'GimmeSomeTune' is a program that adds functionality to the iTunes player.
The application adds a menu next to the clock. This menu controls the program and its interface items.
The menu has elements that can control how this application works. In this menu, you can also find a history of the recently played items. The menu also provides basic iTunes controls, including the song rating and the shuffle mode. The 'Preferences' panel can also be found there.
The best features of GimmeSomeTune are the stylish interface items. A translucent window shows you the data of the played track. Another translucent control window has the main controls, like 'Skip Back', 'Play/Stop', and 'Skip Forward'.
The 'Preferences' panel can modify the way in which the translucent windows look and what meta-data they display, etc. I was surprised to see that the application gives you tons of options. It provides great flexibility.
Pluses: It pleasantly extends the functionality of the iTunes player. It has stylish translucent windows that provide this functionality.
Drawbacks / flaws: The list of controls doesn't provide a volume control. If this application would include this functionality, then the
iTunes Volume application would be useless, because it will be included in GimmeSomeTune.
In conclusion: This application is a good add-on to the iTunes player.
version reviewed: 3.5
GimmeSomeTune Publisher's Description
GimmeSomeTune has a beautiful, translucent floating window providing you with information about the currently playing tune.
Feature 2: Highly configurable hotkeys. For nearly every aspect of iTunes, GimmeSomeTune has got a hotkey for you. But you can control iTunes also via the status menu in the right menu bar.
Feature 3: Cover art fetching from the internet. That's right, GimmeSomeTune will get you covers from the internet and automatically adds them to iTunes, if you choose to. For a feature like that, you would have to pay good money, but GimmeSomeTune gives it to you for free.
Feature 4: Customization. Nearly every aspect of this application is configurable to fit your personal, individual needs.
Feature 5: A launcher daemon. This starts/quits GimmeSomeTune whenever iTunes is started/quitted.
Feature 6: iChat support. GimmeSomeTune lets you specify the “Current iTunes Track” status message and it sets - if you choose to - your status message to “iTunes paused.” whenever you pause a song in iTunes.
Feature 7: “Recent Tunes” menu. Presents you with your recently played tunes and lets you replay them again.
Feature 8: A mini controller (optional too). This lets you easily and quickly control iTunes.
Feature 9: A lyrics window presenting you with the lyrics saved in iTunes.
System Requirements Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, iTunes 6.0 or later.
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