Afloat Universal Binary

Version: 2.0r4 || Release Date: 2008-04-23 || License: Freeware Developer: infinite labs

Afloat is a Cocoa plug-in that adds "Keep Floating" (always-on-top) and "Make Transparent" commands for all windows in all Cocoa applications.

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lhasapso, 2008-04-23

Afloat itself works great and is really useful, but PlugSuit (the bundle loader it uses) seems to stop working randomly. If PS doesn't work, you can use Afloat under SIMBL by using Show Package Contents on the Afloat installer and adding the bundle to your SIMBL plugins folder. It's a really useful plugin even if it doesn't work under Finder or other Carbon apps (due to a limitation with InputManagers).

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l0ne, 2008-03-15

http://infinite-labs.net/afloat/ has a pubic beta of Afloat 2 for Leopard going on right now. Due to abuse (I won't name names in their entirety, cough*mac*cough*ate*cough) registration is required, but it doesn't take long.

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cottinghamk, 2008-03-15

Apparently if you use 1.0b3, ctrl-click, click "Show Package Contents," and drag "Afloat.bundle" to your SIMBL directory (/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/), you will be able to use Afloat on Leopard. Make sure you have the latest version of SIMBL. For some reason, it doesn't seem to be working for me.

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kris33, 2007-11-03

This is a great app, but is not working under Leopard unfortunately.

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guns, 2007-07-31

I don't actually use Afloat for the transparency or window float features. The Ctrl+Command+click dragging of Cocoa windows is something that I can't live without anymore.

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ea_n, 2007-07-21

nice and handy, thanks

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gaba, 2007-03-30

Unfortunately it does not work with DVD Player on my system (10.4.9).

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majeztic, 2006-12-18

Totally love it!

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mfrank1006, 2006-11-01

Very nice! It's particularly handy for keeping an eye on your video player while doing actual work--set it to keep afloat, make it transparent, and get on with what you're doing. You can roll your mouse over it to turn opaque without disturbing keyboard focus as well. Also great for keeping an eye on IM windows!

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mini__c, 2006-10-18

Link is broken??
Where is it??
would like it if someone host it some where else!
Chris

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