Software Features

  • A user-friendly explorer-style interface MediaMan's interface is similar to Windows Explorer. Buttons on the tool bar can accomplish most of your tasks. Besides, wizards are used to make sophisticated process easier. And even better, all dialogs contain descriptions so that you won't need to consult the document very often. View tutorial.

  • Unlimited nested categories with customizable descriptions and icons Categorize your collection by type, by era or by genre. MediaMan supports unlimited nested categories. Each category is associated with an icon and description, which can be customized via category property dialog. View tutorial.

  • Retrieve information from Amazon and scan items using the webcam barcode scanner MediaMan is a client to Amazon Web Service, which means all books, CDs, videos, software titles available on Amazon (including Amazon United States, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Canada, and France) can be automatically transferred to MediaMan, including pictures. You can save your time of typing the keyword by using the webcam barcode scanner. Moreoever, many other PS/2 and USB based barcode scanners are supported via the special barcode entry window. View tutorial.

  • Switch between expanded-list or virtual-shelf view mode In addition to traditional view modes, MediaMan offers Outlook 2003-style expanded-list view mode to contain two lines of descriptions. The theme-based virtual-shelf view mode will give you an intuitive overview of all your items on a digital shelf. The theme package also controls the HTML item-detail template.

  • Enhance your Amazon shopping experience with the price tracker MediaMan features a price tracker service which allows you to keep updated of price-drops and availability changes of released and unreleased products without logging on to Amazon.com. View tutorial.

  • Keep an eye on lent items and never pay extra for rented ones Having lent some of your titles to your friends and want to keep tracking of the lent items? Use MediaMan's per-item status tracking function. It allows you to specify a "status" for each item with due dates. MediaMan will automatically highlight these items when they are due. View tutorial.

  • Import various format of images Adding a picture for your media item is easy with the content retrieval wizard, or the new item dialog. The supported image formats are: JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIF, TGA and more. View tutorial.

  • Export collection for printing and synchronizing with your PDAs MediaMan features a collection export wizard which allows you to export your current collection to Microsoft Word RTF files, HTML files, and CSV files. It'll allow you to print the collection and synchronize with your PDA database using a third-party program. View tutorial.

  • Highly compressed data file to save your space MediaMan Collection File is the data file which stores all your collection information. It is highly compressed to save your hard drive space up to 70%.

  • Native support for Unicode, allows you to store item description in multiple languages MediaMan has native support for Unicode in both the interface and the data file. Which means you can store your item description in multiple languages. Plus, your collection file can be viewed and edited in any language edition of Windows.