around the requirement that the window in question belong to a Cocoa app?
Nah, the Cocoa restriction has to do with how I'm loading the code into the application in the first place. Injecting code into Carbon apps is much more of a pain.
By downloading the megazoomer (and maybe by forgetting to close skype application) my Mac is blocked :( I can't shut it down! and while I am trying to delete the megazoomer, from trash or from downloads or applications folder it shows a code error-61! I can't neither delete skype! Windows with deleting progress are showing up, but not progress in deletion.
please advise how to solve this problem?!!! anyone clues?
Along with some previous reviewers, I experienced conflicts between megazoomer and VLC's full screen mode and some system instability. This new version fixes the VLC problems for me, and so far there aren't problems with other apps. The developer's list of changes makes it sound like he has managed to implement lots of fixes.
The popularity of this plug-in seems to be on the rise for some reason, so I need to warn you folks of one major issue with it:
This plug-in will interfere with the proper functioning of AppleScript-based apps. I've verified this (after quite a bit of frustration) with Carbon Copy Cloner 2.3 and OnyX 1.7. Some or all of their controls will not work properly if megazoomer is active.
On the upside, it works great and does exactly what it claims to. I'm just not willing to go in and disable it everytime I need to use these other apps.
Nice plugin. But unfortunately it seriously conflicts with VLC 0.8.5 (but not 0.8.4), greying out items in the 'Video' menu so the window size can only be changed by megazoomer.
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megazoomer brings full-screen windows to the Mac.
Just press Command-Enter, and the front-most window grows to fill your entire monitor. Press the same keys, and it shrinks again. Only works for Cocoa apps.
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Tipp-Flo reviewed on 11 Jul 2011
It's Lions full screen mode for Panther till Snow Leopard.
Works great. I love it.
Thank you!
+40
Myka reviewed on 30 Apr 2011
I did install the latest SIMBL, and then I installed Megazoomer (downloaded the latest version from the developer's Web site), and it works fine on my OS X 10.6.7. Finally I can see Scrivener's corkboard in actual full-screen.
If you don't want to install SIMBL, though, but would like to dim the menubar, you should check out a great little app called Menu Eclipse. I got it from the Mac App Store, and I use it when I prefer to only dim the menubar instead of hiding it. If you're into distraction-free environment, also check out HazeOver: a relative newcomer, it elegantly highlights the foreground window, while dimming other windows in the background (kinda like a more veteran app called Isolator).
+4
piccobello reviewed on 01 Mar 2011
I did not experience any bugs (Adobe Indesign doesn't work, but it doesn't need to work - it has a fullscreen feature inside).
Thanks!
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Can't say if it works on PPC machines (or 10.4 for that matter), but it should.
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hced reviewed on 26 Jan 2007
Otherwise, nice application! Thanks!
Ned Ravine reviewed on 31 Jul 2006
If you use this app and try to use tabs graphical glitches appear very, very often!:/
CS101 reviewed on 25 Jul 2006
+1
How about an alternate version (or alternate key combo) which instead uses the built-in Universal Access zoom feature so that all the contents of the window (such as text) are scaled up instead of remaining the same size. It's understandable that, were this even possible, you'd probably end up with some unused screen space unless the window dimensions match your display's ratio.
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please advise how to solve this problem?!!! anyone clues?
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This plug-in will interfere with the proper functioning of AppleScript-based apps. I've verified this (after quite a bit of frustration) with Carbon Copy Cloner 2.3 and OnyX 1.7. Some or all of their controls will not work properly if megazoomer is active.
On the upside, it works great and does exactly what it claims to. I'm just not willing to go in and disable it everytime I need to use these other apps.