BUZZWORM  I used to recommend this software to my Mac clients, but found soon realized it wouldn't launch all the time. Spending time troubleshooting a $7 program wasn't worth it and no free updates has made me runaway. Why bother when you can get YouControl for free? http://bit.ly/1PERj0  
(Version 4.1.1)

TIMHERE  Have used this app for YEARS. But to have to pay for what is essentially a minor update - compatibility with Snow Leopard - seems incredibly tight. I'll go elsewhere.  
(Version 4.1.1)

JON555  This developer charges for what is essentially bug fixes. There have been no notable changes since 2005. The app itself isn't bad, but for a $7 menu bar with a few buttons, you'd expect more. At least update the UI/buttons to something more modern. Don't let the 4 and a half star rating fool you, as most of those high ratings are from 2005.  
(Version 4.1.1)

BRADY J. FREY  Just downloaded it on Snow Leopard - haven't had any issues in 6 hours of heavy usage, so I bought it right away. Exactly what I wanted, thank you!  
(Version 4.1.1b)

MAX KAMIR  I agree with GuillaumeK. I just donloaded the app and regret that I didn't keep the old one. There is nothing new, the old version I had worked well.

You dbl click on the icon and it crashes the older version with no warning about licencing and you can't recover the old one...

Actually, I have it on Time Machine...  
(Version 4.1a)

EDIFIED  Nevermind. First it gave me false hope by saying it was registered. After relaunching it it tells me my serial is invalid because it was purchased before Nov 2006.

Fail.  
(Version 4.0.1)

EDIFIED  I just tried my February 2006 serial and it still works. Cheers Wincent if that's on purpose.  
(Version 4.0.1)

KOSOVAR1  This 4 1/2 star overall rating for Synergy is such complete BS! I paid for a couple of Synergy upgrades throughout the Tiger years and all I ever got from it was frustration and a lot of wasted time. It only worked between boots if you loaded it manually. Now version 4 has been released and it ACTUALLY WORKS this time. Problem is, you're forced to buy it yet again if you want to use it with Snow Leopard. Who can say that it won't break again in a few weeks if you buy it and the developer's record of fixing the non-loading bug is abysmal. Plus, like the other commenter pointed out, there have been practically no significant feature additions. SO, Wincent has this little operation going on, forcing people to buy Synergy over and over again, if they want to keep it working, except that, in my experience, it almost never worked and this lazy developer isn't even decent enough to offer a discounted upgrade price for users who paid for the aggravation of twinking and testing various tricks to coax the previous versions to perform as advertised. Besides these major flaws, Synergy is a great concept, and very useful if only it were a reliable utility and the developer would treat previous paying customers right.   
(Version 4.0.1)

MEEGO  Here is a link to Synergy Classic 3.5.5a, the last version without the license pop-up.

It works flawlessly with Snow Leopard. Time Machine be blessed.

http://rapidshare.com/files/276719099/synergy355a.zip  
(Version 4.0.1b)

ALIENDUDE  Will there ever be new buttons?  
(Version 4.0.1b)

EDIFIED  Synergy is a great app with a developer that expects a bit much of customers. I'm a little rebuffed at having to pay for it again since there's no new functionality that I'm aware of since version 3. Sure there's been lots of rewriting and refactoring on your end but where is the cash value for us your customers when it looks like just bug fixes and implementation updates.

The last time [Feature] appeared in the official version history is November 2006.

What you're providing now is essentially a compatibility update from our perspective. At the very least I think you could offer registered users (I registered 19 Feb 2006) a discounted upgrade price (like $2). Or else provide some motivation like new features or a development roadmap.

Buy-it-again to stay compatible doesn't feel nice.  
(Version 4.0.1a)

ZOFO  So far so good with 10.6. I have a subscription from 2006 and would need to upgrade as well.... but feeling quite frustrated about it's "non working" since that time.

For the time being I'm just running it in "trial mode" and see how good this really is.

He COULD AT LEAST MAKE THE alpha/betas FREE and then charge IF and WHEN Synergy will be stable AND fully functional  
(Version 4.0.1a)

KOSOVAR1  OMG! THE 4.0.1A ALPHA VERSION ACTUALLY LOADS AUTOMATICALLY ON MY NEW IMAC WITH SNOW LEOPARD. DO I DISPENSE WITH YEARS OF FRUSTRATION AND PAY THE UPGRADE FEE (€7) TO FINALLY MAKE THIS THING WORK OR GO WITH MY GUT AND LEAVE IT ALONE? MAYBE THE FINISHED 4.0 PRODUCT WILL BREAK AGAIN AND I WILL START A NEW CYCLE OF HAND-WRINGING OVER BEING MADE A FOOL OF AND WASTING €7. (Oh, the delicious melodrama of it all...you know, fool me once shame on you, fool me ten times, shame on me!) Synergy has become a sort of hobby and pet peeve of mine over the years.   
(Version 4.0.1a)

KOSOVAR1  Synergy. Hands down one of the worst. I am so fed up with this POS! Years after buying this, it never really was stable. The problem was it rarely ever booted on its own. Finally, I just recently tried beta 3.5a and it loaded in system Preferences on it's own. First it worked reliably in 2 years! Then I upgraded to Snow Leopard. Stopped working again!!!!!!!!!!! After much research in Google, someone mentioned a Synergy 3.5b beta that was compatible, but of course, you can't find it on the Synergy website. Hey, someone aught to take the developer behind the woodshed and teach him the virtue of taking someones money and then causing all this grief. I don't care if it cost 50 cents. I don't care if other people say it works great for them. (Makes me wonder about their motives and who wrote those.) Anyway, there's a principle involved here and it's to learn to write software that works and don't sell crap that doesn't!  
(Version 3.5.5a)

EASER  Say, where are all those developments on "Synergy Advance" that you ripped us off for years ago? You were fast to take our money. If I were a new customer, I'd steer away from this company. I find their ethics highly questionable.  
(Version 3.5.5a)

PLUG4  I've been a registered owner for years and I have to say, Synergy is hands down one of the finest add-ons. Its the first thing I install on my machine if I have to wipe it. Can't work without it anymore. With each version of iTunes I'm surprised Apple hasn't bought wincent out and included it. Despite the complaints I've read - I can say I've never had a significant problem with any version. I'm typically too lazy to write reviews, but this is one app that deserves it.  
(Version 3.5.4a)

JIMOHIO628  Thanks for the clearing up of the Synergy comment I had made. Indeed it is an application, and not a pref pane. I totally missed that.

Jim  
(Version 3.5.4a)

JIMOHIO628  I'm not sure what happened, but I could not get Synergy to install at all on my 24" iMac, 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, with 4 GB ram, running 10.5.8. I am a licensed user of Synergy from way back, and I just can't figure out why I can't install the application. After my restart, nothing appears in my Preferences. Nothing for synergy at all. Any ideas? Thanks.

This comment is for Synergy 3.5.4a

Jim  
(Version 3.5.4a)

KOSOVAR1  Idiotic quote of the month: "Why it doesn't work for you I obviously can't explain, but putting the blame on the developer is logically unsound." Curious, the slew of comments about how "I installed Synergy and it worked for me." Blah, blah... Anyway, I should say that I installed the last two betas of Synergy 3.5 and my early problems with Synergy not loading between system boots seem to have been fixed. I'm sorry it took almost two years to be able to use Synergy again after I paid for it and after prodding the developer to fix it.

According to the aforementioned Spock wannabe, I won't be allowed to give any credit for that improvement to the developer because it's "logically unsound" to suppose any link between the performance of software and the developer.   
(Version 3.5.2a)

VRH  I had previously given this application an overall four star rating because of things I thought were missing or needed changing. I have found that all those issues have already been addressed so I'm increasing my rating to five stars. This application does exactly what I need it to do, and does it beautifully!  
(Version 3.5.1a)

VRH  Wow -- it's so nice to have this application working again! It was dead in the water for *so* long (some kind of AppleScript bug??) that I gave up on it and settled for "TotalTunes Control" as an alternative. But nothing in the field compares to this app for its intended purpose. The settings interface is clear and uncluttered and I love the visual feedback options.

One gripe I have is that it doesn't use the album artwork already in iTunes, but instead it requires an Internet connection for downloading its own set of album artwork. This is just a waste of resources in almost every way. At least I hope the developer will give an option to use existing artwork. That would seem a lot more efficient.

A feature I'd like to see added is Growl integration. While I really like the developer's own version of notification eye candy, it would be nice to have the option to use Growl.  
(Version 3.5.1a)

EASER  I'm not a programmer, so I could be talking idiocy here. But could the developer opt to make this an application rather than a preference pane? Would that overcome the problems he's having with the restart issue? I know it might take a substantial rewrite, but given the bad press he's getting for what is otherwise a really good product, maybe it would be worth it. I'm only trying to help here.  
(Version 3.5a9)

KOSOVAR1  No friggin' way! I was overly optimistic. The latest release does not resolve this bug that stops Synergy from loading between restarts. The developer shouldn't receive a penny for this failed product, at least until this bug has been fixed. The problem of Synergy failing to start up between boots has persevered for the past half dozen or more updates and for nearly two years. The developer really should drag his/her sorry buttocks onto the MacUpdate forum and explain why this problem has been ignored or to simply admit that (s)he can't fix it. No, it's easier just to ignore it and to continue to accept money for junk. Trouble is, people lose faith in how the system works and other, more diligent or skilled developers stop getting their hard-earned pay.  
(Version 3.4)

KOSOVAR1  i hope that, with this latest version, the developer has finally fixed the bug in Synergy that doesn't allow it to load upon restarting. it's been more than a year since i purchased this app and it hasn't worked on my laptop and desktop macs, unless i open the synergy control panel myself and click "start" (muppets will all notice that i avoided writing in caps and that i am perfectly serene about wasting money by paying for this flawed app)  
(Version 3.4)

KIDCLAM  Following some user's advice, I reinstalled Synergy as it was not working that well.

And remarkably it worked. Opened on startup, song info with artwork of recent song works well and I am very happy once again.

People should try to reinstall and let us know if it works for you.

I am using a MacBookPro on Leopard with all Apple updates and latest iTunes 8.1.1.

I have given all 5 star reviews except stabillity (3 stars) and hoping that it won't mess up after a few weeks of use. Will update this review otherwise.  
(Version 3.2.2)

KOSOVAR1  Bought the newest iMac 24" and updated to the most recent OSX. Pristine OS with no other 2nd party software conflicts. Guess what? Synergy STILL DOES NOT STARTUP on it's own. Normally, I wouldn't bother to complain, but I PAID for this.

HEY SYNERGY TEAM, FINISH YOUR TWO-YEAR COFFE BREAK AND FIX YOUR BROKEN SOFTWARE OR STOP MARKETING IT, OK!?  
(Version 3.2.2)

KOSOVAR1  Synergy still doesn't start automatically when I log in to my account. This has gone on for more than a year now. I think this is about the fourth or fifth iteration of the Synergy that hasn't worked for me. To make it work, I have to go to the Synergy preference pane and start Synergy up manually every single time I want to use it. I have tried every trick in the known universe to fix this problem, but I think this is something the developer should do. After all, he (she) was willing enough to take the money when I decided to support HIM (HER). All my hardware and software are up the latest.   
(Version 3.2.2)

KOSOVAR1  HEY, HERE'S A MESSAGE TO EVERYONE OUT THERE! SYNERGY USED TO BE GREAT, BUT IT HASN'T WORKED IN A VERY LONG TIME AND THE DEVELOPER WON'T FIX IT. IT SIMPLY DOESN'T START UP ANYMORE AUTOMATICALLY, SO YOU HAVE TO GO TO PREFERENCES --> SYNERGY CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN CLICK START YOURSELF. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY TIME YOU BOOT YOUR COMPUTER IF YOU WANT TO USE THIS PROGRAM. IT ISN'T WORTH THE TROUBLE EVEN IF IT WAS FREE. DON'T REWARD A LAZY DEVELOPER, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE PROGRAM USED TO BE.   
(Version 3.2.1)

ASHMADUX  I concur with the last post. Something seemingly as insignificant as just not disappearing from my toolbar and not launching at startup (even though its in the startup menu!) has driven me to just stop using it as of right now. going to a free or paid alternative- dont care, as long as i dotn have to deal with this mess anymore.

sigh. Wither, synergy.'

Will the next itunes control software please stand up?  
(Version 3.2.1)

GORDON142  I've been using this application for years, but last month finally switched to one if its competitors. Development for this programme seems to have badly lagged, unfortunately. It's not even new features I'm concerned about — I was OK with the existing feature set — it's the fact that the application is chronically unstable. At least once a Day it either quits or freezes. I'd gotten so used to restarting it periodically that I hadn't occurred to me that this behaviour wasn't typical for an iTunes controller. Well, my new controller hasn't crashed once, and it never freezes or delays when switching tracks. It's great.

I've given this app positive reviews in the past, but I can't recommend it any longer unless something serious is done to improve stability.  
(Version 3.2.1)

ASHMADUX  for the love of all thats holy, developer, PLEASE FIX THE LAUNCH ISSUES. omg it is so bloody annoying to relaunch the app over and over again. my mac is on and off sleep for weeks on end. and i time and time again have to go to sys prefs to hit the start button again...why? it seems to be turning itself off every now and again.

sorry ive been using this app for a loooong time and its frustrating as all hell. this is not the most complicated software out there. please fix, a longtime user is begging you.

running 10.5.4. arghrhg.  
(Version 3.2.1)

KIDCLAM  Since the update with the artwork now displayable, I am very happy with Synergy.

Now I don't have to go back to iTunes everytime to change the rating, check the item and also look at the album display. I have many singles which don't have album names, so I can basically cut that out from showing on the floater and it's all good. I also can control the colume, mute etc with keyboard commands. This is very useful since I play my itunes though airtunes to my pro hifi. With one click I can switch to mute or lower the volume without changing apps.

Apart from the normal expectated functions, I still think that it should be a seemless intergration and that starting up at login should be essential. It just doesn't seem that hard to do since every other shareware I use is running OK with this function.

So to the Synergy programmers, please fix this to make it a perfect workable shareware that people would gladly pay for. If you want your existing customer base not to jump ship, then do something about it soon! You missed on a 5 for Features.

Not sure if they fixed the problem where Synergy just closes itself without you knowing. I haven't tested this long enough to review so I will rate the Stability to be 3 still. Thanks.  
(Version 3.2.1)

HANDYCAM  True, the app doesn't seem to launch at login anymore.

But it does work once it's launched, so there is at least a workaround.

I hope this bug is fixed, but it doesn't keep me from enjoying an otherwise excellent app.  
(Version 3.2.1)

KOSOVAR1  Before Synergy stopped working a few months ago, it was my favorite iTunes launcher. Now it has to be started manually from the preference pane since it won't start at login. I guess the developer has made as much money off this as (s)he wants, because there have been no fixes or communications forthcoming: not a word, nothing. I am sorry I wasted money on this!  
(Version 3.2.1)

ASHMADUX  yeah same here- it doesn't launch with login. system 10.4.11.

i dont think i have seen this exhibited on my two other leopard systems. but for this one, it most certainly sucks. plz fix?

hey, and just a comment, how about some new features for this app? it hasnt changed at all in years, or am i missing something?  
(Version 3.2.1)

JOSHP  3.2.1b worked fine, but 3.2.1 doesn't launch on login... again. and all the 3.5 alphas are horrid.  
(Version 3.2.1)

JAZZYGUY  I love Synergy and now that the balloon shows Artwork and it is in System Preferences I am delighted with its performance, Hey FightingCat I got CoverSutra too from winning the MacHeist" Heist"Remember you can NOT update CoverSutra at all unless you pay for it . MacHeist gives it to you "as is" and no updates are allowed. Once you pay for Synergy you can update forever!  
(Version 3.2.1)

FIGHTINGCAT  i used synergy long time, but i missed new ideas for the app. A new interface or new features...

It's a cheap and good software, but in the last week i change to CoverSutra who i get with the macheist bundle.  
(Version 3.2.1)

KINGADROCK  Synergy used to be the best iTunes controller available. I'm a registered user and have used it for years. Synergy has really taken a turn for the worse. It's not launching properly, it crashes, and it's slow to respond. I got so frustrated that I switched to a competing product. I'll keep an eye on Synergy with hopes it returns to the quality app I once knew.  
(Version 3.5a6)

KIDCLAM  I won't be using Synergy for now (I paid) since it opens up my iTunes way automatically.. faster than my external hard disc. It was a "!" on all my songs since it has lost connection the the library. Yeah I can still play the songs once my external is up, but when I have"shuffle" on my playlist, it doesn't play because it iTunes still thinks the songs are missing... I also use the new keyboard with the function keys for play/pause etc. and can function directly to iTunes on any software I am currently working on. So Synergy is basically not needed anymore. PLEASE FIX THIS OPEN ITUNES ON START UP... AND ALSO PREVIEW PICS OF MY ALBUMS ON THE FLOATER... NOT GOOD ENOUGH!  
(Version 3.5a5)

KIDCLAM  I downloaded this latest installer and I am using Leopard. My album art is not showing up at all on the pop up preview window... Can anyone help? I have marked to see the preview from the preference pane.  
(Version 3.5a5)

ALEXF  It doesn't start at login anymore, no matter how many times I click that option :(

Otherwise a great program...using a Mac without it feels unnatural. This was one of the first shareware programs I ever bought.  
(Version 3.5a5)

JOSHP  i'm really sick of this program either not working at startup or trying to launch iTunes or disappearing on wake from sleep. i'm switching to ByteController.  
(Version 3.5a5)

THUNDERCLAP82  Synergy still closes for no reason during use.  
(Version 3.5a5)

ILOVEMYMAC  I'm not liking the new version very much ether. It would be better if it doesn't make iTunes launch when you log in to the computer. I'm going back to version 3.2 until this is fixed.  
(Version 3.5a5)

DOUGSTER  Every time I restart my iMac or log out / in, iTunes fires up, which I do not want to happen.This problem started after the installation of Synergy 3.5a5. I have now stopped using Synergy until said annoyance has been sorted out.  
(Version 3.5a5)

SHANE SMITH  What happened to the preference pane? Application that has to sit in your dock, not liking it. Oh yes, and it does work at all! It launches, set your preferences, takes up memory, but does nothing! No menu bar! Might have to find another itunes controller.   
(Version 3.5a5)

GGORE  I'm not happy with the redesign of Synergy. The old method of Synergy being a preference pane was much simpler, it just loadeded when OS X booted and was in the toolbar when you launched iTunes. Now with Synergy being a regular application, if you set the preferences to launch Synergy at login, it also launches iTunes at login but doesn't bring up the iTunes window. You have to manually bring up the iTunes window and close the application if you aren't wanting to listen to music. I'm going back to the old preference pane version of Synergy.  
(Version 3.5a5)

JOSHP  still not starting at launch for me. i put the program in the Utilities folder and checked the launch at login option, but i still have to start it manually after every reboot.  
(Version 3.5a4)

BOBDOLE  My application crashed and has never been able to start up since. Hopefully 3.5a5 will be released soon.  
(Version 3.5a4)

JAMACAL  So far this version seems to be working as expected. Fingers crossed.  
(Version 3.5a4)

MICHAEL SEAVELLO  Crashes every time I try to open. Glad I was able to reinstall 3.5a2  
(Version 3.5a3)

SHOCK J  Same as others...crashes immediately after launch. MacBook Pro with 10.5.1.  
(Version 3.5a3)

JAMACAL  Same problem here. Registered copy quits as soon a s it's launched on 10.5.1.  
(Version 3.5a3)

GARY L. GRAY  I am seeing the same thing with 3.5a3 -- it crashes immediately upon running under 10.5.1. I even tried deleting all prefs files and it still crashes.  
(Version 3.5a3)

BOLOBAR  Synergy Preferences.app 3.5a3 crashes upon attempts to open on an Intel iMac using 10.5.1

bolobar  
(Version 3.5a3)

GGORE  Not ready for primetime at all. This application crashes when I try to run it on 10.5.1 I've had Synergy on my Mac for years with no problems, but this complete re-write does not work at all.   
(Version 3.5a3)

BOLOBAR  v3.5A2 crashes randomly using 10.5.1

bolobar  
(Version 3.5a)

JOSHP  v3.5a does not respect the launch at log in option. i have to start it manually after every reboot.  
(Version 3.5a)

GLUFS1  actually the "unable to retrieve artwork from itunes" was fixed with the 10.5.1 update...  
(Version 3.5a)

PRABH.SALPEKAR  This version works well, but dose not start on LoG-in. prabh  
(Version 3.5a)

ALEXF  This is quality software, but I wonder why its development has slowed to a snail's pace!  
(Version 3.1.3b)

MONOCLAST  The name of this software conflicts with an already-established piece of open source software called "Synergy":

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

The open source Synergy has been around since like 1996. So you probably want to change your name.  
(Version 3.1.1b)

TAINT  Will it update my iPod's recently played tracks to LastFM?  
(Version 3.1)

CUNEYT  Synergy 3 stops after a while (like 10 mins or so)? For some reason it just disappears off my menu bar and I have to open up the prefs pane and start it again. I've only had this problem since upgrading to 3 so if anyone knows why or a fix I'd appreciate it  
(Version 3.0)

GOLEM  I like Synergy quite a bit - but I wish there was a way to show recently played Albums. (I know I'm old school - I still listen to full Albums.) Does anyone know of a way to do this with Synergy or another application?  
(Version 3.0)

TREVELYAN  Love this app. But i've been search for one thing, one addition to either this app or another. Its simple, really. I just want to see the track name and artist IN the menu bar. At all times. Now wouldn't that be swell? If anyone knows of sucha thing already exisiting, please tell. If not, please Synergy developers, make this happen.

Thanks!!  
(Version 2.9)

ELEGRAPHY  After using all the other iTune menubar controller, Synergy still the best IMHO.  
(Version 2.9)

TURNTABLEROCKER  Great little app but since I updated to 2.8 Synergy stops the service after a while. Not sure when this happens and why.!?!? Running on Tiger 10.4.4...  
(Version 2.8)

SHUNULU  it is the best program between such as that programs. it deserves its price  
(Version 2.8)

BIKO B. SUNFLOWER  below I said that it didn't display album artwork I already had in iTunes, Synergy does do this... before I had a problem because I had added the artwork after Synergy was already using artwork from Amazon.com I fixed this though... there is nothing wrong with Synergy, and thanks for this awesome piece of (cheap)software... it is worth every penny of the $7

I've used similar programs that I've found on here but Synergy is by far the best...  
(Version 2.2)

TIMOTHY  Why would anyone buy this when You control: tunes is free?  
(Version 2.2)

MARK  It does show Album Art you already have, whats the problem?  
(Version 2.2)

BIKO  This is an awsome app, My favorite iTunes Controller, but it's missing one big thing, It needs to be able to show the album art I already have so I don't have to download album art AGAIN... fix this and I'll give it 5 1/2 stars!  
(Version 2.1)

ANONYMOUS  Server is back, including download section and, yes, this new version fixed that annoying bug with the Dock. Thanks Wincent !  
(Version 2.1)

STEVE SEXTON  I've been using Synergy (what is now called the Classic version) for awhile now, since version 1.7 or so I think - ever since the Konfabulator iTunes widget quit working. I'm very pleased. For a small amount of money you're getting a pretty useful iTunes control and a developer that is very responsive with frequent updates (second only to Turly's FinderPop).

2.1 is the only time I've had any trouble at all, it looks like the wincent.com server crashed and is being rebuilt (it's partially restored atm, download section still down). No big deal, given Wincent's track record I don't expect any problems. According to the update notice its only a minor maintenance release from 2.0, fixing some bug with the Dock under Tiger that I've never seen anyway.  
(Version 2.1)

ANONYMOUS  Does anyone know why the menu buttons up in the top right corner won't stand by themselves anymore? I bought the program a few days ago, and it was fine. But now there are lines on either side of the play/pause button in the menu bar. It doesn't just stand as one seperate button on top of the bar like the airport, volume buttons, etc. Help someone please????  
(Version 2.1)

ERIK  I've paid for both Synergy and Synergy Advance and more often than not, I've been feeling sorta ripped off. Both of them provide a lot of the same functionality, so it seems odd to have both, especially since they run as separate processes that don't seem to be talking to each other at all. For instance, if you turn on the Growl notifications with one program, you have to manually shut them off on the other. In other words, the two programs seem to be stepping on each other's toes. Add to this the long wait between updates (even when it's really needed) and the fact that the server seems to go down for a couple days at a time when an update IS posted, and I'm not super impressed. I love the functionality of this program, I love what it COULD do, but I have so far been disappointed more often than not.  
(Version 2.1)

ANONYMOUS  Same problem as last poster. Server has been down for a couple days now.  
(Version 2.1)

ANONYMOUS  Unable to download. Wincent's server seems down since yesterday.  
(Version 2.1)

SERGE  The only request I have is to be able to change the floater's color.   
(Version 2.1)

ANONYMOUS  my only complaint is that the floater isnt actually clear and it hangs above everything else....

i have paid 2x.  
(Version 2.1)

JENNIFER (BURAN)  Minor request for next version: When iTunes is not running, have Synergy place a "Launch iTunes" menu item prominently in the main app menu rather than placing it in a submenu where it resides now. A minor gotcha, but I think a worthy fix. Other than that, no real gripes; I've been a paid user ever since ... version 1.0 or something like that, and I can honestly say I'm happy with the app. Fairly priced, and it's a very minor feature but a worthy one. I still find menubar controls easier than widget-based controls, so even though I use Tiger now, I keep Synergy running.  
(Version 2.0.1)

SUCKS  I have NEVER been able to get this thing to download anything from amazon as far as album covers go. It used to work a looooong time ago but then the developer got into an issue with amazon over this, and now its been back supposedly for a while, but it has never ever worked for me which is kinda sad.

Anyone else experiencing this.

Mac OS X 10.4.1  
(Version 2.0.1)

NICK  Here's my suggestion TO THE DEVELOPER to make it even better: He should add an option that would force the Synergy icon in the menubar to always position itself as the left-most menu bar item. That way, it would always serve as a visual divider between the menu bar icons to the right and the menu bar commands to the left. It's a great visual effect if one selects the "Tabbed" or "Brushed" button styles and the Mac OS's brushed metal appearance option is chosen. The Synergy button in the menubar keeps to the left for awhile, but when I logout/login again, it moves a couple of places to the right on the menubar with my StickyBrain and Pod2Go icons, taking the leftmost positions.

Except for this little gripe and the fact that Synergy can sometimes be sluggish to repond on my 1.5 Mhz Aluminum PowerBook (OSX 10.3.9), I think it's a great addition to the GUI for what I paid for it.  
(Version 1.9)

JCTULL  Growl support is a major feature that has been added. I like this app, but hope that the shift to classic v. advance does not create a mandatory upgrade fee. The website is ambiguous regarding upgrade cost for current licensees when the 'advance' version is completed. If it is not steeply discounted, I will probably shift to one of the open source alternatives that seem to be nearly identical in features, but were unavailable a year ago.  
(Version 1.8)

ODDITIE  This app is awesome, I love it, but the one big problem I have with this application is the lack of new features from when I purchased it until now. I have owned it for (I believe) almost a year now, and there have been very few real features added to it. The only one I can honestly think of is new buttons, and maybe a couple very minor changes to the look of it. They also re-added the album art look up system, but for someone like me who has all the album art for every song they own, that doesn't really matter at all and sometimes it will put up the wrong album art on songs I own that don't have any.

With more effort by the creators this application could be amazing, but until then it is just a great small application that doesn't truely change from one version to the next. If they take it to the next level with the introduction of Synergy Advanced I know I will be very proud to purchase it.

This is the only real reason why anything got marked down, and for troubles in the past of instability, which continues to get better version to version.  
(Version 1.8)

SERGE   Try this : http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12216  
(Version 1.8)

GRAMAGE  Just a suggestion: It would be nice if Synergy was able to make a global hotkey for ejecting a mounted iPod (assuming iTunes isn't busy updating it). It would be very convinient to be able to hit a few key in whatever aplication and presto the iPod is ejected. Having to go into iTunes to do it is a bit tedious, and dragging it to the trash just feels wrong.. ;D  
(Version 1.7.1)

JACK M.H. LIN  I am wondering if Wincent, the developer of Synergy, could see this message. I've finished the Traditional Chinese localization of Synergy, but the emails I sent him were returned many times. I also left a message via the message form of the official webpage. Hope to hear from the developer soon, and hope we can get this localization task done! Thanks a lot.  
(Version 1.6.1)

ANONYMOUS  I've been using Synergy for a very long time, and all I can say is it's been the one app I go completely crazy without. There are alternatives that do roughly the same things, but Synergy does it all, is constantly being refined, and is incredibly simple for how many useful things it can do. It just rocks, plain and simple. Don't use iTunes without it.  
(Version 1.6.1)

TOMA  Perfect. Best iTunes add-on you can get.   
(Version 1.6.1)

ASHER  Talk about value... This is a great OSX addition for such a low price. And support! Wincent is incredibly responsive to emails. A must for every Mac user.  
(Version 1.6.1)

ANONYMOUS  Excellent compliment to iTunes, the best little app I ever bought for the price, and the regular updates go without hassle.

The downloading of the Album covers for the current song pop-up are very accurately found. I'm glad they don't actually get placed into iTunes itself as I scan and add my covers in manually. Synergy then creates a little JPEG in the Application Support folder, very handy as a backup in case I was to ever lose my current folder with all those manually scanned images in ;)  
(Version 1.6)

SOOPAFLY  There should be more developers like Wincent!! Every email I send to him, I get a response within 24 hours.

All in all great app and the best $5 I ever spent.

Although I wish there was a way to not download from Amazon at all and look at album art from iTunes first. If Synergy says that iTunes doesn't have it...leave it alone. I don't want .jpg files downloaded from Amazon.  
(Version 1.6)

ANONYMOUS  What about one last line of text for the Composer?  
(Version 1.6)

ANONYMOUS  The app would be most useful if it allows playing particular songs from playlists.  
(Version 1.6)

NICOLAS  One of the best mini apps I ever bought. Not just that it's a lot of fun to work with, it's so cool to get useful updates every now and then. The developer really makes you feel that he cares about you - big thumb up!

So let's talk a little bit about the application itself: The main reason I use it are the key shortcuts and the floating window - very nice to look at. Also very nice that it loads pictures from Amazon. There are a few things still missing: Easy import of downloaded pictures to iTunes, more eye candy. But I believe that we will see this some day in Synergy or Synergy advance.

What more to say? "The best 5 bucks I ever spend." :-D  
(Version 1.6)

ANONYMOUS  I've been using this for about a year now (I think..) and I love it! There is a few things that are lacking though...

1. The ability to play your "ALL" option from the menubar.

2. I wish there was a script or something included in the app that would transfer all the album covers to itunes so you wouldn't have to use a different app to get covers for your library.

3. Could be nice to scale down the black box that surrounds the floater... seems like there is a little wasted space around it.

4. I do get the occasional spinning ball when mousing over the menubar controller.. seems to freeze up iTunes once every blue moon.

Other than those.. I think it's perfect! Well worth the money. In fact.. I've gotten like 10 friends buy it!  
(Version 1.5)

SCUMACIB  i bought synergy a long while ago because it seemed like the best/only thing out there that did everything i expected.. well, it still is really great but Butler [http://www.petermaurer.de/butler] does most of the same stuff, and i found it after i bought synergy. at any rate, the only problem i have with synergy is that sometimes [most of the time when my computer's been used heavily nonstop for a long time] my mouse doesn't work in the area where the floater appears. *shrugs* i have no idea why, but i haven't had that problem so far in 1.5. very good, all considered.  
(Version 1.5)

SPEEDING_ANT  Its a great app. Works well, and with each update it keeps on getting better. Its smooth, and looks cool, and above all, it does the job.

Developer... to make this app perfect it would be cool if you got the floater to have all sorts of eye candy, the bevel effect is getting a bit dull. Make it slide up from the bottom or top (whichever is closest to the floater) and maybe do some cool themes or something for it. Also, the mini controler up the top is amazing, but it needs to have a bit where you can select artists to play, or genres or something. Not everyone has playlists!

Other than those improvements, this (i beleive) is the best iTunes addition you can buy. Keep up the awesome work

Yours

Speeding_Ant  
(Version 1.5)

ALEXF  The 1.5 installer crashed on the first attempt to upgrade. I quit it, ignored the warning and tried it again with success.  
(Version 1.5)

ERIC  New version (1.5b) crashes all the time. Sometimes on hitting a shortcut key combo I have set up to skip tracks or set rating, and sometimes it quits all on it's own. The buttons just disappear from the menubar and I have to start it up again from system prefs.

I'm running 10.2.6, itunes 4.7, g3 tower w/ g4/733 upgrade, 320mb.

This version (like previous) is sometimes very snappy to respond to shortcuts, and sometimes very slow (20 seconds?)  
(Version 1.5b)

SEA BASS  If you weren't sold on it before, this is the version that will do it for you. Synergy now responds near-instantly to track changes, even when the CPU is heavily loaded. The floater also seems to fade more smoothly.  
(Version 1.5b)

ANONYMOUS  Much faster and more responsive, as promised. Worth the $.  
(Version 1.5b)

TIM  Love the updates!  
(Version 1.5b)

ANONYMOUS  Great app, and for this price it's unbeatable. I've tried some free alternatives but this is the most complete and best looking solution. This and Quicksilver are the two apps that make working on your mac so much better!  
(Version 1.4)

ANONYMOUS  Excelent, this is a must have iTunes add-on  
(Version 1.3)

JIMW  I tend to be as or more suspicious of You Control than the previous commentator. While I have no evidence of this, I personally would not put it past them to only offer their product free so long as it takes to drive the other products out of existence, then to start charging a significant fee for it. Nevertheless I have to say it is a good product, fulfills my needs, and one can't argue with the price - for now.

If this becomes I trend - first ITunes controllers, then clock replacements, etc. so that they can dominate the market in menu utilities and squeeze out other shareware I might even suggest later that the shareware developers get together and temporary offer their items for free to try and force You Control into bankruptcy. Then the shareware companies can start charging a reasonable fee for their products again. I support free enterprise and fair competition, but not predatory marketing.

There is a place for both commercial software and shareware and users need to have a choice. Fair competition is one of the driving forces of technology advancement.

Concerning the registration issue, and I too am very concerned, What I did, is set up a "temporary" e-mail address, which you can do via a number of web sites, such as Yahoo, Excite, HotMail, etc. for free as most expire if you don't use them regularly, for You Control registration, got my number and intend to let the address expire. If you are concerned, I suggest you might consider doing the same with all other requested info being bogus.   
(Version 1.3)

LEX LUTHOR  This app apart from a half-attempt by 'Butler' was a clear winner in the iTunes notifier category since the loss of PTH. But the insanely mad 'You Soft's'PTH machine

has bounced back into the ring with the imaginatively named 'iControl iTunes'

You can select any artist or song from the menubar ( not just playlists) and get an album cover pic from the file in-menu. Plus 'iControl iTunes' has the ability to show album cover art from the files in-bedded cover in a variety of sizes and shows song info in a much more pleasing style, and it's free. well I say free, really you have register and then have an internet connection and let 'you soft' take what ever info they want back to the app's/you soft's server. ( without that little 'eccentricity/spyware' it won't register/ work - for free)

Synergy does have the edge with 'buttons styling' and iControl's buttons are hard coded in, so you can't swap/hack a more stylish set into it. Synergy leaves a folder of 'TIFFs' named 'album covers' in your library/application support folder which can begin to add up in file size as it plays and saves through your music collection, iControl does not suffer from this.

wincent.org as far as I can tell, gives you your registration code and his personal interest in you stops there. If there was a good enough reason to support Synergy over 'You Soft's' effort this would be it.

Given a code or brought - if it appears all over the net - the developer can remove it from registering the app and ban the user but 'You Soft's approach is nearing an infringement on our civil liberties and is very suspicious. If you want the free alternative and it is very well thought out, just be aware you have no idea what info is being taken from your computer and how it will be used.

If Synergy can incorporate the more robust menu options ( iControl iTunes does have that functionality completely covered and has almost all the info you could possibly need - including even a ticker) plus steal/borrow iControl's 'floater' styling it would be worth the very low price the developer is asking and we could all bin the overly-paranoid 'You Soft's' spyware filled application.  
(Version 1.3)

RIMSHOT4ZA  I love this software. Been using it for a long time now and own multiple registrations. I recommend it all the time. I hope others, including pirates read Wincent's latest note: http://wincent.org/article/articleview/246/1/25/  
(Version 1.2)

HOTCHILI  I would love to see an option to use the same cover art as iTunes, at the very least make the artwork available to iTunes   
(Version 1.2)

ANONYMOUS  iTunes byte controller is a smaller app which does all this for free. Sizzling keys also does all this for free.  
(Version 1.2)

NACHO  Nice app and great price! Looks great in my menu bar and the floater idea is brilliant (included the cd cover art). Congratulations!  
(Version 1.1)

ANONYMOUS  FYI: its only €5 now!  
(Version 1.1)

ANONYMOUS  Much faster response time than PTHiTunesNotifier, Butler, or SizzlingKeys. The floater can sometimes take a long time to fade, however.

Since Butler can now recognize when the song in an iTunes streaming station changes, and show its floater automatically, Synergy ought to implement this in its next revision. (the IT CAN BE DONE! principle) Synergy can recognize the tracks and add them to the 'recently played' menu... sometimes.

One annoyance: why does the Album Covers folder continuously fill up even when the artwork is in the song files themselves?   
(Version 1.1)

WIBS  Absolutely the best iTunes controller, by far. cmd-option-right arrow for next track, cmd-option-up to play/pause, cmd-option-left to restart track/play previous, cmd-option-down to show and hide the track info bezel. I just don't know what I would do without those 4 key combos.

Well worth the tiny amount of money I spent on it over a year ago.  
(Version 1.1)

PCWEENIES.COM CARTOONIST  A must-have if you're using iTunes. I can't really imagine how I lived without this great little app. Highly recommended!  
(Version 1.1)

ANONYMOUS  Indispensable! This app simply rocks!  
(Version 1.1)

SERGE  Synergy has more (interesting) features than ByteController !  
(Version 1.1)

GULLMAN  Why pay when ByteController does the same thing for free? And comes with several skins.  
(Version 1.1)

EMMA  It is funny that the registration fee shown here is $6, but $10 on the author's website. I do not think a new release deserves an increase of registration fee of $4.  
(Version 1.0)

SLADE  Do yourself a favor and register this program. It’s cheap and the best iTunes contoller out there. Also, the developer has stated on his private site that someone made their serial number available on some file sharing network & it has substantially cut down on registrations of the program. If you can’t afford $6 you shouldn’t even own a computer.  
(Version 1.0)

BOB WEINER  Excellent program - works great on my system, and comes in quite handy with a virtual desktop setup (using Desktop Manager, of course). I registered it today -- kudos to the developer.   
(Version 1.0)

ALEXF  As others have said, worth the 5 Euros. The floater is not only pleasant and smoothly animated, but it also saves space; you don't have to keep iTunes open to see what songs you're playing.

The real benefit to this program is the hotkeys though. When the demo version expired, I kept using the prev/next hotkeys out of habit. They just become the only interaction with iTunes you need.

The album cover feature was what first attracted me to Synergy, but it's disabled per Amazon's request. That's too bad, but it still reads whatever cover you have set in iTunes, so it's bearable.

Areas that I'd like to see improved are more font and colour customization and more floater effects beyond the fade in/out. PTH had some great effects! The author says he's working on something called Synergy Advance which will implement many more features, so I hope these are some of them.

I bought Synergy even knowing that the Advance version will be out. I hope he has an upgrade license available for Advance!  
(Version 1.0a8)

TIMPLASTER  Beautiful. This is great. Perfect! Keep those updates coming!!!  
(Version 1.0a8)

ROOT ADMEN  Works Great so far, very small and concealed, I like it  
(Version 1.0a8)

MARIA (THE COOK!)  missing art / covers?

maybe i'm missing something here, but Synergy appears to work great with iTunes Catalog as this sorted out my covers for iTunes and Synergy displays each one perfectly within it's lovely transparent window :-)  
(Version 1.0a7)

GABRIEL  With iTunes window open and Synergy set to show song info with picture there is a bug that makes synergy freeze completetly for several seconds. Its when you use the skip buttons in the itunes window, and use them fast or skip say 15 songs very fast. Synegy cant follow and eventually locks up.  
(Version 1.0a6)

BURAN  At $5 it didn't take me long to decide it was worth it. However, the album art loading feature doesn't currently work (known issue, see the site) so it doesn't quite make sense for the software to default to having it turned on. The application icon used in the floater window is horridly ugly, though -- it could use some more polish, or the "flat" 2D version should be used.

Agreed that a "launch iTunes hidden" feature would be very nice.  
(Version 1.0a5)

ANONYMOUS  .

My very simple review.

I never buy shareware. I bought Synergy. Nuff said.  
(Version 1.0a5)

BIGBADVOO  Indespensible software- such a good price for how often I use it. It's one of the few programs I can justify buying. Pretty slow with the floater on my iBook 300, but I'm used to waiting. Especially cool is being able to switch playlists without bringing iTunes to the front. Some people gripe that the artwork is saved externally from the music files in ~/Library/App Support/Synergy/Album Covers, and in uncompressed TIFF format. 10 albums play and soon you've lost a MB from your HD. Thankfully it accepts it when you alias that Album Covers folder to an external drive to save your internal drive. I keep the covers right next to my music folder on my external drive, and all is well again. I agree with previous reviewers that PHiTunesNotifier does a little better job of customization with fonts, colors, fading, and transparencies of the floater, but I still prefer Synergy's playlist control, previous tracks listing, and artwork cataloging.  
(Version 1.0a5)

JAMES IGOE  Like the program, but minor quibbles and/or wishes:

- Would love to get rid of the iTunes interface and reduce it to just the Synergy one; possibly by having synergy launch iTunes hidden

- Would like icon to launch synergy, rather than having to start it from System Preferences - I unload programs to increase RAM (currently have 512MB)

  
(Version 1.0a4)

MACHEAD  Simple but highyl configurable, may not sound like much, but an extremely well made and polished utility you will not be able to live without.  
(Version 1.0a4)

SUBLINEAR  Are we ever going to be able to disable this stupid menu extra again? Synergy is great, but it's really annoying that somewhere around verion 0.9 I lost the ability to get it out of my menubar... (and just use the hotkeys)  
(Version 1.0a3)

BCWINTERS  I prefer PTHiTunesNotifier but since it doesn't look like its Panther-related bugs will ever be fixed, I've decided to give Synergy a try. It's very nicely written with lots of options and certainly worth $5. I love the floater animation, it's very slick. I do wish the floater's layout was more customizable (in PTHiTN, you can select fonts and spacing and all sorts of things) and that the buttons in the menu bar had more of a margin on the outer edges (Synergy seems squished when placed between other menu bar items). If only Synergy and PTHiTN could be combined into one app!  
(Version 1.0a2)

CHRIS  Finally works as expected under Panther. I've been thrilled with this little app for a long time now... Stellar work and one of my most useful utilities, along with things like FruitMenu, MenuMeters, and DesktopManager.  
(Version 1.0a2)

ALEXF  It's a great, feature-filled app, but this build seems a bit buggy on Panther 10.3.1. When I press the hotkey to show the floater, sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. When it does, it only appears for a split second.

The album cover feature is good; I wish it could share what it downloads with iTunes like Clutter does.

I'd buy this app once the bugs are worked out.  
(Version 1.0a)

ALISTAIR APPLETON  Since running Panther, Synergy seems to cause the "a" key to malfunction. This is a massive shame since it's quite easily the niftiest piece of software I've installed in years.

Can any one suggest a solution?  
(Version 1.0a)

FAB1AN  I really love this tool. Payed for it. But since Panther runs, it seems to quit every time iSync starts (when iPod connects).  
(Version 1.0a)

ANONYMOUS  It seems that the keyboard key 'a' (on a AZERTY keyboard) or 'q' (on a QWERTY) does not works anymore with Panther...  
(Version 1.0a)

SERGE  The best of his kind, worth 5 bucks, has a lot more fuctionnalities than PTHiTunesNotifier. However, I would like to see it show a better judgement when it comes to display the album cover. I hope this problem will be fixed in future versions.  
(Version 1.0a)

PHIL MCCREVIS  Absolutely the best iTunes controller out there. I have tried them all and not one even comes close. The best $5 bucks I ever spent.  
(Version 1.0a)

MR JA JA  This is a great, well thought out product, everything it does is ACTUALLY usefull, well done. ! ;] !  
(Version 0.9.9i2)

MAHIE  Really an excellent little product, at an unbeatable price. It sits quietly in the menu bar and provides those iTunes commands you most frequently use - pause/stop, track forward and track back. A right click on any of those buttons allows to you to access your playlists, or buy that album from amazon. However, with extremely large music libraries or numerous playlists, response time is a little slow when choosing a playlist - more than a couple of seconds even on my 700mhz ibook with 684 mb of sdram. I would also advise that you keep the list of recently played tracks small. One last quibble - if your menu bar is already cluttered (mine shows power info, scripts, time, duration of internet connection...) and your monitor is small, the synergy menu may be hidden. Click to finder or desktop to restore it.   
(Version 0.9.9i2)

MOUNTY654  Brillaint application, makes iTunes even easier to control and the option which allows you to see the songs' album covers is a great little aesthetic improvement on what iTunes has to offer. This application was reccomended by MacWorld UK and you can see why!  
(Version 0.9.9i2)

GRAVITON  This app is great. Only $5 too. A price I think a lot of shareware should be (but isnt).

Well done.  
(Version 0.9.9i2)

OWATERS  Fantastic! This is the most useful piece of software I have ever purchased! Worth every penny!  
(Version 0.9.9i2)

ANONYMOUS  a must have for iTunes users  
(Version 0.9.9i)

WTMCGEE  best 5 bucks you can spend.  
(Version 0.9.9i)

GORDYMAC  THis app is great, $5 is a steal. A great compliment to iTunes.  
(Version 0.9.9i)

MR. X  this update is GREAT!

It adds the 2 major things I wanted: playlist and control-click to bring the menu instead of a separate menubar icon. And the new buttons are pretty cool too :)  
(Version 0.9.9i)

THINK5577  Great!!! Worth the money. Exactly what I was looking for. Great for people with dual screens like me. I dont have to switch to other screen just to change a song.

One little thing though. Clicking on the Playlist in the Global Menu, it doesnt alphabetize your playlists. Maybe I over looked something.

Cant wait for whats next in future versions. Keep up the good work.   
(Version 0.9.9)

ANONYMOUS  I basicly have 3 things in my menubar: Synergy, Check Off, and the iChat thingy. I couldn't live without any of them now! The $5 for Synergy and the $5 for Check Off (by that Ricci Adams fellow) were the best $10 I've ever spent! Synergy r0x0rs the world!

Also, the developer updates Synergy all the time. I've talked to him too. Real cool guy.  
(Version 0.9.9)

FURVE-REEGE-PEEGNAP (DAN)  The most useful application I've downloaded off of macupdate! It fits nicely into the menubar and I've got my f keys set up to play, pause, and change tracks from any program. Very mac os x-ish! Great App!  
(Version 0.9.8)

OBOYALEX  Damn, I love this thing.  
(Version 0.9.8)

ANONYMOUS  10 bucks for somthing not as good as pthitunes?

i dont think so...  
(Version 0.9.8)

ANONYMOUS  Delicious... Gets better with every release. It's now $10, though!  
(Version 0.9.8)

JEEPEE  Great program!  
(Version 0.9.8)

NEWBURY COMICS RIPS YOU OFF  we should tag team pthitunesnotifier....

why do you hate newbury comics?

this is good software though...it deserves credit...

but i still use pthitunes....  
(Version 0.9.7)

APOLLO REYES  Just get this App!! Works beautifully and a snap to use!!  
(Version 0.9.2)

I HATE NEWBURRY COMICS TOO  if it came down to it id rather have sex with pthitunes....it just looks better....  
(Version 0.9.2)

MAC FAN  I want to change font size and font.

This is the great software.  
(Version 0.9)

VGZ  Absolutely great software. After using it for a while I can't see not using it.  
(Version 0.9)

JP  Tried it. As soon as it showed up in the menu...I bought it. Went to set preferences...love it. No more pulling iTunes up. Apple should definitely buy this for the next system updater.  
(Version 0.8)

NEWBURY COMICS SUCKS  i really like this app but i wish i could choose keep the info displayed like how pthitunes does...thats the only drawback in my opinion.

it also seems to speed up the transition between choosing another song when you have a huge playlist ALOT...no more spinning beach ball believe it or not...i actually throw over 300 gigs in itunes as a library and ive found that a playlist over 30 days long is a bit of a hangup for it...mines over 100 days long....i was waiting 20+ seconds sometimes for songs to change...now its instant...so far its the only thing that does actually speed up itunes..well worth it if you have a huge playlist like me...

i want to rate this a 5 star app but that little tiny option i want wont let me...it just seems like an overlooked feature...add this little thing and its definitly a 5 star app...  
(Version 0.7)

JIMBOHC  Excellent app that I'm surprised Apple hasn't snapped up for a decent price! Now if the author can add volume control into the app it would be just about perfect!  
(Version 0.7)

M2  ... seems like a nice app. Too bad it doesn't work with Audion. :(  
(Version 0.7)

SAMMY B  Excellent, frequent updates, many options, and still getting better. Thanks a bunch, I have been longing for a decent iTunes menu bar item   
(Version 0.7)

OWATERS  Fantastique, this is a fine addition to my system. Well done!  
(Version 0.7)

MARK  This is great - there is nothing worse than scrambling to change a tune that may not be loved as much as it do by my co-workers. great for some of Tools harder songs, also Twisted Sister seems to raise a few frowns.

I also like the way the track comes up on your screen when a new song comes on.

Who would have thought that pull down menus would ever be too much trouble!  
(Version 0.6)

PHIL MCNADS  Great litle hack, the ONLY criticism I have personally is that the buttons should take up less space. This is an item I have longed for...thanks!  
(Version 0.1)

JOEL MUELLER  I like that it's not another drop-down menu controller for iTunes, but the actual controls are placed directly in the menu bar. However, if you have a ton of Menu Items already (got MUMenu up there right!!?), it may take up too much space.

For the next release it would be nice to have the buttons go down or get highlighted around their outside so you know that it recognized that you clicked on the control.  
(Version 0.1)