Download Synergy for Mac - Adds iTunes controls to your menubar. MacUpdate Mac Desktop Software Downloads

Synergy places three buttons to control iTunes in your menubar: previous track, next track, and play/pause; as well as providing you with visual feedback about the currently playing tune.

The Synergy controls, together with the ability to control iTunes via system-wide Hot Key combinations, mean that Synergy provides the fastest way of skipping between songs when using the keyboard or the mouse; all this without having to switch to iTunes or accessing its Dock menu.

Version 4.1.1:

Qualified for use with iTunes 9.0.2.
Changed status from "beta" to "final".

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EDIFIED Synergy is a great app with a developer that expects a bit much of customers. I'm a little rebuffed at having to pay for it again since there's no new functionality that I'm aware of since version 3. Sure there's been lots of rewriting and refactoring on your end but where is the cash value for us your customers when it looks like just bug fixes and implementation updates.

The last time [Feature] appeared in the official version history is November 2006.

What you're providing now is essentially a compatibility update from our perspective. At the very least I think you could offer registered users (I registered 19 Feb 2006) a discounted upgrade price (like $2). Or else provide some motivation like new features or a development roadmap.

Buy-it-again to stay compatible doesn't feel nice.
(Version 4.0.1a)

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Sep 4 2009

SIDDHARTHA I agree completely-it would have been nice to have upgrade pricing
(Version 4.0.1b)

Sep 4 2009

MEEGO Ok that's it.

I'm done with Synergy. I bought my license back in 2005.

First there was this new Synergy Advance thing. It was alpha software sold 10$. It offered very little more than what was already in Synergy Classic, but with bugs. It hasn't been updated since 2007. Some folks bought it, just ask them how they feel about this... Actually you can still buy licenses on Wincent's website.. (sic)

Then there were the first Leopard years, with OS X updates breaking every other Synergy Classic version. The app would crash, covers would not load. It was a mess. It took months before we had a working Leopard-optimized (read: garbage-collector enabled) version.

So we were paying either for alpha, or poorly maintained software. But Synergy Classic was still good enough and we liked it.

And now we cannot get plain regular support for our then supposedly unlimited licenses bought before 2006? OK it has been five years, but Obj2.0 and garbage collection aren't exactly features. Synergy has not got any new feature for years (check version history, it's all bug fixes and manic updates to make software requirements ever more drastic. Does an iTunes controller really need 10.6 to run properly..?) All we're asking for is continued support.

Anyone has a link to 3.5.5a? I shouldn't have overwritten mine..
(Version 4.0.1b)

EDIFIED Nevermind. First it gave me false hope by saying it was registered. After relaunching it it tells me my serial is invalid because it was purchased before Nov 2006.

Fail.
(Version 4.0.1)

MEEGO Here is a link to Synergy Classic 3.5.5a, the last version without the license pop-up.

It works flawlessly with Snow Leopard. Time Machine be blessed.

http://rapidshare.com/files/276719099/synergy355a.zip
(Version 4.0.1b)

ALIENDUDE Will there ever be new buttons?
(Version 4.0.1b)

ZOFO So far so good with 10.6. I have a subscription from 2006 and would need to upgrade as well.... but feeling quite frustrated about it's "non working" since that time.

For the time being I'm just running it in "trial mode" and see how good this really is.

He COULD AT LEAST MAKE THE alpha/betas FREE and then charge IF and WHEN Synergy will be stable AND fully functional
(Version 4.0.1a)

MAX KAMIR I agree with GuillaumeK. I just donloaded the app and regret that I didn't keep the old one. There is nothing new, the old version I had worked well.

You dbl click on the icon and it crashes the older version with no warning about licencing and you can't recover the old one...

Actually, I have it on Time Machine...
(Version 4.1a)

VRH I had previously given this application an overall four star rating because of things I thought were missing or needed changing. I have found that all those issues have already been addressed so I'm increasing my rating to five stars. This application does exactly what I need it to do, and does it beautifully!
(Version 3.5.1a)

ASHMADUX I concur with the last post. Something seemingly as insignificant as just not disappearing from my toolbar and not launching at startup (even though its in the startup menu!) has driven me to just stop using it as of right now. going to a free or paid alternative- dont care, as long as i dotn have to deal with this mess anymore.

sigh. Wither, synergy.'

Will the next itunes control software please stand up?
(Version 3.2.1)

ASHMADUX for the love of all thats holy, developer, PLEASE FIX THE LAUNCH ISSUES. omg it is so bloody annoying to relaunch the app over and over again. my mac is on and off sleep for weeks on end. and i time and time again have to go to sys prefs to hit the start button again...why? it seems to be turning itself off every now and again.

sorry ive been using this app for a loooong time and its frustrating as all hell. this is not the most complicated software out there. please fix, a longtime user is begging you.

running 10.5.4. arghrhg.
(Version 3.2.1)

TIMHERE Have used this app for YEARS. But to have to pay for what is essentially a minor update - compatibility with Snow Leopard - seems incredibly tight. I'll go elsewhere.
(Version 4.1.1)