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Cover Stream is a nifty little utility that extends iTunes “Cover Flow” feature to the desktop, giving users a quick and easy way to visually browse through their entire album collection - without switching applications.A great looking, light-weight frontend to iTunes, Cover Stream blows away the text-list-heavy interface of iTunes 7 and lets you flick through your albums faster, smoother and more easily than in iTunes itself.Just like in iTunes, Cover Stream displays all the cover art in your music collection in an easy-to-navigate interface that mimics a CD collection or jukebox selection. You move between covers using the forward and back arrows, use the slider to browse faster or type-search to quickly find what you are looking for.But it doesn’t stop there.• Flip-BrowsingWhen you find what you want in the Cover Flow, Cover Stream lets you pick a song from the selected album in an iPhone-like fashion. Simply click the artwork to flip the album over and reveal its tracks on the back of the cover.• Playlist accessCover Stream also gives you access to all your iTunes playlists, just as quick and easy. Simply flip the cover flow over, pick a track or playlist and you’re off!??• HotkeysWith global, fully customizable keyboard shortcuts, Cover Stream gives you complete control over iTunes from any application. You can play, pause, skip, rate, adjust sound volume, hide or show iTunes, and much more - without interrupting your workflow.??• Track change notificationsTrack info and album artwork is displayed in a small, floating bezel window whenever you need it. You can set the window to hide and show automatically, change the background opacity, set the display duration, and more.• Dock artworkCover Stream’s dock icon can be set to reflect the album artwork of the song you are currently listening to. This way you can always see what’s playing at a glance.• Status bar itemCover Stream also has a status bar item, giving you quick and convenient access to all of Cover Stream’s settings and functionality from any application. Simply click on the Cover Flow icon in the menu bar of the Finder to show the Cover Stream menu. You can choose to disable either the status bar item, or the Dock icon.Don’t interrupt your workflow. With Cover Stream, you can do whatever you do in iTunes - and more - without switching applications.Mac OS X 10.5 or later required.Homepage | Download 1.3MB | Buy $14.95