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DESCRIPTION
CoverSutra gives music lovers a handy and attractive way to control iTunes without having to leave the currently active application. CoverSutra features a powerful music search feature along with global keyboard shortcuts and informative bezels that provide users with song and album details in an unobtrusive way. In addition, CoverSutra has integrated support for Last.fm, the popular social music recommendation service.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.1.7:
  • Fixed a bug where CoverSutra would not scrobble repeated songs.
Version 2.1.6:
  • Fixed several smaller bugs with the bezel windows and music search.
  • Fixed a bug where CoverSutra would not scrobble the last song of a playlist.
  • Updated artwork to the latest Last.fm corporate identity.
  • Advanced preferences are no longer hidden by default.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later, iTunes 8.0 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Sophiestication Software
Downloads:27,788
  - Version d/l:2,349
Home & Personal:Music
License:Shareware
Date:26 Jan 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$19.95
RATING
****½
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CoverSutra User Reviews (45 posts)Write A Review
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Feb 5 2009

GARY L. GRAY  I've tried them all and CoverSutra is the best iTunes controller there is. I love it!  
(Version 2.1.7)

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Jan 27 2009

NICALAND  I like that it integrates Lastfm, I'll try it  
(Version 2.1.7)

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Jan 23 2009

MAC-DEVIL  Perfect... and today for free! :-)

Thank you!!!  
(Version 2.1.6)

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Sep 24 2008
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TEKL  A great App, but it sometimes disappears (crashes) or is very laggy when the system is under stress. It also could lag the way that it blocks the computer for some time.  
(Version 2.1.5)

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Sep 19 2008
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WUDDEL  I really like CoverSutra, especially for its menu bar searching. But it is still lacking features. Like launching iTunes with it. I use(d) it manily because of its Last.fm-Support. But it only can scrobble titles. not "loving", no playlists and most notably no radio support!

Also its kinda pricey for "just" being a remote to 1-1.5 free programms.  
(Version 2.1.5)

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Jan 22 2009

MUDFLAPPER  Actually, if you hit any CoverSutra user-definable keyboard shortcut, iTunes will launch, automatically.  
(Version 2.1.6)

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Aug 2 2008

JELLYBELLY  CoverSutra is a simple app and it works well.

However, I recently switched to CoverStream because of 1 preference: choice to Launch and Quit only when iTunes launches and quits. CoverSutra doesn't have this. You have to set it as a login item for it to work every time you open iTunes. But why leave an app you aren't using open? :(  
(Version 2.1.4)

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Jul 10 2008

JOSHP  iTunes 7.7 broke it for me. the pulldown menu cannot start songs anymore.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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Jul 11 2008

SOPHIESTICATION  I'm working on a bugfix for this. You might revert to version 2.0.1 since this version seems not to be affected by the changes in iTunes 7.7.

More info and a download link to the previous version can be found here:

http://sophiestication.de/index.php/2008/07/itunes-77-breaks-music-search-in-coversutra/  
(Version 2.1.2)

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Jun 13 2008

XPANDER  I can not get menubar searching to work for the life of me, cleared caches, toggled the library update preference, everything.

It worked fine in previous releases.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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Jun 14 2008

SOPHIESTICATION  CoverSutra has some serious issues on quite a lot Macs since the last update.

The search is actually working, but it responds so slow that you think it's not. I gladly tracked down the cause if this issue and working on fixing it now. The next version should just work fine again. You might revert back to the previous verison 2.0.1 in the mean time.

You can download version 2.0.1 here:

http://coversutra.com/get/2.0.1/

Take care,

Sophia  
(Version 2.1.2)

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Jun 14 2008

XPANDER  Thanks Sophie!  
(Version 2.1.2)

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May 21 2008

VERYCARLA  Why, when I pause or resume play does CoverSutra put up a bezel which says, "No Playlist Selected"? There most definitely IS a playlist selected, and the music starts or stops as expected.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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May 22 2008

SOPHIESTICATION  That's sadly one of the many issues in the latest version. I recommend to go back to version 2.0.1 until I've fixed all issues.

You can download version 2.0.1 using the following link:

http://coversutra.com/get/2.0.1/

It turned out that the new framework I'm using caused the troubles. I'm working on fixing that right now.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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May 24 2008

VERYCARLA  Thanks for replying! That seems to be the only issue affecting me, and it's not affecting performance, so I'm going to keep using the current version.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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May 16 2008

KOHLMANNJ  @Leo Spill:

To get the Heart icon back, type the following in Terminal and relaunch CoverSutra:

defaults write com.sophiestication.CoverSutra gender 'female'

For a shiny heart, check my mod out:

http://macthemes2.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16786118

For those lamenting the loss of Growl prefs and/or gawking at CoverSutra's RAM usage, check out the Advanced Preferences by holding Option down while displaying CoverSutra's menu from the search bar or menu icon, as shown below:

http://flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/2483175479/

Disabling "Automatically reload library" may ease your CPU / RAM woes, I'm not quite sure myself as of yet.  
(Version 2.1.2)

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May 16 2008

MACUPDATE ADMIN  http://www.macupdate.com/reviews.php?id=23819&pid=214974  
(Version 2.1.2)

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May 22 2008

N E P T U N E  Thanks, for telling how to get the 'Heart' back!!  
(Version 2.1.2)

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