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DESCRIPTION
MacPilot can enable and disable hidden features in Mac OS X, optimize and repair your system, and perform numerous routine maintenance operations with the click of a button!
Pro user or not, you can now increase computer performance with only a few clicks of the mouse. Optimize your network for broadband connectivity, completely customize Apple File Sharing, perform essential maintenance without having to remember mind boggling acronyms, and much more. However, those are just a few of the many reasons why MacPilot is your choice over Cocktail, TinkerTool and Onyx.
Enable the "cut" option in the Finder, disable menu items for security, disable icon caches, set history limits, erase recently used files, prevent your dock from being modified, turn off all system animations, increase the speed at which windows resize, change which format screenshots are taken in, set a default name and location for screenshots, disable a secondary processor, the startup chime, and even change the login window picture. Over 900 features in total!
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.5: - Bug Fix: Fixed memory leak when closing windows.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
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| MacPilot User Reviews (81 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Dec 28 2009 |
RPAEGE Makes me wonder who "Christians" works for. Anyway, MacPilot is a good product. It has way more features than I'll ever use in a lifetime, but the ones I do use are very welcome. I also happen to like developers who update regularly, as it shows dedication and integrity. If you have to tinker with your Mac, or if OS X has some "features" that you really can't live with, then chances are MacPilot can change them. It's a worthy addition to your arsenal.
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 | Dec 22 2009 |
KOINGO SOFTWARE Please do not be ridiculous. Additionally, please stop flaming our review page. You are welcome to do a binary comparison between the two products and confirm we did make changes. Additionally, to confirm the memory leak is fixed, go ahead and open the Character Map window numerous times in the old version and close it. You'll notice RAM is eaten. In the new version, this no longer happens.
(Version 3.5.1) | |
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 | Dec 22 2009 |
MACUPDATE ADMIN Hello Koingo Software... Thanks for posting and thus bringing this issue to our attention. If you would like, the post in question will be deleted. You may contact me via updates(at)macupdate(dot)com
(Version 3.5.1) | |
| Dec 23 2009 |
CHRISTIANS So you believe the DEV? OK, if you want I can give you proof of the memory allocations of both versions. They are 100% identical. Allthough it is compiled again with another version number and a newer version of REALBasic (the compiler directives changed a bit too). Closing the issued windows do not have more or less memory leaks! I just wanted to point out this issue. If you feel the need in deleting my messages, no problem. :-)
(Version 3.5.1) | |
| Dec 22 2009 |
CHRISTIANS Again an needles update to get into the top Macupdate pages ! This latest version supposed to fix a memory leak. I know some bits about coding and debugging and used the Maloc debugger to search for some memory leaks with this version and the previous. Both have the same amount of memory leaks at several memory allocations. Because this is written in REALBasic it has many memory leaks by default but there is absolutely no difference between the previous and this new version. I only can conclude the developer is making fake upgrades to get noticed on Macupdate. This is not the first time I have noticed this behavior of the developers applications. I will send a mail to Misha to inform him of this abuse.
(Version 3.5.1) | |
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| Dec 22 2009 |
FOULGER Before criticising others I suggest you either improve your English or use a spellchecker. If you insist on standing at the top of a mountain make sure your posterior is covered.
(Version 3.5.1) | |
| Dec 22 2009 |
CHRISTIANS Sorry for being German. But my point is valid. Period.
(Version 3.5.1) | |
| Dec 22 2009 |
THUS.SPAKE.Z My question is this: is more necessarily better? For all practical purposes, does anyone really NEED more permutations, options, choices ?( at least a thousand in MacPilot). I know that we in North America...especially the US) are constantly brainwashed with the notion that"you don't have enough, you need to acquire more"...always MORE, MORE, MORE!. Does "more" necessarily improve one's life, make it really satisfying and less complicated? Maintenance apps like Onyx, Cocktail, Leopard Cache Cleaner or Tinker Tool System work just fine for me.....do everything that, for all practical purposes, I really need done. MacPilot is overkill, I'd say. However, if you feel the gnawing need to gorge yourself on features, on possibilities, then by all means go for it! There is, of course,'MacPilot Lite'. It has 'merely' 150 features. (Whatsamatter, not enough for ya?) It's only $5, too. Common sense...rational thinking is what's really needed in this matter I think.
(Version 3.5.1) | |
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| Dec 22 2009 |
CGC I've been using MacPilot for about a year and find it very easy to use and it does what it claims. My only complaint is that there are too many updates for minor additions. I'd love to be able to specify the frequency of updates from "check everytime I start MacPilot" to "weekly" and "monthly." Other than that, I love this program!
(Version 3.5.1) | |
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| Dec 22 2009 |
just go into MacPilot-Preferences and deselect "Check for Updates on launch". Now you can manually check for an update whenever you choose.
(Version 3.5.1) | |
| Dec 8 2009 |
KOINGO SOFTWARE Cocktail 4.6.2 is missing 402 of the features MacPilot has. Onyx 2.1.1 is missing 547 TinkerTool is missing 592 For a detailed breakdown of this comparison, go to our MacPilot page at koingosw.com, and click Comparison.
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| Dec 11 2009 |
MacPilot misses a good interface and is not free.
(Version 3.5) | |
| Dec 7 2009 |
KOINGO SOFTWARE If you do not have a user password on your account, and MacPilot fails to allow you to perform admin operations, please redownload 3.5.
(Version 3.5) | |
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| Dec 7 2009 |
KOINGO SOFTWARE Shortly, we'll be posting a comparison list between Secrets and MacPilot on our web site to outline the advantages.
(Version 3.5) | |
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| Nov 6 2009 |
STEVEN GOODHEART Thanks for the addition of the ability to disable Mail.app's option to auto-include names in copied addresses. That's so annoying, and it's great I can now disable it. I have (and occasionally use) Onyx, TinkerTool System, and Cocktail but I still find that MacPilot is my favorite utility in terms of the interface, number of features, and ease of use. Also, MacPilot seems to be adding features and refinements at a much quicker pace than these others. I"d hate to have to choose between MacPilot and TinkerTool System, though. They are both terrific. Try them both out and see which one you grok better, but for my money, MacPilot is the best of the bunch.
(Version 3.4.5) | |
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| Oct 2 2009 |
STEVEN GOODHEART Wow, this is a great piece of software. Super powerful and a very, very intuitive interface. Even though I own Tinker Tool System, I had to add this to my toolbox. I love how quickly and easily I can make deep system changes and I love how clear and understandable the the built-in help and explanations are. Really top notch -- just bought it!
(Version 3.3.7) | |
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