Movie Explorer is the type of program that comes in handy if you're dealing with a large video collection and wish to easily catalog it. The utility is compatible with various video formats, comes with an efficient search tool, and helps you quickly find missing information about your films.
This tool won't help you keep a wishlist or manage info about the videos you borrow to other people. Instead, it analyzes your movie collection and automatically sorts it into various groups (HD, Stereoscopic, etc.).
The more information you provide about the imported movies, the better this program will organize your collection. For example, Movie Explorer creates individual categories for the films based on their genre (horror, comedy, etc.). You also have access to a built-in search tool which helps you immediately locate the film entry you need.
Two things bother me about this tool: it lacks an option to quickly export your catalog info and the fact that you need to pay to manage your TV show collection.
Still, you've got nothing to lose if you decide to give it a shot on your Mac and see how it works.
v1.6 [Nov 2, 2016]
- New language settings for localizable movie and TV show data.
- Batch update function to update localizable data with new language settings.
- New sorting options in the Movies and TV Shows views.
- The search field works now on app level instead of view level.
- Locations can now be renamed.
- iTunes Store integration.
- Navigate quickly through your TV show collection with the new TV Shows sidebar.
- You can now maintain a Watchlist for movies and episodes.
- Both the sidebar and the History popover menu are extended with a Watchlist filter.
- The content of the Watchlist is bi-directionally synced with Trakt.
- Automatic Watchlist update functions for TV Shows.
- Added a Trakt info panel.
- Option to show an unwatched counter as app icon badge.
- Added an option to set the minimum resolution for the HD video sidebar filter.
- Added an option to hide counters in the sidebar panel.
- Added an option to hide ratings in the Movies and TV Shows views.
- Corrected a sync issue related to watch progress after marking a movie as Watched.
