FORMICA  I just checked this developer's webpage, where it says they plan to sell this for $29 after the beta period. I agree with others here who think that's wayyyyy too much. Pass.  
(Version 0.3)

PLOTZENHOTS  as free software - wonderfull - but

29 dollar ist 1/5 price of the Leopard..it´s much to much

i´ll give you a few bucks, no penny more otherwise there are alternatives like the glorius "Audion 3" made by the gentle people of panic.com  
(Version 0.2.4)

LEONCAHUN  Installs an internet plugin called RadioURL without asking for permission, only declaring to have done so afterwards when asking you to restart your browser (Safari) to take effect.

Probably–hopefully–not doing any harm, but still: a good Mac citizen asks BEFORE installing something, providing the user an opt-out.  
(Version 1.1.3)

JON & KAREN HEAL  Am I missing something here? Downloaded it. It's undeniably cool-looking and does what it's supposed to, but many (most) Internet radio stations crossfade tracks. You end up with tracks in Snowtape that have scraps from other songs at the beginnings and ends of them -- which of course, sounds awful.

I guess I didn't really expect Snowtape to magically workaround the crossfade problem, but still ...

To me, this issue seriously limits software fo this type in general.

... unless someone can enlighten me as to what I've been doing wrong.  
(Version 1.1.2)

FARIBORZ  I already own Radioshift and although it's a great program I finally bought and switched to Snowtape. The reason is that I found Snowtape's interface very nice and intuitive and its integrated recording and editing feature is second to none. It's also very fast when tunning to or switching channels and now version 1.1 adds even more funtions like importing directly 750 new stations and a more practical interface. I was skeptical at the beginning to buy this program and used it in DEMO mode for a while but now that I own it and in the light of the new enhancements I can't recommend it enough. Fariborz AMIRSHAHI - Verona (Italy)  
(Version 1.1)

ROB.H  Am liking Snowtape a lot more since I first looked at it in April. The two major problems I had both seem to have been fixed (stability and adding new stations).

Looking forward to new features being added, like the ability to rip directly to mp3 or at least export to mp3 as an option. Also, being able to choose where Snowtape puts its repository. Oh and being able to fade in/out with the editing tool would be nice.

Still, a great example of how an interface should be done although for some reason my friend hates it. Horses for courses I guess.  
(Version 1.0.1)

JAZZJOHANNES  Thanks a lot for this great application, finally somebody stood up to Apple's horrible iTunes development progress!

Pros:

- Brillant design

- very stable

- very fast access times for stations

- very small application size

Cons:

- no opt-out for Safari integration

- white font on black is bad the eyes

Missing features:

- shortcuts for switching radio stations

- import of .asf file format

- scheduled recordings

- last time played column for radio stations  
(Version 1.2.1)

COMMANDERTEE  I think d-point is right. This app is amazing, not in regard to the features, but how they are realized. I agree at some point that FStream can also record internet radio, but then you have to have other applications to really make use of the track. You will at least need an audio editor to cut the track, which can be cumbersome for once. And you need to find the album artwork and the metadata youself and edit the track manually in iTunes. If you have enough time at your disposal, maybe it's ok for you to use FStream, but if you're like me and never have enough time, Snowtape will do the job a lot better.

Plus, hey you can't compare a soapbox with a motorcar. The soapbox may get you from A to B as well for the cost of nothing, but you will win the race with the motorcar.

I think Snowtape is all worth its money. I recorded 300 tracks last night. Won't happen with FStream. Thumbs up!  
(Version 1.0)

D-POINT.ORG  i totally agree on free FStream, thats a awsome app.

but you are not able to cut the files

has no “Overlapped Recording”

has no Get Album Artwork

has no 1-Click Export to iTunes

and it will not detect tracks.

Snowtape will save you many hours of work.

i did a direct comparison, and it was way faster and nicer to work.

really mac like !

Price comparison :

well, same as Rogueamoeba Audio Hijack / Fission

and same as 2 CD's

Free : Streaming

Demo restrictions : time period you can record audio with Snowtape is 60 minutes overall

Features Request :

Snowtape needs to have sheduled Recording for this price. (Radioshift)

Snowtape requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later, i want to have it on tiger !

Snowtape app is multilingual,

FAQ is english only, why not international ?  
(Version 1.0)

FARIBORZ  As far as I know, the developer of this software doesn't ask for any shareware fee if you use Snowtape exclusively for listening to music. Users are asked to pay only if they use the recording and editing features of the program. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. Fariborz AMIRSHAHI - Verona (Italy)  
(Version 1.0)