multiXFinder is an Application Switcher Menu for Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard developed by me (Jack Overfull) to port my beloved ASM to modern systems. multiXFinder is mostly based on the ASM 2.0.2 code and is covered by the GPL license, version 2 or any later version, sources are available on it's project page. menuXFinder uses MenuCracker, which is covered by the Artistic License. ASM was originally written by Frank Vercruesse. In multiXFinder 0.3.0 all known true problems of the original code has been solved.
Main features:
Application Switcher
What's New
Version 0.4.1:
Initial Lion support, needs testing.
It is now possible to fix a menu corrupted by a system update applied while the Spolight menu is disabled disabling it a second time from the Preference Pane.
ASM installs a separator, even in OS X 10.7.3, whereas mXF does not. I want the separator. Therefore, I continue to use both. So, only 4.0 for the overall rating.
I've been using the 10.6-compatible release of multiXFinder (v0.4) for about two weeks and it has been working great. It replicates ASM's look/feel so closely that one would be hard-pressed to tell them apart. As a result, I've dumped ASM in the trashbin and saved myself a few bucks (for ASM's upgrade fee) in the process.
My only gripe relates to the lack of a separator between the app icon/name and the menubar items. This was also mentioned in an earlier comment by John Sawyer. I find that the app name blends in with the clock digits, sometimes making it hard to distinguish between them at a quick glance.
So, offering the option of a separator would be a nice addition. However, this is a minor issue which doesn't really affect multiXFinder's functionality. I'll probably get used to it, eventually.
YEAHHH!!! It was a very long week between the time I installed Snow Leopard and today, when the SL-compatible version of MultiFinderX was released. So happy to have the functionality of this simple utility back again. It works fine for me.
MultixFinder doesn't appear to work on the latest version of Mac OS X 10.6 (10A432), which is reportedly the GM for the commercial release of Snow Leopard. Neither does ASM. It would be nice if the developers of these two preference pane utilities would have mentioned that somewhere, like on their websites. It's a pity that these two utilities are now BROKEN. What amazes me, though, is that Apple removed the menu bar application switcher after OS9.
This looks good--almost identical to ASM. Too early after installation for me to report any bugs, etc., though I notice the app icon at the right end of the menu bar, doesn't have a vertical separator between it and the menu bar icons to its left, like ASM has. I haven't decided yet whether I prefer the separator; maybe making it an option would be a good idea.
[Version 0.3.2]
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Anonymouscommented on 22 Apr 2009
Hi john, welcome aboard!
Yes, multiXFinder is similar to ASM: it is a continuation of the open source version of that software, originally abandoned in 2001.
It no longer haves the separator (needs rewrite), I don't plan to rewrite it soon.
It took several launches to get this to work in 10.7.3. First (automatic) launch after install, the Spotlight and Menu checkboxes stayed checked no matter what, and there was no menu. Quit and relaunch, and the Spotlight checkbox could be unchecked, but not the Menu checkbox, and still there was no menu. Third time, everything worked normally.
Aside from that little bit of weirdness, multiXFinder is great!
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multiXFinder is an Application Switcher Menu for Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard developed by me (Jack Overfull) to port my beloved ASM to modern systems. multiXFinder is mostly based on the ASM 2.0.2 code and is covered by the GPL license, version 2 or any later version, sources are available on it's project page. menuXFinder uses MenuCracker, which is covered by the Artistic License. ASM was originally written by Frank Vercruesse. In multiXFinder 0.3.0 all known true problems of the original code has been solved.
Main features:
Application Switcher Menu;
Enable or disable the Spotlight menu on per user basis;
Classic window mode (that is: when you click on a window all other windows of the same application are automatically brought to front);
Single Application Mode;
Integrated self-updater, available by clicking on its button
-Advanced features: Full Screen mode, SIGSTOP or SIGCONT front application.
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Longboy reviewed on 08 Feb 2012
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KeesBakker reviewed on 09 Feb 2011
to turn off Spotlite and
make the icon FINALY GO AWAY from the menubar and waist space.
Simple press of a button .
Hallelujah
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Demolition reviewed on 16 Sep 2009
My only gripe relates to the lack of a separator between the app icon/name and the menubar items. This was also mentioned in an earlier comment by John Sawyer. I find that the app name blends in with the clock digits, sometimes making it hard to distinguish between them at a quick glance.
So, offering the option of a separator would be a nice addition. However, this is a minor issue which doesn't really affect multiXFinder's functionality. I'll probably get used to it, eventually.
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John Sawyer CJS reviewed on 18 Apr 2009
Yes, multiXFinder is similar to ASM: it is a continuation of the open source version of that software, originally abandoned in 2001.
It no longer haves the separator (needs rewrite), I don't plan to rewrite it soon.
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Aside from that little bit of weirdness, multiXFinder is great!