4.5/5

I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve been testing out a variety of app launchers lately. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m finding on my MacBook Pro that Overflow is becoming my launcher of choice. It conveniently sits in the Dock and with one easy click it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s open. You can also open it with a keyboard key combination of your choice.

At least on my Intel laptop I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m finding it more reliable at the moment than a few other apps I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve been trying. It?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s nicely customizable. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve added a nice selection of categories to separate and identify apps grouped the way I use them.

The program doesn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t care if you put the same app in multiple categories so you can set it up in ways that correspond to the way you think about the use of your apps. Rather nice. Overflow isn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t limited to launching apps. If you have a document you open frequently you can put that there too.

It?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s turned out to be a wonderful app for me to reduce the clutter on my Dock, which is a very big thing on a laptop with it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s limited screen real-estate. They have a very nice overview video on the website covering a vast majority of the features while providing great visual support explaining it’s functionality.

Stunt Software has a free trial download that?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s 20 days of full, unrestricted use. After that you are no longer be able to launch items and you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll be asked to register. In the 10 days before the trial period runs out, a red floating window appears above Overflow’s main window to let you know how much time is left in your trial. All of Stunt Software?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s offerings have this 20 day trial. That?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s more than enough time to determine whether it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s useful and suits your needs. It’s a good bet that it won’t take you that long to put it to good use.

Version as of review: 2.0.6

Retail Price: $14.95

Site: www.stuntsoftware.com/Overflow/

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