Defaulter 1.1.5 review

Defaulter is an easy to use preference management application with quick and easy editing of preferences, backup file creation, preference migration and live filtering.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 276K Developer: DU Software Buy Now Price: $15.00 Updated: 12 Jun 2005

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Defaulter is an easy to use preference management application with quick and easy editing of preferences, backup file creation, preference migration and live filtering.

Preference editing was never easier. Defaulter quickly grabs the names and icons for all the applications storing preferences on your computer allowing you to easily identify the preferences you want. High speed filtering of both applications and preferences allows you to find those settings faster than ever before. The simple point-and-click interface allows you to add, remove and edit preferences quick as a flash. Preference backups allow you to store settings elsewhere while you experiment with settings, or even reset an application's preferences if its crashing.

Backup

Defaulter provides effortless import and export functions letting you easily back up your preferences to a single file. The export and import process allows you to quickly and easily select specific appliction preferences to back up or recover. Meanwhile, the single file produced can be copied to any computer with Defaulter installed, allowing you to transfer preferences from computer to computer quickly and easily.

Patching

Defaulter's preferences patches allow you to edit preferences and unveil hidden features without getting your hands dirty. Don't want to mess about with your preferences manually? Just let Defaulter deal with it for you. With a massive library of patches, from simple tasks like displaying Safari's Debug menu, to enabling anti-aliasing on fixed width fonts, Defaulter lets you do it all with your hands getting no messier than simply double clicking a file.

Here are some key features of "Defaulter":
Quick and easy preference editing
Preference Backup
Easy migration of preferences from computer to computer
Easy 'preference patches' allow you to enable hidden application features.

Limitations:
The trial period expires in 30 launches.

What's New:
Allowed drag and drop to other applications in the copy/paste format.
Added automatic software update check (optional)
Fixed bug causing the value column to blank out when editing
Tidied up the user interface.