Enhance your iTunes experience with GimmeSomeTune
I've been
happily using Menuet and Growl together to make my interaction with iTunes that
much more enjoyable: Menuet for the programmable hot keys, and Growl for the popup notifications. But, what if there
was one utility that handled both functions, and what if it was free?Check out GimmeSomeTune. There's a opaque popup window that displays information plus album art, and completely user-configurable hot keys let you control nearly all of iTunes' functions. Did I mention it's free?
GimmeSomeTune requires Mac OS 10.3 or later and is universal.
[Via FreeMacWare]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chris said 7:30AM on 3-22-2006
I was looking at this, but decided against it because as far as I can tell you have to use modifiers with the hotkeys. With Menuet its a just one tap on a function key for my main controls (Play/Pause, Next Track etc.)
For this reason I'm sticking with my Menuet + Growl combination.
Shame, because I really like the look of the rest of the program. (If anybody sees it differently please post it in the comments!)
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JoeAD said 7:33AM on 3-22-2006
SizzlingKeys also does a good job at this:
http://www.yellowmug.com/sk4it/
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Adrian vG said 7:38AM on 3-22-2006
Sweet! :)
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Andrew said 7:42AM on 3-22-2006
I use Quicksilver to control iTunes. Don't see a reason to run another utility when QS can do soooo much more.
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yinyang said 7:42AM on 3-22-2006
another vote for Sizzling Keys - good app and very stable, easy to use.
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Chris said 7:57AM on 3-22-2006
Thanks guys...I've just checked out the Sizzling Keys site and Version Tracker feedback and it looks like that's exactly what I've been looking for...
As far as I can tell you don't to use modifiers with the hotkeys - can anyone confirm this? (At work at the moment stuck on Windoze so can't try it out for myself!)
Cheers
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Chris said 7:58AM on 3-22-2006
Sorry, that should read
"...you don't *have* to use modifiers with the hotkeys..."
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Alpha Chen said 8:04AM on 3-22-2006
Second the Quicksilver recommendation. Triggers to control iTunes, Growl notifications for, well, the notifications. One less app to run altogether, if you already use Quicksilver!
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peeweejd said 8:15AM on 3-22-2006
I have been using synergy for a couple years now.
http://wincent.com/a/products/synergy-classic/
It has assignable hotkeys (I use them to change tracks and adjust the rating of the currently playing song up/down)
It has a growl like pop up when the song changes (as well as other informational popups)
You can also trigger an applescript tied to an event in itunes (good for "uploading" a list of songs to your blog).
It's not free ($10) but at least its reasonably priced.
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magin said 9:16AM on 3-22-2006
I'd been using Sizzling Keys until I finally sat down and started exploring Quicksilver. Once I got QS configured to my liking, there was really no reason to run other apps that just duplicate what it already handles. I may even get around to setting up Growl, but QS has a decent notification popup, so there's no rush.
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olivier said 9:38AM on 3-22-2006
do not bother > quicksilver + growl
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TheRocker said 10:02AM on 3-22-2006
This application is great!!! Thank you!
And by the way, it is possible not to use any modifiers for the hotkeys... I'm loving this great little app!
Thank you
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Dan S said 10:18AM on 3-22-2006
This works great combined with Griffin's PowerMate.
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/index.php
I had wanted to use my PowerMate to only control iTunes, no matter what application I was in (instead of having iTunes in front). This does the trick very nicely.
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MacCrazy said 10:57AM on 3-22-2006
SizzlingKeys is awesome - I've never quite got the hang of QuickSilver.
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Andre G said 11:25AM on 3-22-2006
I, like many of you, use Quicksilver triggers to control my iTunes. When it comes to displaying the information, I use GrowlTunes, which is available through the Growl official site (as a free download).
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yinyang said 12:30PM on 3-22-2006
I just prefer the notification of Sizzling Keys to that of QS....more configurable and I place it in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Not trying to hijack this, but have any of you QS users tried Tunetag...
http://tunetag.com/
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John said 12:48PM on 3-22-2006
Here's another vote for Synergy by Wincent Software. Constantly updated, and lots of config options. Check it out at Wincent.com .
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Taylor said 1:33PM on 3-22-2006
I'm a big fan of Synergy also. I don't think I would use anything else.
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Chris Brady said 2:49PM on 3-22-2006
How about Butler, I have been using it for year.
http://www.petermaurer.de/nasi.php?section=butler&layout=default
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brandon said 12:29AM on 3-23-2006
quicksilver + growl
as others have already recommended
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