Mac app to organize downloaded movies

You can import your collection from other cataloging apps, enter items by scanning the bar codes on a web cam or actual scanner, or enter your titles manually. Libra has built in loan tracking, list creating tools for web posting, and an old-fashioned paper catalog print-out of your titles. Oh, and Libra also has the distinction of being among the free-as-in-beer applications in this list.

Eric's Movie Database is the smallest in scale, by far, of the applications in this week's Hive Five. Weighing in at just under 1MB, Eric's Movie Database is surrisingly effective for its spartan stature. If you're not looking for a flashy movie catalog, but want something a bit easier and more graphical than manually hacking together a spreadsheet, Eric's Movie Database is a great choice.

You can search by cast, crew, director, or your own search terms. Cover art is grabbed from the Internet Movie Database , or you can supply your own if you want better quality. You can import and export your database as a text or HTML file, and for good reason—although you have to install and extract Eric's Movie Database, changes are written to its local directory, making the application semi-portable.

Like Libra, Eric's Movie Database is free. Now that you've seen the top contenders for this week's Hive Five, it's time to log your vote to determine who the king of the movie heap will be:. If you have tips and tricks, software or otherwise, for corralling movies or other media, sound off in the comments below and help your fellow readers whip their media collections into shape.

Obviously Jason did not even look at Griffith [griffith. It doesn't use a scanner but since I don't have a webcam that's fine , but after that, it's all automatic. You type in something resembling your movie title and it comes back with a list of similar titles. You pick one and it goes to the Internet to get the data from any of 30 yes, thirty different Internet movie databases.

Then it fills out all the categories in the database. The A. Apple's macOS is highly regarded for offering stellar features, a bevy of customizations, and a myriad library of apps on Mac App Store.

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The menu bar can appear crowded with too many icons and apps sitting there. Bartender 3 can organize those menu bar items by clubbing them together smartly, autohiding them, and letting you access them with keyboard shortcuts or a tiny search box. You can use that small search bar to look for and launch an app if you don't want to reveal the entire list of apps. Also, you can rearrange the app icon order in the menu bar list to access it with a single click and can browse through it quickly using your keyboard.

The best part — it works with the dark mode of macOS Catalina flawlessly. Bartender 3 comes with a free 4-week trial to let you experience a smart, minimalist menu bar. Batman's butler Alfred J. Pennyworth is exceptionally efficient in aiding him during dangerous missions. Just like that, Alfred 4 will assist you in finding and launching the apps or documents you're looking for with minimal effort.

You can even perform web searches from Alfred's search bar. Remove an item: Click the More button that appears with the item, then choose Remove from Playlist.

Scroll to browse items, or click a category or genre in the sidebar to filter items. Play an item Move the pointer over the item, then click the Play button that appears.

Download a movie or TV show Move the pointer over an item, then click the download button that appears. See more options Move the pointer over an item. Click the More button that appears, then choose an option: Download: Downloads the item to your computer. Mark as Watched or Mark as Unwatched: Recategorizes the item. Copy: Copies the title, runtime, director, genre, and other information about the item.