Application Enhancer for Mac

User Reviews

• Abandonware: Unsanity Sucks! Zero Support!

  MAC_19842/14/2009

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />&lt;b&gt;Unsanity has chosen to jump ship, and leave their loyal customer base screwed. DO NOT waste your money donating or buying a license as all you will be doing is throwing your money away. I deleted all my Unsanity haxies. Never again with Unsanity.&lt;/b&gt;

  ---

• What is the correct/current version?

  tliszt8/18/2008

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This install still shows as v2.5b2. Is this version 2.5 or not?

  ---

• Far less evil than iTunes

  wgscott3/16/2008

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've used this without problems on several computers for about 5 years. Except for the projectile hemorrhagic diarrhea.

  ---

• No end of trouble

  danudey3/16/2008

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I installed APE 2.5b, and immediately began experiencing crashes, instability, glitches, bugs, problems, annoyances, lesbian tendencies, insatiable thirst, missing socks, ennui, bedwetting, and in some cases death. Another fine mess you've gotten us into!

  ---

• Can't Live Without Unsanity

  WhiteDog3/16/2008

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />If you don't like or need the Unsanity haxies, don't use them. Couldn't be simpler. But one person's bad experience doesn't invalidate all the good experiences so many others of us have had over the years. APE, FruitMenu and WindowShade now work in OS X 10.5.2 on my Mac Pro. For the fellow with problems, clearly he has issues most of us have not encountered. But since APE is easy to remove, it is highly improbable that it will do any permanent damage to your system. So it's simple to test for compatibility - no risk involved. From time to time other applications or utilities will conflict with Application Enhancer. It they do, it's easy to exclude them in the APE pref pane. Any good hack will give you that option. Most such conflicts have been resolved over the years by Unsanity in cooperation with other developers. Unsanity has an excellent track record in this regard, a fact the haxie haters generally ignore. In my opinion, that's their loss and no skin off my nose.

  ---

• Necessary Evil

  Bill Dawson3/16/2008

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Yes, APE patches system traps. It is a "hack". That's why its called a "Haxie". But if you want functionality that frankly, Apple left out, you need it. Some of my favorite behaviors went out the window years ago with the advent of OS X, but it is so outstanding that we lived without them. Others, like window-shading and hierarchical menus have been beautifully reintroduced by Unsanity (and others). The APE framework is the slick piece of software that makes it all work. I applaud Unsanity for not giving up. I have been using this beta for a month without incident. I have been using APE for years. Its solid and written by a good team. Keep up the good work!

  ---

• Application Enhancer

  sireiser3/1/2008

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Application Enhancer hijacked the way system preferences works on 10,5,2 and WindowShade only gave errors. Potentially good tool but needs to be less intrusive

  ---

• APE

  Steve Dillon9/11/2007

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I have used Application Enhancers from Insanity for more years than I care to remember. I have enjoyed the added "functionality" and GUI appearances that WindowShade, Shapeshifter, FruitMenu and Xounds have added to my user experience. I have NEVER experienced a problems on any of my seven various Macs or on any OS up to an including 10.4.10. I deduce that people who eperience problems have an underlying issue in their set-up, which is unmasked when either and APE is installed or an OS update applied. Thanks to Unsanity for their products and support Steve

  ---

• Still causing problems

  terrespencer3/15/2007

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />APE 2.0.3 on 10.4.9 causes the same problems I had with the previous version of APEâ??crashes, failed application launches and system freezes. At least I knew what caused it and things went back to normal after un-installation of APE 2.0.3. Too bad Unsanity did not get this one rightâ?¦I miss their haxies, especially WindoShade. Oh well, I shouldabandon all hope with Unsanity, yet I keep hoping and hoping.

  ---

• No Problems on 10.4.9

  McGarrett3/14/2007

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've been using AE for years on several Macs without a single problem. As usual, no issues running this update with 10.4.9 so far.

  ---