PlugSuit: Say Goodbye to SIMBL

Last year there were rumors being spread about the end of InputManagers in Leopard. The rumors contained horrifying details about the end of InputManager and SIMBL. One developer, Emanuele Vulcano, developed PlugSuit, a new way to apply SIMBL InputManagers. This guarantees that these plug-ins would not meet their demise. Although the rumors turned out to be false, this development ensures the existence of application plug-ins for years to come.

While developing PlugSuit, Emanuele decided to not just replicate what SIMBL does, but to add more functionality. Unlike SIMBL, PlugSuit runs as a preference pane to give the user more control over its actions. From here, you can install and uninstall plug-ins. This makes PlugSuit easier to use than SIMBL, because you do not have to transfer the plug-ins to the SIMBL plug-in folder any longer.

PlugSuit also allows its users to exclude programs from being enhanced by a certain plug-in. The exclusion feature is great because over time programs become incompatible with certain plug-ins. Now one can easily stop any problems from ever occurring. Also, this application has an emergency off button. Located in the preference pane, a user can press the “Disable It” button if they feel something is not right with their computer. From here, a user can restart his computer to see if the problem persists. If it does not, he or she will have to uninstall the plug-in causing the problem. With these safety features you can not go wrong by installing PlugSuit.

There is one more feature that I have still not written about; PlugSuit is compatible with all of the plug-ins previously used with SIMBL. This means Mac users can enjoy a lifetime of their favorite plug-ins. There are definitely some plug-ins I could not live without, including Chax, Twicetab, Saft, and SafariTabs. I truly suggest downloading the free PlugSuit plug-in manager today in order to preserve your plug-ins for future use.