How to use your Mac Menubar to search the App Store and iTunes

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Do you want to quickly and easily search through the App Store and iTunes using your Mac? There is a simple solution for this. The Tunesque tool lets you perform this task by providing you the access to iTunes right from your Mac Menubar.

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An instant search tool by AFK Studio, Tunesque is available as a small icon on the Mac menubar. It has a very simple interface that lets you to search through iOS App Store, Mac App Store and iTunes quickly.

You will find the Tunesque a perfect one in your menubar if you often find yourself to search for an app or a song all through the day.

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As you use Tunesque, you will find it very quick and easy to find what you search for. The one downside of this tool is that it will open your queries using an iTunes link meaning that it will take you to the browser before taking you to iTunes. The upside is the presence of a small preview window to take a glance at the app that you are searching for.

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There are two color schemes in Tunesque and you can configure the Preferences to display some specific parts of iTunes. This tool will allow you to search through all the areas of iTunes like Podcasts and eBooks.

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Surprisingly, the Tunesque is a completely free app and the makers of this app get a particular percentage on each purchase from Apple through the iTunes Affiliate program.