PandoraMan for Mac

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Key Details of PandoraMan

Cocoa wrapper for the Pandora music project.
Last updated on May 22, 2014
There have been 9 updates
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Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)

Editors’ Review

Download.com staffMay 22, 2014

PandoraMan is a tiny app that lets you run the streaming-music service Pandora outside of--and without even opening--your Web browser.

Using Apple's WebKit engine, PandoraMan runs as a standalone app, and the interface is just a subset of the Flash-based Pandora window that you normally see when you go to the Pandora site: you see your stations, your current music stream, and playback controls, and you are automatically logged in after you first open the app. You can switch and make changes to stations, but if you click on any of the other drop-down features (for example, to search for songs or modify your account), your default browser will open with the appropriate Pandora window.

Being able to run Pandora without (or apart from) your browser can offer all sorts of advantages for some users. For example, you can quit your browser without affecting music playback, and you can send audio output from PandoraMan to speakers through your AirPort using an app like AirFoil without sending all your Safari audio. PandoraMan doesn't offer a lot of extra functionality, but its one, essential shtick is a pretty good one.

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GENERAL

Release: May 14, 2010

Latest update: May 22, 2014

Version: 1.0.19

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X 10.5
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.6

Additional Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.6

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Total Downloads: 9,981

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

4.7/5

15 User Votes

Works, but kind of pointless
eJonPMay 15, 2013
Pros
Separates Pandora from web browser activity
Cons
Forgets username and password controls occasionally freeze
Summary
I got annoyed with Pandora's always getting caught up with my other browser activity at work, causing lots of accidental closures, so I downloaded PandoraMan. It was OK, but had a couple of problems. First, on my system (Mac OS 10.6.8), it never remembered my email and password, so I had to enter them every time I started it. Also, I found the controls (Play, pause, thumbs up/down) would sometimes freeze and require a restart - something that never happened fromt he browser. Then in a face-palm moment, I realized there's more than one browser on my computer. Now I used Safari for Pandora and Chrome for everything else. Now I can't think of any reason to use PandoraMan.
Simple and it works well
NorCal_ExplorerSeptember 19, 2010
Pros
Easy to use and runs pandora with out having to go to it through the browser. i can run the app quickly from the dock and in no time there is music. Great app.
Cons
None that I can see.
Summary
It runs well on os 10.6.4 with 4 gigs of ram. I do not see any reason not to get this FREE app for your desktop or laptop.
Great!!! Simple and does exactly what I want.
n8trAugust 20, 2010
Pros
Simple little program works great. Web pandora kills my CPU and memory but PandoraMan has small footprint, doesn't kill my CPU, and doesn't grow to monstrous memory pwnage. Love it!
Cons
None really. Does exactly what I want.
Summary
If you are so tired of pandora.com pwning your browser, CPU, and memory, get pandoraMan! I love pandora but hate running it in my browser b/c it kills memory and CPU after a while. Many thanks for the developer! Hopefully pandora doesn't ever find a way to kill this app.
works great on my G1
guerresApril 25, 2010
Pros
Same Pandora on my Cell, computer and home entertainment system
Cons
---none---
Summary
all my old lp's plus new music on all just about anything, anytime is a winner in my book.
sweet
enjoyMusicJuly 29, 2007
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />just what I was looking for
Keeps getting better!
50ftQueenieFebruary 10, 2007
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Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />The developers have fixed the bug which would spawn a new advertising window in the user's default browser and steal focus (yeah!) only I didn't know about this until today (two months later). I had to stop using Pandoraman because that bug was so annoying -- I just stumbled upon this new and improved version by chance. I would therefore like to request an automatic update preference to be added to the next version. It would also be nice to have an adjustable GUI window since I have quite a few stations and would like to access them quickly, without having to use the scrollbar. My third and most important feature request would be to have more indie stores to choose from to make a purchase, not just Amazon or the iTunes store! Please, I beg you! I would love to see Touch and Go Records, for example, who distribute Cocorosie and Calexico (among many other excellent bands), also Team Love (who released Craig Wedren of Shudder To Think's latest album), Matador Records (Interpol, Cornelius, Pretty Girls Make Graves, New Pornographers), Kill Rock Stars (Elliot Smith, The Decemberists), Subpop (Nirvana's first label, The Shins, Jeremy Enigk and many more). All of these great bands are available on Pandora, so why aren't the fans able to buy directly from their labels so the artists can get fairly compensated for their hard work? Don't get me wrong, I love Amazon, but I hardly ever buy music there. 90% of my music purchases are made directly from the indie label's website of my favorite bands. The other 10% will go to used cds on Amazon and zero goes to iTunes because: 1) I refuse to buy low quality, lossy mp3s and 2) I refuse to support the RIAA. If Pandora and Pandoraman offered direct links to the indie labels' shops, they could also get fairly compensated for all of the great new bands they're turning me on to. Thanks for making this fantastic application!
Great tool!
MacBelwindsJanuary 5, 2007
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is wonderful. I love you!
Wonderful!
50ftQueenieNovember 9, 2006
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Quality app. Allows me to listen to music without having to babysit Pandora; just what I needed. Now I can work, or leave the room, or let it run while I drift off to sleep. There's a small bug that makes my default browser (Firefox 1.5.0.8 and Firefox 2.0) spawn a new advertising window and steals focus when I'm surfing online whenever I rate a song. If this is not a bug, but something built into PandoraMan to help generate ad revenue for Pandora, then it's failing miserably. It just makes me want to not rate the songs to avoid the advertising, then nobody wins.
Nice, clean, app
03RubinMOctober 1, 2006
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />PM does it's job perfectly. It's simple and easy and tackles the problem of Pandora not advancing songs when it's not in an active tab or minimized. I just open PM and hide it, and I'm good to go.
Neat!... Now if someone could do something similar...
ixmorrisonAugust 16, 2006
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...for BBC Radio Player<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is great, nice and neat - improved enjoyment of the fabulous Pandora. I sure don't mind the ads - they are scarcely intrusive and the fine folks at Pandora need to eat. If there's a similar wrapper for BBC Radio bring it on!

Developer’s Description

By IntrArts Creative Media

Cocoa wrapper for the Pandora music project.

Small cocoa app to run the Pandora mini player using WebKit. Created so you can quit Safari/Camino/etc without killing your music stream.