Comments on: Overflow: Review and Giveaway!

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By: Overflow 2.5 Released with Several New Features | MacApper

Overflow 2.5 Released with Several New Features | MacApper — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:53:53 +0000

[...] the finishing touches on Overflow 2.5 today. Overflow is the popular launcher application which we recently reviewed. According to the Dan Messing at Stunt this release is a major new version and heralds in several [...]

By: XScout

XScout — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:39:50 +0000

My favorite app launcher has always been finder. Grouping applications in sub folders. But getting more and more small and big useful apps makes finding the app I am looking for slower and slower.

I tried different app launchers but non did really work for me. I need to see icons, I am visual person. Most launchers use text or have only very rudimentary icon support. Ready the review I gave it a try

Awesome this is just a 2D tabed dock I was looking for. Finally a application that is really handy in organizing applications. Think it doesn’t really compete with stacks from Leopard they are still one dimensional and can only hold this many items, while OverFlow can hold much much items without getting overfilled.

Pops up from it’s dock item that’s the way it should be. Cause the dock is and always will stay a central starting point on your mac for starting things. So that’s a really good ad intuitive choice

Categories feature really sets this app apart from apps like ToDos. And will make this app that will stick. Test driven it and it’s really intuitive and sleek.

At first the price looks a bit steap, but The app is well thought. It’s highly customizable, Like sizing icons, text spacing and color and last but not least very intuitive for the user. That makes it well worth the $15,-

Only thing I miss is a option to put a icon in front of every category and a set of sleek Icons to be used for the categories. That will really make it totally visual and even more productive

By: Is Stacks Competition for Overflow? | MacApper

Is Stacks Competition for Overflow? | MacApper — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:30:33 +0000

[...] and I nearly forgot – recently in our Overflow review here at MacApper we offered up 3 free licenses to our readers. I am told to watch for the [...]

By: Cory Klingsporn

Cory Klingsporn — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:27:36 +0000

Meh, I’ve only ever used one app launcher, which I don’t find very useful Todos. It takes forever to load if you have lots of apps. Overflow is sleek, simple, and to the point I also don’t have any way to buy it. Looks like the app launcher of my dreams! :O

By: Steven Owens

Steven Owens — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:22:23 +0000

@Raz
We actually have review Namely before (http://macapper.com/2007/03/13/namely-the-simple-way-to-launch-apps/)

By: Raz

Raz — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:16:17 +0000

Could someone please start giving “NAMELY” more exposure…whenever I see discussions about app launchers I never see this app.

It’s the fastest way to open an app for me (I don’t use QS), just type the beginning of the name of the app and hit enter as the list of matches displays.

Great app.
http://amarsagoo.info/namely/

By: ErichD

ErichD — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:49:18 +0000

I actually use the version i got of this app from the MDA contest as well.

I used to use F10 Launch Studio before I upgraded to 10.4, and it stopped working for me…. now, I also use Trampoline for specific groups.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:05:04 +0000

I love this application. I have been using this ever since the MDA contest. That contest allowed me to know of this application and the usefulness it does. It beats opening your hard drive and serarch for an application you rarely use. I have customiztions for Graphics applications, Utilities, Games, etc..

By: Dirk Cleenwerck

Dirk Cleenwerck — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:45:45 +0000

I use dockyard manager (http://belkadan.com/dockyard/) and todos (http://www.dbachrach.com/opensoft/index.php?page=Todos).
Both are freeware.

By: Steven Owens

Steven Owens — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:29:55 +0000

As a freak for keeping extra programs off my Mac, I don’t use any application launcher. My frequently used programs are in the dock and if I need to use any other programs, I just open my Applications folder.

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:08:01 +0000

I have the applications folder in my dock- I click and hold, then when the aps pop up, I type in the name of the ap and it launches. Alternatively, I’ve used spotlight as well. However, I have to say that as I’ve been looking at launchers, Overflow seems to have the best UI and most dedicated system than any I’ve seen.

By: periferral

periferral — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:38:31 +0000

dock + quicksilver so far. overflow seems good though with leopards fancy app loading built into the dock, i dont know if it can outdo that.

By: Derek Matyas

Derek Matyas — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:28:12 +0000

I have Butler and Quicksilver installed, but I never use either as App Launchers – I use Butler for its handy keyboard shortcuts and customizable menu bar drop-downs, and QS I have been trying to learn but just can’t memorize all the different codes. So I use my Dock because I am a visual person and it works… well, it’s very crowded and i have to go to my Apps folder more often than I’d like because there’s not enough space, so I’m very intrigued by Overflow. It’s space-efficient and visual enough for my needs.

By: Simon Arch

Simon Arch — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:53:42 +0000

I find Quicksilver to be far too obtuse to my poor brain to be genuinely useful. Besides, I’m too busy DOING stuff to take the time to stop and learn a whole new way of doing things, just because someone ELSE thinks it’s better. If it works for you, great, but let me do things my way, okay?

I managed to snag a free license for OverFlow during MacAppADay last year (I think… or maybe it was MacHeist?) and I’ve used it a bit, but it didn’t really “do it” for me.

I’ve also tried using the similar but free Todos, and I like it. It actually shows a palate with EVERY application (you can exclude any you like) on your system. The first time you want to launch something it can be a bit of a pain finding its icon amidst the clutter, but I find that after a few launches I can find the icon by memory. It’s probably not going to work for everyone, but that’s the beauty of having choices. We’ve all got our own ways of doing things, and they’re all equally valid.

By: Joe D.

Joe D. — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:49:09 +0000

I use Quicksilver for pretty much everything, but I’m interested in Overflow because I think one of the best things about OS X apps is their great-looking icons. Seeing that transparent black background with all the sweet icons arrayed…nice.

By: Alie

Alie — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:34:02 +0000

I have made my own folders using shortcuts to apps, which I keep in the menubar. I have read alot on quicksilver, but it always seemed too much for what I wanted – just a simple tool to group apps in the menubar.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:42:09 +0000

I use LaunchBar, which I’d already bought before Quicksilver became popular. But using a keyboard launcher is most helpful when you know what you’re looking for, so something like Overflow would help me see what applications I have floating around that I’ve forgotten about! My Applications folder is really stuffed, since I love trying out new apps. It would be great to set up Overflow windows with all the apps I want to try. I tend to be visually oriented, so seeing the actual icons would be very helpful!

By: emilcar

emilcar — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:39:24 +0000

I am using Quicksilver but I think Overflow would be a perfect complement because sometimes I forget which apps I have, and what they are focused in (oh my God, it is the worst english phrase ever written). For example, which are my pictures apps? Overflow would answer me this question.

Greetings from Spain.

By: Indraneel

Indraneel — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:18:30 +0000

As a new Mac user, I have likened to Quicksilver, for its indispensable features: from program launching to arrowing into apps like iTunes or Safari. Lately, however, I want a simple way to access programs without using the keyboard. I only have a handful of my applications in my dock, so I have to navigate to the Applications folder to find what I’m after.
Overflow would be a great addition to my workflow as a student, a up and coming web designer, and a code monkey in the making. Hope I win!

By: Techslacker

Techslacker — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:41:10 +0000

Quicksilver > Trampoline > Overflow

Quicksilver is great for laptop touchpad users like myself. When I connect my mouse though I have Trampoline configured to popup when I click the middle mouse button. I never cared for Overflow. My experience with it amounted to that I felt it should be freeware. Trampoline is overpriced as well but I received a copy via MacHeist.

By: Brady

Brady — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:20:31 +0000

Overflow > Quicksilver? How much do these developers pay you all to say this stuff?

By: Ben Drucker

Ben Drucker — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:34:34 +0000

I use Quicksilver, but would like a way to launch apps by category quickly. Hope I win a license!

By: E.T.Cook

E.T.Cook — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:28:25 +0000

If you think of Quicksilver as just a launcher, there is no question why you think Overflow is even comparable…but launching applications is just one of the few things that it does…not to mention, the act of launching with keystrokes or “muscle memory” is far quicker and more efficient than Overflow.

Your last sentence is kind of off point…it is Quicksilver that helps with your workflow…Overflow just starts your programs.

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:01:42 +0000

I’ve been using using “A Better Finder Launcher.” It’s easy, fast, works great for launching apps, stays out of the way otherwise, and is free.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:33:55 +0000

What do you mean “what app launcher I use”? If you have seen my dock, you know I keep every app I have in it. Enough said

By: Romain

Romain — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:50:31 +0000

I have been using DragThing for quite a long time, and I find it really useful. Sort of a “second dock” but far more advanced. Overflow might be prettier though, and it looks clean, I’ll give it a try

By: R_K

R_K — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:08:40 +0000

I’m a convert from Windows where typical launchers are standard for quick access to programs and files (no QS analogue till now), so, concept of Overflow is quite intuitive. On Mac I use QS but then again there is a dock. If app is in the Dock, I tend to use my mouse to launch it. If it’s not, I use QS to type the name in and launch it. It’s easy – use the most handy tool available in each particular situation.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:06:12 +0000

I use QS too – for almost everything, I love it. But I still have a decent amount of apps in my dock, and I’m a minimalist-dock person

I’d love to have Overflow and finder in my dock – and that’s it. Everything is easy to get to – and clean.

By: Yong Hwee

Yong Hwee — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:53:47 +0000

My main app launcher’s quicksilver but having overflow just sit on my desktop is great! It looks pretty and it’s functional too!