CoverSutra3.3.1

Launch bar and others can do the same basic stuff. Switched when the developer reneged on the free updates for all version 2.x. Then switched v2.5 to be 3.0 to get out of her deal to make all 2.x updates free. The kicker...she herself said this would be wrong to do, then did it when the only other option was to actually make good and provide an update to 2.5 outside the mac app store. She clearly chose to stick it to customers, go back on her word, and in her own words "lie" and call this v3.

Does NOT work in Lion either.(I had the .dmg file for the Macheist edition saved in my Documents)

This app does NOT working Mavericks.I'll try it in Lion.

Works GREAT in SnowLeopard 10.6.8 in both my iMacs. I really like this app. I got in from MacHeist and I love it! It Never crashes!

Version 3.3.1 is no longer working with iTunes 11.0.3. Well, the progress bar doesn't work and I'm getting some iTunes crashes and if there's one app that never crashes on me, it's iTunes. I contacted the developer and Sophia replied a few hours later saying she's now working on a fix for third-party code that seems to be causing the problem(s).

FYI, 2.2.2 can still be downloaded here: http://sophiestication.s3.amazonaws.com/coversutra/CoverSutra_2.2.2.dmg

The program just works, looks pretty and is supported. I don't work for free and I don't expect the author does either. CoverSutra lets me define control keys, cover art, and lots more. I'm a happy customer.

This is the second time I've purchased CoverSutra. I bought it when it first came out, however many years ago. When I figured out I'd have to pay for the upgrade for Lion, I balked at first, like many of you. I tried all the other alternatives and Bowtie was the closest--I loved the thumbing capability. But Bowtie notoriously doesn't show the artwork properly, at least on my machine, 50% of the time. And when you rate a track, the stars don't reflect that immediately. CoverSutra just works. So, give me all the frownie faces you want. This woman is a fantastic graphic designer and CoverSutra is a joy to use.

I've been happy with this product, and with its evolution. The number of whining comments here is sad. Most seem derived from the Internet expectation of free and cheap, rather than quality and fairness. Being a developer is to be in business. Rent has to be paid. Pricing changes. This is true in the real world, and it is true in the virtual world. Yet far too many expect anything acquired on the Internet to be either free or very cheap. In any world, real or virtual, you get what you pay for. If you find a product that doesn't meet your expectations, be constructive in your comments. Far too many here seem rooted in bitterness or selfishness (or from competitors).

For those sticking with version 2 who need to download a fresh copy, the file is available here: http://files.sophiestication.com/coversutra/CoverSutra_2.2.2.dmg

For those sticking with version 2 who need to download a fresh copy, the file is available here: http://files.sophiestication.com/coversutra/CoverSutra_2.2.2.dmg

Most of the people who's comments I've read should be really embarrassed for themselves. I think the developer explained her position thoroughly and fairly -- which is precisely what people always claim they want -- and then her reward for being so up-front is to be libelled (yes, libelled as in "legally actionable," some of you might want to look up the tests and then look in a mirror) on forums. If you don't want to upgrade, don't. Wow, you saved your self FIVE WHOLE BUCKS. Boy you showed HER. Why, you could buy half a Starbucks coffee with your savvy savings! As it happens, I won't be upgrading. Not because of anything Sophie did -- I just don't use the program much, and thus don't care to upgrade (though this "upgrade" is so cheap I consider it a trivial expense). I might come back to it someday, but I just don't spend much time in my iTunes music library as I used to (I've been more focused on video lately). The rest of you -- grow up, or at least interface with the real world of income and expenses a little more often.

very bad developer. broke promises with paying users after going mac store only. very hostile to her customers too. and now I see she updated version number to 3...in secret and no blog announcent...how bad. not getting any more my money

The Developer is unacceptable Don't buy this, download instead bowtie or tunesart, they are both better and free

Launch bar and others can do the same basic stuff. Switched when the developer reneged on the free updates for all version 2.x. Then switched v2.5 to be 3.0 to get out of her deal to make all 2.x updates free. The kicker...she herself said this would be wrong to do, then did it when the only other option was to actually make good and provide an update to 2.5 outside the mac app store. She clearly chose to stick it to customers, go back on her word, and in her own words "lie" and call this v3.

The version number was updated from 2.5 to 3.0, but where are the new features? Where's Growl? This seems more like v2 than v3...

The developers' attitude towards their customers is unacceptable.

I'm extremely disappointed with the developer of CoverSutra. She lied to her customers about "free updates until 3.0 version". When customers complained about it she was VERY HOSTILE towards her clients. This is unbelievable.

I no longer have "free upgrades until version 3"? I no longer have CoverSutra.

It would have been fairly simple to issue the 2.5 update to all existing owners, but this just goes to show the contempt Sophia holds for her users and supporters. Don't forget Sophia, we helped you get where you are today, no paying users = no bills paid and no career.

"Thanks for registering! CoverSutra has been registered and you have free upgrades until version 3". I won't support a developer who reneges on their agreement. Ask Yazsoft how that worked out for them. You won't be getting any more of my money.

You may want to change the platform to Intel only. According to what the developer has communicated, they will no longer provide updates to version 3 as stated in the program itself. Previous users will need to repurchase the program for future ver2 updates.

Sorry, folks. The post below was in reply to Shock J.

Weird. I just tried it again; it's still working fine for me. What keyboard shortcuts are you using in Coversutra? I'm using cmd+5 (or cmd+4, etc). I've left the fields for "increase My Rating" and "decrease My Rating" blank though. Another thing, I'm using iTunes 9.0.2 instead of the current 9.0.3 version. Maybe that has something to do with it?

Fantastic app. The single problem I have is that Growl notifications only appear if you manually click on a track in iTunes or when iTunes automatically changes. If you use the Apple keyboard media keys to skip a song, Growl notifications do not appear on a track change. When this is fixed, it would be a solid piece of software. The memory leaks look to have been cleared up and it's 64 bit. Great interface and invisible until needed, as any good app should be.

On Snow Leopard, with the 2.2, it often crashed... Now with the 2.2.1ß, it does not even launch... (10.6.1, Macbook Pro Late 2009)

hello, the pockets do not change correctly in the preferences

I have a lot of playlists in iTunes. Please tell me that this version fixes the limitation of only showing about a third of my playlists. I really want to like CoverSutra, but I can't use it until this problem is fixed.

hello, More update, why: (?

iTunes controllers are like Twitter clients, there is a new one popping up each and every month. But still, no one beats the style, elegance and ease of use of CoverSutra.

I've tried them all and CoverSutra is the best iTunes controller there is. I love it!

I like that it integrates Lastfm, I'll try it

Perfect... and today for free! :-) Thank you!!!

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.

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? :(

CoverSutra won't search anymore with the new version (2.1.1 and 2.1.2) ... sometimes it takes 30-60 seconds until the results pop up and the same time again to load the covers. Also it won't show up Growl notifications anymore (only sometimes) - I tried to delete all preferences and caches - but no luck. After installing 2.0.1 again, everything works fine again.

CoverSutra is without any doubt the greatest of all iTunes controllers. Just two minor complaints: 1. The 'players controls' window disappears as soon as you switch to another window while I would like to see the 'players controls' window all the time. I hope CoverSutra's developress will be able to add this feature in a future version. 2. CoverSutra is a little bit pricy with more than 23 USD as of today. Unfortunately, CoverSutra's success destroys all hope for a cut in price.

Since moving to the newest beta, scrobbling has been hit-or-miss. Is this CoverSutra or is there a problem with Last.FM? I have Growl configured to tell me when scrobbling succeeds or fails, and it's giving me no notification when it fails.

This app is just ... amazing! I love it!

Even though I use Play MiTunes (duh I made it :P ) this has got to be one of the most beautiful pieces of software around. Fantastic job sophie

This is by far the best iTunes-controller there is. The interface is the most beautiful one, it has perfect GROWL-support and the new search-function makes iTunes itself noting more then a music-server. I control my music with keyboard-shortcuts only, Coversutra gives more then enough options on that front.

THIS REVIEW IS FOR VERSION 2.0 (MacHeist bundle) CoverSutra blows away any other iTunes control etc. software. It works the way it should (2.0 only 10.5 compatible) and has very nice and instant search feature right from Finder menu bar with album art. The over all visual and functional quality is very high. Extremely good playlist integration and yes, its from Finder menu bar!

I've been using Synergy Advance for a good long time, and love the Growl integration, and the level of key customization and control, but due to the lack of updates on Wincent's end for Leopard, or in general, I've been looking for something new and so far CoverSutra has my bid. It definitely fits well into the leopard interface. The visual notifiers are great. Only comment for amissing feature I have so far is that it'd be nice to have a hotkey to show/hide the growl display. The current player control window serves this purpose, but a bit bulky when you just want to check what track is playing, etc.

Best iTunes controller available, and I've tried them all. Works great, looks great, and contrary to the whiners below about the cost, it's worth paying for great software.

ah, ok well I think I figured out how to do it anyway. Just took a while ;) Thanks anyway!

This is a good software and one of the nicest looking iTunes controllers out there but before I'm willing to pay for it there are features/issues that I would like to see addressed, which is why it only gets a 3. --------------- Features --------------- • This software could really benefit from the adding of a hot-key to make CoverSutra or the ability to turn hiding on and off. A combination of these would also work and would probably be a better option. • There is currently no support for playlists so you can't keep it open as a stand-alone completely to iTunes, you still need to switch back to switch playlists and the like. --------------- Ease of Use --------------- You install it and... Well that's it. The layout of what features it does have is well done and obvious. The only draw-back is you can't specify it to launch when iTunes does and you have to click on the icon to make it show itself. --------------- Value --------------- Personally I think this program is too feature deprived to yet justify the price, but it does have the potential to be a great app and in fact worth paying for. --------------- Stability --------------- 100% stable. Never an issue with it running or crashing. The only slight flaw is that if you CMD+Tab to it the window remains hidden. Small flaw, probably easy to fix.

Very nice interface and the window width can set to narrow (unlike iTunes) or stretchable across the horizontal size of the screen if desired. This allows for exact positioning (unlike iTunes in my 2 hours recordings. With the available hotkey functions it is much more userfriendly than any menubar iTunes control I tried.

I love this app, from the cool Jewel Case, to the Last.fm integration, to the growl notifications, I can consolidate all the apps I use for this stuff into one. Primo.

Now that I have had a chance to test CoverSutra, I have to say that I find the feature set and interoperability with iTunes to be extremely good. I would like to see more of the Last.fm app features integrated into CoverSutra, but please don't cut back on the general flexibility of this app. Lastly, I would say that the price is towards the high end of the scale. I would buy it in a flash if there was a MacPromo offer here on MacUpdate. Kudos to the developer.

As an ex-Synergy user, I am completely amazed by this application. It is stunningly simple but does most everything I need. My only request is for the application to have a setting that automatically opens and hides iTunes and accordingly quits iTunes upon quitting of CoverSutra. I have hacked this together with a small applescript application that check to see if iTunes is running, and if not, opens it. If either itunes is quit or CoverSutra, the script also quits both programs simultaneously. My code for this, if anyone else is interested in this functionality, looks like this: ------- Save this as an application and then run/quit this application and it will basically do that above mentioned feature. -------- tell application "iTunes" activate tell application "CoverSutra" activate end tell end tell on idle tell application "System Events" if exists application process "iTunes" then if not (exists application process "CoverSutra") then tell application "CoverSutra" to activate end if end if if not (exists application process "iTunes") then if exists application process "CoverSutra" then tell application "CoverSutra" to quit end if end if end tell return 5 end idle on quit tell application "iTunes" to quit tell application "CoverSutra" to quit continue quit end quit

This program is awesome! Makes pausing and playing so easy.

Ignore that. The hot keys are Global, but for some strange reason none of the default ones worked, after changing them they work a treat. Sorry about that! I'll blame something else I've installed (always blame your tools).

please backup your claims with reasons

Here the application which I seek for a long time. Beautiful, light, useful. It's a killer app. I throw Synergy.