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Ben Willmore
Isolator is a small menubar application that helps you concentrate. When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications, so you can concentrate on the task in hand.
Isolator is similar to, but not the same as Think and Backdrop. The difference is that it works exactly how I want it to. Maybe you'll like it too.
Isolator is similar to, but not the same as Think and Backdrop. The difference is that it works exactly how I want it to. Maybe you'll like it too.
What's New
Version 4.76beta:
- Fix code signing
Requirements
Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
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Isolator is a small menubar application that helps you concentrate. When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications, so you can concentrate on the task in hand.
Isolator is similar to, but not the same as Think and Backdrop. The difference is that it works exactly how I want it to. Maybe you'll like it too.
Isolator is similar to, but not the same as Think and Backdrop. The difference is that it works exactly how I want it to. Maybe you'll like it too.
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Leftblank reviewed on 08 Nov 2013
Although the downloaded disk image claims to be a 4.9 beta, it contains the 4.76 beta ....
PeterWood3054 reviewed on 18 Jun 2013
I think this may be the most useful 'productivity improver' that I have installed! I am very excited by this!
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Leftblank reviewed on 30 Mar 2012
Easiest way to shut out the necessary clutter of other apps in order to concentrate on a single task ....
8-)
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Giray reviewed on 15 Mar 2012
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taja reviewed on 16 Jan 2012
But for some reason, since I upgraded to Lion, when the app is set to load as a startup item, it doesn't activate with the hotkey; I have to go and open it again, which is mildly annoying.
Still, that minor issue, aside, this is a fantastic app.
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tfigs reviewed on 16 Sep 2011
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Randy-Crawford reviewed on 04 Jun 2011
One recommendation I would make is to turn of the "Filters" which control the look of the background apps. Filters cause a significant slow-down with no real benefit.
To make things even better, Isolator is Free! Can you beat that?!
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Eelco Deuling reviewed on 26 May 2011
I do not like a lot of things in my menu bar, so I switched this option off. I use a (very huge amount) lot of software at the same time, so I erased the keyboard shortcut so it could not interfere with some other app.
...and now I could not control the app anymore and had to quit it in Activity Monitor (clicking the app icon did not do anything).
But it did help me to focus, works very well and the 'filters' to hide the desktop are great!
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JasonE reviewed on 21 May 2011
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Gcoghill reviewed on 25 Apr 2011
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And that was a really fast update!
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The idea of the 'Hide Dock' option is that you can have the Dock displayed during normal use, and just have it hide when you turn Isolator on. If you normally have the Dock on auto-hide, that feature won't be useful to you.
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http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23972
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BTW This is a fantastic app... and I am very surprised that it is not better known (a great replacement MenuStrip which offered a simliar functionality but which was never updated for Intel Macs).
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Dawda rated on 11 Dec 2012
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Paulnojustpaul rated on 29 Apr 2011
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James-D rated on 25 Mar 2011
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Losmuertos rated on 04 Dec 2010