Station
Productivity
Only for Mac
$14.99
Station is a multilevel launcher that promotes a more natural organization of applications and documents into folders. With nested folders, you can arrange items in Station in a way that fits your workflow with an uncluttered look and feel. Scalability is greatly increased through logical groupings thus increasing the sheer number of items that can be added to Station without having to shrink the launcher size.
Productivity is increased because related items can be grouped together into a single folder. For example, one folder can contain work related items and another folder gaming items. Another useful feature of Station is the ability to launch, all at once, the items in a launch folder. This is useful when switching between tasks like business and spreadsheets to graphics work. With ten levels of folders available, enough space is provided to spread out even the most diverse set of applications and documents.
Station also implements scrollbars when a launch panel exceeds the width or height of the screen. This design also does away with the need for magnification or shrinking the height of the launch panel so your icons remain one height thus making them more readable.
more - Station is now a universal application supporting Apple Silicon.
3.2.0 19/12/2020
- Bug fixes.
3.1.4 18/09/2020
- Station now more robustly handles mounting and unmounting of volumes while Station is running.
3.1.3 11/08/2020
- Changed the custom folder icon window to be more robust.
- Bug fixes.
3.1.2 24/06/2020
Bug fixes.
3.1.1 11/06/2020
New Features:
- The "Lock to Screen" feature is now persistent across Station restarts. The algorithm is also more robust to handle changes in screen configurations.
- Preferences can now be exported and imported to another machine. Preferences can also be reset to default values.
- For open Station folders you can now choose between showing the open folder icon or overlaying a color on the folder.
- Added the ability to open multiple Station help windows so that different help pages can be displayed simultaneously.
Enhancements:
- The open at login preference has been removed.
- Speed optimizations.
- Bug fixes.
3.1.0 25/04/2020
New Features:
- The contents of Finder folders stored within Station can now be browsed through a live list menu.
- A favorites window was added that is sourced from a designated Station folder.
- Weblinks can now be renamed in the same manner as folder items.
- Added a Station Keyboard Summary file that shows the key combinations that are used in Station.
- Added a utility to identify panels containing broken links.
New Preferences:
- A preference was added to choose the default action for Finder folders ("Open Finder Folder" or "Show List View").
- A preference was added to set the volume level for sounds within Station.
- A preference was add to customize spacing between items.
- A global key preference was added to show the Favorites window.
- A global key preference was added to collapse all open panels.
- A global key preference was added to open the Favorites window.
Enhancements:
- User interface refinements.
- Some speed optimizations.
- Other enhancements.
3.0.0 20/01/2020
- Added two global hot keys to step through (previous and next) panel sets.
- Enhanced the "Refresh All" utility to handle more cases and perform data diagnostics.
- Moved Snapshots out of the preferences window into its own window.
2.8.0 03/07/2019
- Global keys can be assigned to panel items in Station so that you can launch anything within Station with a keystroke.
- Added a preference to auto open Station folders when you move your mouse over a folder.
- When sorting by type, separators may now be automatically inserted between types.
- Removed the springloaded delay time preference.
- Bug fixes.
2.7.0 01/06/2019
New Features:
- Bookmark files (Finder aliases) are supported.
- Web URLs from programs like Safari are supported.
- Dropping files on a Finder folder in Station will now move or copy the files to the actual Finder folder.
- Added a utility menu item to delete all items in the current panel set.
Enhancements:
- Enhancements to file resolution.
- Bug fixes.
2.6.0 24/04/2019
- Added gray scale color selection for folders, alias folders, and open folder Icons.
- Added the ability to load in files and applications from a Finder folder and recursively build Station folders with the Finder subfolders.
- Added menu item to refresh all the icons for cases when custom icons are added to files in the Finder.
- Fixed a bug with left and right positioning with left justification causing the root panel to disappear in certain cases.
- Other bug fixes.
2.5.0 13/03/2019
- New preference was added to allow you to control when the popover name is shown.
- Support for links within encrypted sparse bundles and such that presents the system dialog that allows you to mount the volume and access the item.
- Refined icon retrieval from the file system.
2.4.0 16/02/2019
- Items names may now be displayed below the item.
- The icon size preference can now be entered through a text box.
- Implemented Quick Look preview icons for items stored in Station.
- Fixed auto sorting to be case insensitive.
- Fixed a bug where the Station item could not be moved.
- Other bug fixes and enhancements.
2.3.0 06/02/2019
- Updated color selection for folders and the open folder icon.
- Separators can be toggled to draw a line or just leave a blank space.
- Bug fixes.
2.2.0 22/12/2018
Version 2.1 focuses on customizing the look and feel of Station.
- Folders icons have been refined.
- Added preferences to change the colors of folders, aliases, separators, and open folder icons.
- Added a preference to change the width of separators to slim, medium, or wide.
- Performance enhancements.
2.1.0 26/11/2018
Version 2.0 is a major update to Station including the following features.
New Features:
- Panel sets
- Keyboard navigation
- Auto hide switch global key
- Gesture scrolling
- Item Separators
- Custom folder icons
- Auto sort panels
- Skip confirmations preference
Enhancements:
- Maximum icon size has been increased to 128 points
- You can now delete multiple items from the snap shots list
- Increased the maximum number of snap shots to 200
- Performance optimizations
- Assorted bug fixes
- Cosmetic updates
Version 2.0.1 corrects a bug with auto sorting and a bug that affected initialization of a new install of Station.
2.0.1 11/11/2018
Version 2.0 is a major update to Station including the following features.
New Features:
- Panel sets
- Keyboard navigation
- Auto hide switch global key
- Gesture scrolling
- Item Separators
- Custom folder icons
- Auto sort panels
- Skip confirmations preference
Enhancements:
- Maximum icon size has been increased to 128 points
- You can now delete multiple items from the snap shots list
- Increased the maximum number of snap shots to 200
- Performance optimizations
- Assorted bug fixes
- Cosmetic updates
2.0.0 10/10/2018
- Fixed a bug with opening an alias when panels are centered on the parent folder.
- Added support for control-click (equivalent of contextual menu click).
1.5.2 19/04/2018
* Fixed a bug with dragging an internal item on a Station folder.
* Enhanced the usage of the modifier keys to be more consistent.
* In the folder launch dialog the "Cancel" and "Launch" buttons have been reversed. This allows you to select the "Launch Items in Folder" menu item and then hit the return key to confirm the action.
* Updated help pages for first time users.
1.5.1 12/01/2018
- You can lock Station to a specific screen.
- In the preferences you can specify if you want Station to center a new panel over the originating folder item.
- Name parsing for external items has been enhanced to better reflect the names displayed in the Finder (showing or hiding hidden file extensions).
1.5.0 12/12/2017
* In the preferences you can specify if you want Station to justify the panels to the left, center, or right.
* A "Populate Folder Icons…" menu item was added to the Station icon which allows you to automatically populate folder icons.
1.4.0 13/10/2017
New Features:
* Added support for macOS transparency and Station specific transparency.
* You can now create a "folder icon" for a folder by holding down the option key and dragging an item to the folder.
* Added automated backups and snapshots of the Station data allowing you to restore to any backup.
Enhancements:
* The preferences window was rearranged.
* Minor refinements and bug fixes.
1.3.0 29/01/2017
New Features:
* When you drag items over a folder icon and hover for a short period of time, the folder will automatically open. This is similar to the Finder's spring loaded folder feature.
* You can now "copy" an item to different launch folders and the original item will remain in place. Hold down the Command-Option keys to initiate a copy.
* A preference was added to allow you to open Station at login.
Enhancements:
* The smallest icon size that can be shown was decreased from 32 to 24 points.
* Bug fixes and internal optimizations.
1.2.0 13/11/2016
This update adds significant features that will make using Station even more convenient.
Here is what is new:
* When you launch an item, Station will collapse all open launch folders above the root level folder after the launch. This can be configured through the preference dialog.
* An alias folder can be created from an existing folder. Alias folders allow to you immediately open the original folder no matter where it resides.
* A menu item was added to collapse all open launch folders down to the root level. This menu item can be accessed from any item in Station.
* A menu item was added to reopen the previously open launch folder. This menu item can be accessed from any item in Station.
* The embedded open folder icon can now be either blue or red. Since most icons tend to favor blue and gray colors, the red open folder icon provides a greater contrast. This can be configured through the preference dialog.
* You may now select any color for the background color of launch panels. This can be configured through the preference dialog.
* Refined the internal dragging of items on the panels.
* More robust full screen and multiple display support.
1.1.1 24/10/2016
- Station is now a universal application supporting Apple Silicon.
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