- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (15-day trial); $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4 PPC/Intel/10.5 PPC/Intel
- Date added: May 15, 2009
- Total Downloads: 8,958
- Downloads last week: 4
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 10 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Jason Parker on May 15, 2009
MacPilot is another good option for fiddling around with your Mac, optimizing it to run better and unlocking the hidden potential of OS X and many applications--all without having to use the command line. MacPilot's graphic interface gives you access to an almost staggering number of customizations, commands, key combos, and more, all organized around specific applications (include Apple and some third-party apps) as well as categories like Disks, Startup, Logs, Tools, and Power. You can do everything from tweaking the appearance and behavior of the Finder and Dock to activating hundreds of "secret features" in many apps (whether you want to, say, disable inline attachment viewing in Mail or automatically grammar check your Web forms in Safari). You can also search for features within a given app or category using a new search bar.
There are other cheap--and even free--options out there with similar functionality, so try out a few just to make sure you're getting the features you want. Fortunately, MacPilot comes with a no-limits 15-day trial.
Publisher's description
From Koingo Software :Scared of the terminal or can't be bothered to remember those commands to customize your system the way you want. MacPilot is your digital savior. Easily enable and disable hidden features in Mac OS X, optimize and repair your system, and perform numerous routine maintenance operations with the click of a button. Version 3.1.5 ensures all resources load on startup before allowing the application to complete setup.
What's new in this version:
- New Feature: Popular commands category.
- New Feature: Favourite commands category.
- New Feature: New Features commands category.
- New Feature: Now shows if a command requires the currently logged in user to be an administrator.
- Bug Fix: Login window setting no longer crashes on some systems.
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User reviews of MacPilot 3.3.1
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MacPilot 3.3.1
Pros: none that I can see
Cons: who knows? never could try it.
Summary: I downloaded this product twice. The first time I installed it and went to open it, it crashed. So I deleted the program, the dmg and downloaded it again. The second dmg won't even load: I get a "file unrecognized" message.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: MacPilot 3.3.1
"Helps with switching from Ubuntu in tweak department."
Pros: Extremely easy to understand and navigate.
Cons: Price is a bit much. After trial runs out you can be stuck with changes like the background of login window. Should provide an easier default reset.
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