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DESCRIPTION
Displays CD cover art in iTunes... has many features:
  • Display art cover and track infos in a floating window
  • Display art cover in the dock
  • Auto hide, minimize or collapse the palette
  • Allows to open images in a graphic application
  • Drag & drop and copy-paste of images
  • Control iTunes player functions
  • Activate or deactivate iTunes shuffle mode
  • Contextual menus (double-click / control-click)
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WHAT'S NEW
Added mirror - Cedric passed away earlier this year and his software is no longer hosted on his main server, it's down entirely. But great software like this should not die - we'll permanently host it. Thanks! Jamie Dresser, OWC
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.2 or later, iTunes 3.0.1 or later.
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Developer:Cedric Menard
Downloads:39,550
  - Version d/l:10,285
Multimedia & Design:Audio
License:Free
Date:01 Mar 2004
Platform:PPC
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    Jun 4 2006
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    LEFTCOASTINNYC  this program kills it! it's the perfect app for searching for artwork for you. Just listen to your music while you're connected to the internet and you're done!

    THANK YOU!  
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    Jun 5 2006

    LEFTCOASTINNYC  I jumped the gun with my last comment. Application frequently closes down with iTunes 6, and, despite presets in preferences, it doesn't automatically share album artwork with iTunes 6. I wish Cedric was still around to troubleshoot.

    R.I.P.  
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    Oct 13 2005

    LUXURYLUKE  Alas, does not function well under iTunes 6.0.

    Please post resources or tips about other ways to get Sofa functionality here to help everyone out if you like...  
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    Oct 17 2005

    TENSHIKUR0  luxuryluke, what kind of problems are you experiencing?

    --working fine for me here.  
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    Oct 24 2005

    SEEK  I am also experiencing problems with Sofa. My problems where with itunes 5 and 6. The error I get is "Runtime Failure: Failed Assertion. Please report what caused this error, along with the information below. dump.cpp: 129 0 overwrote start of block"

    I have tried deleting all sofa preferences. But the problem remains. Oddly, on old .5 version of the application that I still had is working. However, it is quite a bit different and less polished than this version.

    It's ashame someone else can't get the source code and continue on developing this application. I'm sure he would have wanted that.  
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    Sep 16 2005
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    ANONYMOUS  I was searching for something like that, free and stable. It works fine with iTunes 5.

    I'm sad for this great developer. R.I.P. Cedric.  
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    Aug 22 2005

    ANONYMOUS  Hello Sofa users. I just discovered this fantastic piece of software. I never knew it was here.

    My question is: where do you get Themes for Sofa? I googled and only came up with one theme. Any tips?

    Many thanks.  
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    Jul 17 2007

    CREM  Cedric Menard, the french author of this soft, has passed away on the 13th feb 2005. So I think there won't be any further development.

    I regret this because Sofa is a very good app. Now, every new iTunes update may alter the stability of this soft. I use iTunes 6.0.4 on OS X 10.3.9 and Sofa quit unexpectedly with no apparent reason.

    Otherwise, it is a very powerfull and fully customizable app.

    Thanks 2 Cedric !  
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    May 31 2005
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    LUXURYLUKE  Rest In Peace, Cedric. You and your talent will be missed...  
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    May 13 2005

    HENRY ECK  i wish I would !

    Impossible to download ...  
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    Mar 23 2005
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    ANONYMOUS  I've just come back to this page after using Sofa for a year to look for any updates as it has continued to serve me well all this time. I am very sorry to hear that Cedric has passed away. I emailed him a couple of times and always received generous support. I suggested he should be pricing Sofa but it was evidently not his style. Sofa remains my player of choice and now at the very least he lives on through my desktop.  
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    Mar 24 2005

    SETH RUBENSTEIN  Anybody looking at this page please help!!! I like those who have used sofa are indeed very sad to hear about the developers passing away; it is due to his passing that Sofa can no longer be downloaded. LETS NOT LET THIS PROGRAM DIE! If someone could please email me the program that would be greatly appreciated please email it to seth.rubenstein@gmail.com  
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    Mar 6 2005

    ROBIN HAMILTON-PENNELL  Unfortunately, Cedric Menard, the developer of this app, passed away on February 17th (I just found out about this today). It's unclear why--but he will be missed. May he rest in peace.

    From a post (http://www.macplus.net/forum/sutra78225.html), in French, by his sister:

    Good evening

      I am Sandrine Menard: sister of Cedric Menard, creator of the software SOFA. He died 13 February (see depeche mac plus

      I am seeking people who had contact with my brother or who used his software, in order to collect their testimony to create a book to honor him....

      To know my brother offered his software to the whole world.

      His intent was from the first to bring his passion to life, and not just to [make money].

      He was a perfectionist!!!! and in his eyes, there was always something to do and to redo to make it better... he worked whole nights to be able to satisfy the users of his software....

      Thanks to all those who would like to respond.  
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    Mar 6 2005

    ANONYMOUS  Sorry, the 13th--what a clumsy error...  
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    Mar 19 2005

    FLAKADDICT  Rest In Peace  
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    Jul 17 2004

    ANONYMOUS  Since it seems to be possible, once again, to grab track names from streaming radio stations (see Butler), Sofa ought to include this capability in its next version.  
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    Jun 19 2004
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    METALLICA  I also think that there should be an option that allows you to share with iTunes automatically, this would be cool to do.  
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