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DESCRIPTION

Isolator is a small menubar application that helps you concentrate. When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications, so you can concentrate on the task in hand.

Isolator is similar to, but not the same as Think and Backdrop. The difference is that it works exactly how I want it to. Maybe you'll like it too.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.40 beta provides experimental support for new ways to obscure background windows -- crystals, dots and bloom -- and allows you to suspend Isolator when the Finder is the frontmost application (so you can see your desktop icons). It also works better with Exposé and Spaces, and fixes bugs relating to greyed-out menus and dock hiding.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Ben Willmore
Downloads:8,895
  - Version d/l:1,081
Utilities:Desktop
License:Free
Date:13 Jun 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Isolator User Reviews (34 posts)Write A Review
Jun 12 2008
*****

DNEM41  i already posted comments on this, but forgot to rate it.

its not exaggeration that i gave this all 5's. this is a simple little app that lets you focus on the front window. i have used DooDim, Backdrop, and Think 1.2.

DooDim was my first love, but dumped it when i accidentally crossed paths with Isolator's arsenal of features. Isolator did everything DooDim did, but was sold on the one-button dim.

Didn't like backdrop because the icon shows up in my command+tab window. plus i feel like my machine ran a little slower.

Think 1.2, was going the wrong direction because i dont want another window when im trying to focus on the task at hand.

One last thing about this app (and other like these) is that i love using it in conjunction with Menu Eclipse. menueclipse is a small app that dims out your menu bar (the last frontier of Mac screen real estate). menu eclipse is good enough for now, but i would like something with a few more options and MenuShade doesnt work yet for Intel iMacs.

furthermore, (and maybe this is a little too much to ask, but) i would like the ability to have windows occupy the top where the menu bar would be. it would be neat if i could have something that would auto-hide the menu bar (just like I can autohide the dock). i have a lot of things going on (like iStat) so the menu bar's distracting, and its good that i got a little app that covers it up. but i would like to be able to have windows where the menu bar would be. does anyone have any suggestions?

Isolator developers - you rock!  (Version 3.39b)

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Jun 10 2008

CHARLESBKK  Isolator 3.38b doesn't run on my PPC 10.5.3, tired to restart,but no luck. It seems a good stuffs. Any idea for this issue?  (Version 3.38b)

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Jun 5 2008
****.

FRANKFX  Version 3.3 is running fine again on Tiger 10.4 Thanks for the quick update, Isolator is back on my menubar.  (Version 3.3)

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Jun 4 2008

BENW  3.2 was incompatible with 10.4 (Tiger), hence the freezing problem. Hopefully this is fixed in 3.3. If not, please let me know (email on website).  (Version 3.3)

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