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- Data Crow Download
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- Data Crow Download
- Data Crow Platform Independent Installer
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- Data Crow Server ZIP - Unpack and Run
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- Data Crow Source
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- Data Crow Windows Installer
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# Change Log
[Fixed]
- Sometimes items could not be saved due to an error in calculating the file hash.
- Sometimes an attachment could not be opened.
- Added better management of number of requests for the Google Book Search. In case of a "too many request" error, Data Crow will retry after 1.5 seconds and will do so for a maximum of 4 retries.
- MobyGames.com did not show & and other characters correctly in the title.
- Create tab window size was not stored.
- Icon cannot be selected when creating a new tab for the item form.
- When a data folder / user folder was newly set up, Data Crow would (try to) create nulldc.script and nulldc.properties in the installation folder.
- Removed synchronizer for persons (should not have been there)
- Removed calendar export for loans for modules not supporting loan management
[Changed]
- Added cancel option when the item form is closed and unsaved changes are detected. This keeps the dialog open without making any changes.
- Added a create button to the references selection dialog.
- New icons; existing system icons have been replaced with new ones with a bigger size (32x32 instead of 16x16)
- Changed icons for most menu items.
- Existing item form tabs can now be edited.
- Quick view; the setting "show pictures in separate tabs" would ignore picture not enabled for the details. Now, if this setting is enabled all pictures will be shown in separate tabs and pictures ticked as enabled will also appear in the overview.
- Added 24x24 for icon scaling. Removed 40x40 and 36x36 as there are no icons of this size currently available in Data Crow.
- Picture fields: removed the menu for editing and placed the icons at the top of the picture pane.
- Removed blur as an edit option for images.
- The default icon size for new installations has been changed to 24x24, field and button heights to 26.
[Removed]
- Board Game Atlas has gone offline, they no longer exist. The online search has been removed from Data Crow as it has nowhere to connect to. Trying to find an alternative.
Description
Data Crow is a free, open-source collection cataloger written in Java by Robert Jan van der Waals. It is built for people who want to manage books, movies, music albums, software, images, contacts, containers and other collections from one customizable database.
The program ships with standard modules, but its design is not limited to those categories. Advanced users can create and export their own modules, so a catalog can be adapted for specialized collections such as stamps, games, photos, software libraries or any group of items that needs searchable metadata.
Trademark Note 1: Microsoft®, Windows®, and other product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States or other countries.
Trademark Note 2: Mac and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Data Crow Features
Data Crow's main strength is its module-based structure. Each module can have its own fields and tools, and the Tool Select Wizard helps users choose actions such as online search, item creation, reporting or module-specific management when they start working with a collection.
The application can retrieve information from online services such as IMDB, Amazon and MusicBrainz, import details from common multimedia formats, generate reports, track loans and back up the local database. Those tools make it useful for larger collections where manual entry alone would become tedious.
- Cross-platform Java application with portable package options.
- Catalog modules for movies, audio, software, books, images, contacts and custom collections.
- Documentation for creating and exporting new modules.
- Online metadata lookup from services such as IMDB, Amazon and MusicBrainz.
- Import support for media formats including AVI, XVID, MP3, DIVX, MP4, OGG, PNG and JPG.
- Loan administration, PDF and HTML reports, multilingual interface support and backup/restore tools.
Data Crow Review
Data Crow is powerful, but it asks for a little patience during the first session. Java must be installed before setup continues, and the first-run wizard introduces modules and tools that can feel dense until you understand that each collection type has its own workflow.
Once the structure clicks, the depth becomes the reason to use it. Adding test items to several default modules, trying Find and Replace, generating a report, using Backup and Restore, and running an online search quickly shows that Data Crow is more than a simple list manager.
The Help section is valuable because the application exposes many options, especially around custom modules and settings. Users who plan to make Data Crow their permanent catalog should learn the backup workflow early, since the database can become the central record for a large media or software collection.
Compared with single-purpose tools such as a movie cataloger or an ebook manager, Data Crow's advantage is consolidation. It may not replace every specialist application, but it gives collectors a central database for related collections, searchable metadata, reports and lending information without adware or bundled extras.
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