MediaMan for Windows

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Download.com staffSeptember 6, 2011

MediaMan provides users with an innovative way to manage all their books, movies, and music. While the program does an excellent job of performing its primary function, its special feature was another story.

We were able to breeze through the program's drab listing of its commands because the program is laid out with a simple click-and-drag interface that felt natural from the start. Populating our media collection was surprisingly fun, since we only had to enter an item's name, bar code, or keyword for its image, title, year, and production information to be automatically downloaded from the Web. We've tested other programs that require users to do this manually, so we really liked the time and energy saved. Books, movies, and music were automatically placed into a category-based file tree that we could edit and search. Unfortunately, its features weren't this smooth. Its description promised an online price-monitoring tool (PAT), but we couldn't locate it. Whether it is a design flaw of making the item hard to locate or it simply doesn't exist in this program, we were frustrated. But even without the PAT, we were still impressed by the ease of managing our media collection with this tool.

MediaMan comes with a 30-day trial. While it doesn't live up to all its promises, the programs functionality was surprising and accurate and we still recommend it.

MediaMan for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: September 1, 2011

Latest update: September 6, 2011

Version: 3.10.1109

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

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Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 84,733

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

3.9/5

30 User Votes

Really bad. Crashes all the time
SamwardillJuly 18, 2012
Pros
Could be good if developer took the trouble to fix the bugs
Cons
Software kept crashing (after uploading each two or three books). I contacted the developer and his only advice was to use different anti-virus. I did try a different anti-virus on a different pc and had the same issue. I asked for my money back. The developer declined do I got my money back via my credit card issuer (as the software was not fit for purpose).
Summary
Waste of time
Total Garbage
owen2008texasJanuary 13, 2012
Pros
None. It would not scan my computer. It crashed all the time.
Cons
Many, it crashes. Does not do anything. Stay away from this.
Summary
My first review. Stay away from this MediaMan.
Waste of money and frustration
Kori300August 27, 2009
Pros
Database with which you can keep CDs, books and DVDs in one database, at an ok price.
Cons
Very poor technical support, will not address multiple comments on same issues by users. Upgrade from commercial v.2.7 to v.3.0 was a new program, messed up the database w/o downgrade option. Upgrades are questionable, you do not know what to expect.
Summary
When you buy a program with certain features and a life long warranty of use, you expect to be able to use it. I bought version 2.7. The developer changed the features in version 3 and literally issued a new program. There were multiple complaints by users who upgraded from v. 2.7 to v. 3 about the features of the program, but he insists there is no change. Recently import from amazon was inactivated, he only provides support for version 3 and asks people to upgrade to be able to use the program. There is no compatibility with earlier versions, once you upgrade you are stuck with whatever you get or you lose completely your database. Feedback from the users is completely ignored. Aside from the bad attitude, this is a complete waste of your money. You are much better off with software from collectorz.com or bolidesoft.com. It is a little more expensive, but you are not in danger of wasting your time with a questionable program.
One Star From Perfect
BC6913March 4, 2009
Pros
Nice interface, Easy to use. Being updated.
Cons
No option to change cover art. Amazon is not perfect.
Summary
I've tried Libra and MediaMan. Libra has all the functionality of MediaMan; but has no option for separating media by format (i.e. Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3, DVD, Blu-ray, Laser Disc, etc.) Plus updates are put on hold (still in beta, 0.9.2 maybe forever) while the programmers? work on other projects. I guess what do you expect for free. MediaMan has everything; great interface, continued updates(3.0); but no option to change cover art. Let?s face it the Amazon databases do not have all the cover art. You can however find it through a Google image search or scan the original with a scanner or a web cam. A simple click and replace option like on Libra would be nice. Between the two I believe MediaMan is better because it?s being updated. A reasonable price for a good product.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Mar 4, 2009<p/>One Star From Perfect 2.0. I give a 5 star rating now that I've found the change cover art feature. I just wish I could import my Libra database instead or reentering all the data.
somnath_cnetMay 14, 2008
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somnath_cnetApril 14, 2008
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Great application
harcalionNovember 7, 2007
Pros
Powerful interface (usable webcam scanning feature)
Cons
Price's a bit high
Summary
top banana
zippy05September 23, 2007
Pros
Spent the best part of 3 weeks searching for easy to use home library software, this ticks all the boxes. Start it up, F8, type (or scan the barcode if you're a lazy b*gger), search, enter, enter, job done. I also like the ability to play with the print settings, so you jazz up a hard copy of your collection.
Cons
Summary
Very good catalog software, just still a bit too costly for me.
frogtvjrAugust 4, 2007
Pros
This is very good software. It is very useful with a wide variety of indexing and searching abilities. It is very easy to backup the database so you don?t have to worry about losing it. The interface and automatic data retrieval from Amazon.com is so easy to use; it really does outclass the others that are out there. I found the ability to export the database to my palm very useful. It is capable of maintaining multiple databases, and has multiple fields for your own use. The barcode scanning ability is very impressive, and makes adding to your collection very easy.
Cons
The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is the cost. For a $50.00 piece of software, I would like to see a larger improvement over the free software version. I would like to see 2 major improvements before I purchase this software. First, I would like to see an option to import data from IMDb. Second, I would like to see the addition of computer and or gaming hardware catalog templates and database. Until then, I will continue to use the last free version v2.2..
Summary
Great Software...why the new charge?
MrsoneNovember 19, 2005
Pros
I love the ease that this software provides in terms of adding media to the collection. It is as simple as entering a barcode (if you have it), or a keyword. It uses Amazon.com to search, so you are likely to get what you are looking for. You can even get the appropriate covers for DVDs, VHS tapes, Video Games, CD's and more. It is very user friendly in form and function. You can display your collection as a standard list, or a virtual shelf. You can export your file information, too. This is great inventory software.
Cons
My minor con is that there is no way to enter in information for items like video game console hardware, or computer hardware, and the like. So you can enter in your video games, but you can't enter in the console you use to play them. My major problem with this software, and why it has gotten only three stars from me despite being excellent, is that it was previously FREE. Now they are only giving a thirty day trial, and asking close to $40 for it. I think that is unfair. If it was meant to be sold for so much money, then it should have been so from the beginning. I do not intend to pay for the new release.
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Developer’s Description

Organize your collection of music, books, videos, and games.

MediaMan is a general purpose collection organizer. It helps you quickly establish a digital database of your collection, and makes it easy to keep item tracked. It automatically retrieves item information from the web, and provides tags, folders, and editing capability so that you can further manipulate them and keep them organized. MediaMan can also associates files on your hard drive, plays music in background while organizing your collection, and creates beautiful exports or print-outs so that you can share with your friends.