PHALERON  BLUESTAR I think you missed the point. Yes, it takes only a few seconds to launch Disk Tracker, but more often than not you don't launch it every time you slip a CD in the caddy. So, when you suddenly need to look up your database for that file, in that CD, which you have not yet inventoried, you need to first find all the uncatalogued CDs, import them into Disk Tracker, and then begin to look for that item.

This is why it is a very useful feature, and one that Disk Tracker had once decided to be important enough to design into the software.  (Version 2.4b9)

BLUESTAR  I've been using this great little app for a number of years now and find it indispensable for cataloging my backup disks. Used to be CDs and now DVDs. Also catalog my off-line hard drives with it that I use for backup such as Firewire drives. Very stable program as well. Highly recommended.

-- Note to PHALARON (another reviewer below) It takes a only few second to launch this app to scan disks. You let me know if you come across a computer that I don't have to start up to do my computing please.  (Version 2.4b7)

ITTY  I've been using this app for over a decade and I find it indispensable. Now, with Zip archive content cataloging, it is even more useful. Much more powerful than the freebie that ships with Toast.

I use this a lot more often than Spotlight to find files on my Mac.

For a beta I have found it to be remarkably stable.

Looking forward to upgrading when the final version ships.  (Version 2.4b6)

PHALERON  The best thing about DiskTracker was the ability to automatically catalogue inserted volumes through the Finder, without the need for launching the app. Unfortunately, this OS9 feature was never replicated in the OSX version, and moreover, the utility became a true deadware. Even with a new version in the works (?), I would not trust a developer that remembers once every few years to develop this once-great and powerful app.

I am still looking for a utility that can archive volumes without it being launched. If anyone knows of one, let me know.  (Version 2.4b4)