Used AOL Desktop for Mac for Mac?
Developer’s Description
By AOL
Full Specifications
- GENERAL
- Release
- Latest update
- Version
- 1.7.784
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Mac
- Operating System
- Mac OS X 10.6
- Mac OS X 10.7
- Mac OS X
- Mac OS X 10.5
- Additional Requirements
- None
- POPULARITY
- Total Downloads
- 19,096
- Downloads Last Week
- 8
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User Reviews
2.9/5
299 User Votes
Can't use mail saved from earlier versions
bhakest- Pros
- Nothing can be added yet
- Cons
- Not downwardly compatible. Therefore critical files that were saved from earlier versions of AOL can't be opened in a useable format. Get with it AOL there are millions of Mac users who need a fix for this either as a separate program that can be run to convert old AOL documents to version that can be used by 1.7.784 or to some other acceptable format like MS WORD.
- Summary
- AOL has abandoned long time users with this version.
Can't delete trash from trash
anthonylopez1487- Pros
- Nothing good to report
- Cons
- I still cannot delete the trash out of the trash folder and it's been this way forever. There is no delete button to delete the trash out of the trash folder. When I try to delete using the delete key on my keyboard, it won't delete the trash either. Why hasn't this been fixed yet? It's been like this for a long time now.
- Summary
Does not work in OS 10.8
KeisukeHoashi- Pros
- No pros because it does not work.
- Cons
- Does not work in 10.8.2. AOL's help site only says they are aware and are working on the problem. No ETA on their fix.
- Summary
easy too install and use
ERICEMANN- Pros
- very simple
- Cons
- easy too use
- Summary
Many problems
drdsgolf- Pros
- Quick Browser (I don't really need). I like the mail structure generally.
- Cons
- huge cons here. First, if email has an attachment you can't view the body of the email without downloading the attachment. Second, this latest version doesn't have a folder for old and new mail. Someone please pay attention.
- Summary
- Overall, very balky software, hangs frequently, attachments are a pain in the butt. Too time-consuming to bother with. Can't create hyperlink in email. Can't view email without downloading attachment. On and on.
Mail section stinks!!
lowelln- Pros
- Can't think of anything
- Cons
- Bad mail section. have emailed AOL several times with no response. Spam doesn't work. Attachments take for ever to download and sometimes never do!
- Summary
Biggest and only problem I have on my Mac.
Steve2242- Pros
- Ease of using multiple email accounts.
- Cons
- Frequent freezes and crashes. Slow loading of emails. Poor customer support.
- Summary
- AOL is too busy trying to maximize advertising and control over your email, they have not improved the Mac version since it came out, I actually thing that it has progressively gotten worse.
Still Can't Save Mail
Spiritman1- Pros
- Cons
- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Users cannot save mail as plain text files....indeed you cannot save mail at all.....save is greyed out......same old crap
No better than last version
elayjay- Pros
- Cons
- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I still have problems with this software being very sluggish. it works fine for a few emails then hangs up on loading email. Then it will hang up on entering characters. really disappointing that I have to keep going back to the original AOL in order to just read email.
Chat rooms
hieight- Pros
- Cons
- Summary
- This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I downloaded an earlier version of this thinking that I'd get new features in AOL Chat Rooms....... What was I thinking? I can't even get to AOL Chat Rooms with this. Basically this is just another browser and I highly doubt that it will be better than Safari or FireFox. So I will continue to use the lame AOL version 10.3.7 from 2005 so I can chat with friends in AOL Chat-rooms. What a disappointment this is.