AppShelf2.3.5

I relied on this abandonware to store serials ever since Macheist started using them to distribute serials. Macheist stopped doing that. They stopped updating. I have had my database corrupted and serials lost. Really, all this had to do was be a database and it has failed at that.

@Negritude Same here! It runs great.

I just got this app as free MacHeist 4 loot that was sitting in my account. I didn't even have to solve a puzzle or anything.

I have used App Shelf for over a year. It is an easy to use, helpful app. I have purchased many Mac Bundles and this is the best app I have found to track all the serial numbers. I have presented this to my Macintosh User group, (MacTechnics.org) and the app was very, very well received. I copy the description of the various apps and post each in the appropriate comments section. Then, those apps I don't use very often allow me to get a general overview of what the app does immediately. It has saved me many times when contacting the developers, URLs are right there. I love the launcher feature! Very Handy!! SUPER APP!!

Very useful and easy to understand how it works.

Ok, here's the problem: REQUIREMENTS PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later Huh? No one sees there's something wrong with this statement? If an PPC machine cannot install Intel ONLY Snow Leopard OS X 10.6, how can this product claim to be UB? Either make an UB app and make Mac OS X 10.5.8 as the minimum requirement, OR have an Intel ONLY version and require Mac OS X 10.6 and later... Sometimes I am not sure if these software developers REALLY understood what "Universal Binary" means. I just can't believe they claim this version is UB compatible on their website!

Changes in 2.3.1 Bugfix: Crash on startup if option key is pressed. Bugfix: Open password protected database on 64-bit systems.

As an owner of Version 1, I was pleased with its efficiency . It was lacking some of the features from competitors, but it worked very well. Then, Version 2 is out, so I decided to take another look at the competitors before upgrading AppShelf. After testing, I chose to stay AppShelf and upgrade to Version 2. Here's why: It is fast and efficient, never crashes, never gets corrupted. It now allows you to make separate folders. It does a pretty good job of scanning for serials, and allows for attachments (linked or copied). It allows you to import other databases. Mostly these features are in the other apps too, but I like the way AppShelf handles it. It only uses 2 windows (info and attachment) instead of multiple tabs, and I really like that. I t never feels like it is bogging down the CPU on my older Mac. I think it's a great value for a great price. Reminds me of the stability and usefulness of SafePlace, which I still use to this day for my login info. (I could use SP for my licenses too, but prefer to have AppShelf for that - this way, it keeps both apps leaner without so much data to juggle / bog down. Plus, because the information is of a different nature, I like to keep it separated and not all in one app). To me, it's one of those rare apps that's coded so well and just always works beautifully. Recommend it highly.

AppShelf is an essential tool for storing and managing licenses and serial number of purchased applications. The database has all the fields you need, such as purchase date, version and Website, price paid, links to developer's home-page. There is also the possibility to add notes and attach files - useful for example to store the .license file required by some programs. Version 2 introduces the ability to scan the e-mail to find licenses, the ability to have multiple databases - such as in a Dropbox folder, as a backup - and a breakdown by categories and folders. In recent years it has been very useful for me, especially for the many Bundles purchased with multiple licenses to manage and remember. Websites (such as MacUpdate) provide a file .appshelf for purchased applications so they can be immediately recorded in AppShelf.

being able to send the serials from bundle purchases straight to app shelf is a great time saver.

good app, reasonable price but do not like new interface at all now I have to do a extra click to see my serials previous UI was compact and showed everything in one go, this is a step backwards. maybe have a separate tab for attachments but all other details should be in front tab.

This is quite stable & VERY easy to use. It has crashed a few times on me but generally pretty good. it's biggest benefit is being able to import files from bundles bought - which is very handy. You can easily add programs & serials manually too with many fields that contain everything you will need ( apart from storage for license files). Things I don't like: - Crashes - Sorting - it doesn't sort the list by alphabet until you add a new program / delete one. Things I would like to see: - Categories ( ie for apps I no longer need & am going to sell or apps I haven't tested yet etc)

The design confused me, and I ended up accidentally reimporting a set of data over and over, because there IS no data file. You must open the app only, and toss the data file once imported. I also found the export file for CVS unreadable for some reason after this accident. Nice idea, but needs more work.

Nice little application. It's good looking and it works reasonably well. My biggest gripe is that the application window doesn't remember its size or position. Sure that's very annoying and "un-Mac" like however, as I rarely use the application (it's launched simply to file or retrieve a serial number), I suppose it's easy enough to overlook.

Hello, I tried to share my AppShelf Folder from the Application Support Folder via dropbox. I moved the folder to my dropbox folder and made a symbolic link at the application support folder on both machines which should share the infos. Everything works fine and easy, but ... On my disk the whole folder is about 25MB ... Unfortunately on my dropbox account its about 1.2 GB! After searching around, I found out that dropbox resolves the normal aliases an copies the targets to the dropbox. Which means, that all installed apps which are referenced in my AppShelf File are being copied to my DropBox... I could do an export and share only the exported files, but in the export-files the attachments (like an registration file or something else) are not included. So, does anybody has an idea how to share? Or do you have a better solution?

I really like AppShelf. Although as someone previously mentioned, password protection and a total calculation would be nice. On the negative, when I recently downloaded the latest version I lost all of the app icons for some reason. Because the UI is the main part of this app, this is kinda substantial.

There are a lot of things to do: - The window does not remember its position and size - Importing appshelf fiels won't connect the Apps to the executables in the application folder - There is no encryption/password protection - No keyboard shortcuts for details, adding, removing and launching Nice would be: - Showing details also in the split-view - Command/Shortcut for directly copying the serial number - A way to open the urls - Some calculation (how much money I spent in a period of time for software) - Custom pictures/icons

When I launch AppShelf, it says the trial is already expired, and nag me to buy a license instead.

This sounds like exactly the thing I've been wanting. Let's see if it does the job like I hope it does…