CL Desktop for Mac

CL Desktop for Mac 0.65

Mac / Cobalt Fire / 4151 / Full spec
Description

CL Desktop for Mac is a powerful internet software that allows you to search Craigslist postings with ease. This application runs on your desktop, providing you with a better view of Craigslist postings than the website itself. With CL Desktop, you can set up searches to find exactly what you're looking for and save them for instant access anytime you need.

Whether you're searching for a new job, apartment, or car, CL Desktop makes it easy to find what you need. The application is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, so even if you're not tech-savvy, you'll be able to use it without any problems.

One of the best things about CL Desktop is its ability to save searches. Once you've set up a search that works well for your needs, simply save it and access it anytime in the future with just one click. This feature saves time and effort by eliminating the need to manually enter search criteria every time.

Another great feature of CL Desktop is its ability to filter results based on specific criteria such as price range or location. This means that if you're looking for an apartment in a particular neighborhood within a certain price range, CL Desktop will only show results that match those criteria.

In addition to its powerful search capabilities, CL Desktop also offers other useful features such as notifications when new postings are added that match your saved searches. You can also bookmark individual postings or entire searches for quick access later on.

Overall, if you're someone who frequently uses Craigslist and wants an easier way to find what they need quickly and efficiently without having multiple tabs open in their browser then look no further than CL desktop!

Review

A dedicated Craigslist browser in a skinnable desktop wrapper is what you'll find in CL Desktop. The Adobe AIR application has a few nice perks overall, with a couple more baubles than you'd find online--such as naming and saving search requirements and saving links to favorite posts. You'll also be able to choose from a handful of skins (the black ones are best) and set the number of search results to display. Beyond these customizations, CL Desktop mostly mirrors Craigslist's searching filters, down to showing only those records that include photos. Well-placed navigation buttons let you easily view the whole post, open it online, and respond to a classified listing directly from the application's interface.

However, a few other features are absent or could be improved. Local-level neighborhood search hasn't been implemented in the U.S., which put a hamper on my house-hunting. Likewise, the text in some of the returned results cut off instead of wrapping to the next line, which made the interface look a little sloppy. CL Desktop is also only currently available in the U.S., Canada, and Germany, and new features only roll out based on the critical mass of user demand. The search results were fairly close in our tests, but not in lock step--CL Desktop dragged by a hair.

Regardless of the few setbacks, this free Craigslist companion is a good stand-in for the spare online version, especially for power users.

Full spec
Publisher Cobalt Fire
Publisher site http://www.cobaltfire.com/
Release date 2010-04-30
Date added 2010-04-30
Category Internet Software
Sub category Search Tools
Version 0.65
Os requirements Mac OS X 10.4 PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Macintosh, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Requirements None
Price Free
Downloads per week 1
Total downloads 4151

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