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{{short description|Digital asset management app}}
'''Delicious Library''' is a [[media]] [[catalog]]uing application for [[Mac OS X]]. It was awarded the [[Macworld SF 2005]] Showtime Award. It allows users to manage their collections of [[book]]s, [[DVD]]s, and [[video game]]s by either entering them manually or by using a [[barcode]] scanner.
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{{Infobox software
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| name = Delicious Library
| logo = deliciouslibrary3logo.png
| screenshot = Deliciouslibrary3screenshot.jpg
| caption = Screenshot of Delicious Library 3
| developer = [[Delicious Monster]]
| released = November 2004
| latest release version = 3.9.3
| operating system = [[Mac OS X Mountain Lion]] and later
| platform = Apple Macintosh
| genre = [[Digital asset management]]
| license = [[Shareware]]
| website = {{URL|https://delicious-monster.com/}}
}}
'''Delicious Library''' was a [[digital asset management]] app for [[Mac OS X]], developed by [[Delicious Monster]] to allow the user to keep track and manage their physical collections of books, movies, CDs, and [[video games]].


The software was initially released in November 2004, with $250,000 in sales in its first month.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2005/01/66276 |title=Monster Fueled by Caffeine |accessdate=May 3, 2008 |last=Kahney |first=Leander |date=January 14, 2005 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429014759/http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2005/01/66276 |archivedate=April 29, 2013 }}</ref> Delicious Library 2 was released officially on May 27, 2008, although the final version was available from March 25.
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== Features ==
Delicious Library 3 is available from the Mac App Store and the developers website for Macintosh systems running OS 10.8 or higher.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delicious-monster.com |title = macOS Server}}</ref>
Delicious Library was lauded for its slick [[user interface]], as well as several innovative features, including:
* Use of an [[iSight]] camera as a barcode reader.
* Use of a [[bluetooth]] barcode scanner.
* Compatibility with [[Amazon.com]] ratings, to suggest other items to a user.
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* Integration with [[Apple]]'s native [[Address Book]] application to allow "lending" management".


The software is no longer supported by the authors. In November 2024 the APIs used by the app were retired and Shipley pulled the app and the website.
== Complaints ==

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Some users criticize Delicious Library for:
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==Features==
* Incomplete support of all barcoded media. Most notably missing is support for [[comic book]]s and [[graphic novel]]s.
* Enter media items in the following ways:
* A somewhat "heavy" interface, in comparison to other, simpler cataloguing tools.
** Manually
** Inputting the [[ISBN]] or [[Universal Product Code|UPC]]
** Importing the library from another application (like [[Bookpedia]])
** Drag-and-dropping an [[Amazon.com]] [[URL]]
** Scanning barcodes using a [[Bluetooth]] scanner, an [[iSight]] camera, or a USB-keyboard-type [[barcode]] scanner (such as a modified [[CueCat]])
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* Integration with [[Mac OS X]]'s [[Address Book (application)|Address Book]] application to allow "lending management"
* Voice Search
* [[iPod]] syncing
* [[Spotlight (software)|Spotlight]] compatibility
* Mini Bookshelf [[Dashboard widget]]
* Printouts of specific shelves or entire libraries
* Custom Collections allow the user to create their own "shelves" to organize their [[wikt:media|media]].

==Easter eggs==
*When a ''[[Star Wars]]'' item is added, Delicious Library says, "I am your father", in the whisper voice
*When a ''[[Harry Potter]]'' item is added, Delicious Library says "[[Lord Voldemort|Voldemort]]", in the whisper voice
*When ''[[A Brief History of Time]]'' is added, the library talks about science concepts in a mock-synthesized voice
*When ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' is added, Delicious Library sings a portion of "[[Run to the Hills]]" by [[Iron Maiden]] in the whisper voice

==Mobile apps==
The only Delicious Library app was withdrawn from the iOS App Store in July 2009. Amazon had asked for the app to be removed due to violation of the Amazon API terms and conditions section 4e "(e) You will not, without our express prior written approval requested via this link, use any Product Advertising Content on or in connection with any site or application designed or intended for use with a mobile phone or other handheld device."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10281670-233.html |title=Delicious Library for iPhone removed from App Store {{!}} iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews |website=reviews.cnet.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711185421/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10281670-233.html |archive-date=2009-07-11}} </ref> NB: The terms and conditions have since been updated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/advertising/enwiki/api/detail/agreement.html|title = Amazon Sign-In}}</ref>

===Awards===
*[[Apple Design Award]] Best Mac OS X Leopard Application 2007 Winner
*[[Apple Design Award]] Best Mac OS X user experience 2005 winner
*[[Apple Design Award]] Best product new to Mac OS X 2005 runner-up
*[[Macworld Conference & Expo|Macworld]] SF 2005 showtime award winner
*[[Macworld Conference & Expo|Macworld]] 2005 Eddy winner
*[[O'Reilly Innovators Award]] 2004 (First place winner)

==See also==
*[[MediaMan]], a similar application for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
*[[GCstar]], an [[open-source software|open-source]] [[cross-platform]] similar application available for Windows, [[Linux]], and Mac OS X.

==References==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.delicious-monster.com/ Official site]]
* {{official website|https://www.delicious-monster.com/}}
* [https://getsatisfaction.com/deliciousmonster Official forums]
* [https://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/delicious-library.ars Review of Delicious Library]


[[Category:Mac OS-only software]]
[[Category:MacOS-only proprietary software]]
[[Category:Personal information managers]]

Latest revision as of 01:09, 28 November 2024

Delicious Library
Developer(s)Delicious Monster
Initial releaseNovember 2004
Stable release
3.9.3
Operating systemMac OS X Mountain Lion and later
PlatformApple Macintosh
TypeDigital asset management
LicenseShareware
Websitedelicious-monster.com

Delicious Library was a digital asset management app for Mac OS X, developed by Delicious Monster to allow the user to keep track and manage their physical collections of books, movies, CDs, and video games.

The software was initially released in November 2004, with $250,000 in sales in its first month.[1] Delicious Library 2 was released officially on May 27, 2008, although the final version was available from March 25. Delicious Library 3 is available from the Mac App Store and the developers website for Macintosh systems running OS 10.8 or higher.[2]

The software is no longer supported by the authors. In November 2024 the APIs used by the app were retired and Shipley pulled the app and the website.

Features

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  • Enter media items in the following ways:
  • Integration with Mac OS X's Address Book application to allow "lending management"
  • Voice Search
  • iPod syncing
  • Spotlight compatibility
  • Mini Bookshelf Dashboard widget
  • Printouts of specific shelves or entire libraries
  • Custom Collections allow the user to create their own "shelves" to organize their media.

Easter eggs

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Mobile apps

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The only Delicious Library app was withdrawn from the iOS App Store in July 2009. Amazon had asked for the app to be removed due to violation of the Amazon API terms and conditions section 4e "(e) You will not, without our express prior written approval requested via this link, use any Product Advertising Content on or in connection with any site or application designed or intended for use with a mobile phone or other handheld device."[3] NB: The terms and conditions have since been updated.[4]

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kahney, Leander (January 14, 2005). "Monster Fueled by Caffeine". Wired. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "macOS Server".
  3. ^ "Delicious Library for iPhone removed from App Store | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews". reviews.cnet.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009.
  4. ^ "Amazon Sign-In".
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