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EDITOR NOTES
From the developer: ShapeShifter will never be updated for Leopard, and here's why: The way that Apple has internally implemented skinning of the UI for Leopard is very obviously a stopgap measure on the way to something new that they'll unveil in the future. Read more...
DESCRIPTION
ShapeShifter lets you change the overall appearance of your Mac using 'themes'. It can change the look of windows, menus, apps, buttons and more. With ShapeShifter, you can:
  • Change the overall appearance of your operating system safely, quickly, and reliably
  • Change the appearance of individual apps to match your theme and your mood
  • Customize your cursors; (Mighty Mouse required)
  • Customize your icons
  • Experience things that haven't been possible with Mac themes before
  • Quickly preview themes without actually applying them
  • Install different themes for different users
  • Add and remove themes effortlessly
  • Tweak themes for endless customization
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.5:
  • ShapeShifter no longer causes instabilities when used with Apple's Pro applications.
  • ShapeShifter now works properly with beta versions of Safari 3.
  • Cocoa pull-down menus now use the correct text color when pressed.
  • Cocoa box titles now use the correct text color.
  • guiTweak now presents a more informative error dialog when an insurmountable error prevents tweaking from concluding properly.
  • ShapeShifter now honor's Camino's "CAMINO_DISABLE_HACKS" environment variable.
  • The preference pane no longer erroneously states that new version "(null)" is available when an internet connection is present, but is unreliable.
  • ShapeShifter now properly handles OS versions with a bugfix number greater than 9 (e.g., OS X 10.4.10).
  • Windows bmp "magic pink" transparency conversion now works properly on x86 machines.
  • Adding a new guiKit to the ShapeShifter prefpane no longer causes the names of guiKits that are available to all users on the computer to disappear from the ShapeShifter prefpane.
  • Resolved an obscure issue that could cause applications to crash occasionally when ShapeShifter is loaded.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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SCREENSHOT

Developer:Unsanity LLC
Downloads:69,423
  - Version d/l:10,725
Utilities:Desktop
License:Shareware
Date:12 Sep 2007
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$20.00
RATING
***½.
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ShapeShifter User Reviews (169 posts)Write A Review
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Jun 17 2009

SHROOOO0MS  HELP !!!!!!

okay so i download shape shifter right. well right after i download it says " Could not load ShapeShifter preference pane."

i need help what do i do ?  
(Version 2.5)

praisebury
0
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Apr 24 2009

KENTR  I paid for Shapeshifter a few years back and thought that this program would be supported into the future. I've been waiting and waiting...

Will this ever work with 10.5? How about 10.6? Is this program done? Should we all just stop waiting? What's the deal?  
(Version 2.5)

praisebury
+1
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Feb 23 2009

KZX72  Magnifique - http://magnifique.pcwizcomputer.com/forum/portal.php  
(Version 2.5)

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Feb 23 2009

MACUPDATE ADMIN  Or http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30497/magnifique  
(Version 2.5)

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0

Feb 19 2009

FATAL_SE7EN  Hey you guys up in unsanity, leopards been out for like a year and a half now.. and I still don't see a compatibility update in sight.. I dont know maybe you guys are making it compatible with snow leopard and will blow us away with its stability in the New 10.6.. however I doubt it.  
(Version 2.5)

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+2
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Sep 11 2008

EASER  Go here:

http://www.slightlypretentious.com/

Unsanity's days are numbered.  
(Version 2.5)

praisebury
+5
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Jan 30 2009

EASER  Wow. Do I ever take that back!  
(Version 2.5)

praisebury
-1
Feb 11 2009

ST00P!D M0NK3Y  Yes... I tried that site as per your recommendation, and it is a steaming pile of crap... lol.  
(Version 2.5)

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0

Aug 24 2008

TIM27  freakin' 10.6 will be out before this is updated for leapoard!  
(Version 2.5)

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+2
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Sep 11 2008

SHOCK J  No kidding...Unsanity should be issuing refunds at this point. This is utterly ridiculous...completely useless software. They haven't even released any beta versions to at least show they're working on it and/or making some kind of progress.  
(Version 2.5)

praisebury
+1

May 25 2008

MARIVAUX  Unfortunately, it crashes all of the Firefox 3 versions, at least on 10.4.11. It would be great to have a fix for this, since quite a lot of people use Firefox and a lot of us are still running 10.4--having paid for it, it would be nice if it were still maintained.  
(Version 2.5)

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Sep 15 2007
*****

EASER  I've been using APE since it came out and never, not once, has it ever caused me a single problem. I use a host of Unsanity products as well as other programs that use APE. Again, no problems. Neither have I had any problems with this most recent version of ShapeShifter.

As for performance issues, I've found that it depends on the theme. Some themes I've used actually (at least subjectively) make my Mac seem faster than it does without SS. Seti, in particular, is exceptionally fast. So are Muku, Aluminite, iMetal, Cold, X-Metal, and Quad. I don't know why some themes bog my system down and others do not. But I do think that the speed issue needs to be examined in this light. Kaleidoscope themes had a similar range of performances.  
(Version 2.5)

praisebury
-3
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Sep 14 2007

SKRABDARA  Hi ! I updated to 2.5, trow away all themes, pushed the default button and then restart! Finder, still arenīt supported!!   
(Version 2.5)

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Apr 16 2007

MAZZBOY  It's great fun to change the same old boring look of OS X but be aware that it can cause problems with some software. I thought my Final Cut Pro was broken and sat here reinstalling everything, looking for help in the apple forums, when eventually it turned out that if I disabled ShapeShifter everything was fine again.

So basically what I'm saying is, if you are using it and something stops working properly, you can just disable it while you're using that application.  
(Version 2.4)

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