Delicious Monster
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Delicious Monster is a software company based in San Francisco, California
that sells the shareware
software program Delicious Library
. Its founders are Wil Shipley
, one of the three co-founders of The Omni Group
, and Mike Matas, who worked as an interface designer at The Omni Group. Matas left Delicious Monster in 2005 to work for Apple in 2005, but left the company in July 2009 to found Push Pop Press.
The company's name is based on the name of a plant that grows in the rainforests of tropical America, Monstera deliciosa
. It is colloquially known as the Swiss cheese plant.
-only media library catalog application and generated $250,000 worth of sales. The software would go on to win several Apple Design Awards
, including Best Mac OS X User Experience and runner-up Best Product New to Mac OS X in 2005 and Best Mac OS X Leopard Application in 2007. It is currently available as version 2.5
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
that sells the shareware
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
software program Delicious Library
Delicious Library
Delicious Library is a media cataloguing application for Mac OS X, developed by Delicious Monster to allow users to manage collections of books, movies, CDs, and video games....
. Its founders are Wil Shipley
Wil Shipley
William "Wil" Jon Shipley is a Macintosh software developer, best known for co-founding and heading The Omni Group in 1991, where he did consulting work and developed software for the NeXTSTEP operating system, Rhapsody and later Mac OS X...
, one of the three co-founders of The Omni Group
The Omni Group
The Omni Group is a company that develops software for the Mac OS X platform. The Omni Group was informally founded as a NEXTSTEP consulting company in 1989 by Wil Shipley, who immediately brought on Ken Case and Tim Wood. The three incorporated together under the name Omni Development, Inc. in...
, and Mike Matas, who worked as an interface designer at The Omni Group. Matas left Delicious Monster in 2005 to work for Apple in 2005, but left the company in July 2009 to found Push Pop Press.
The company's name is based on the name of a plant that grows in the rainforests of tropical America, Monstera deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa is a creeping vine native to tropical rainforests of southern Mexico south to Colombia.Common names include Ceriman, Swiss Cheese Plant , Fruit Salad Plant, Monster fruit, Monsterio Delicio, Monstereo, Mexican Breadfruit, Monstera, split-leaf philodendron, Locust and Wild Honey,...
. It is colloquially known as the Swiss cheese plant.
Delicious Library
In November 2004, Delicious Monster released Delicious Library as a Mac OS XMac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
-only media library catalog application and generated $250,000 worth of sales. The software would go on to win several Apple Design Awards
Apple Design Awards
The Apple Design Awards is a special event hosted by Apple Inc. at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The event is meant to recognize the best and most innovative Macintosh and iOS software and hardware produced by independent developers, as well as the best and most creative uses of...
, including Best Mac OS X User Experience and runner-up Best Product New to Mac OS X in 2005 and Best Mac OS X Leopard Application in 2007. It is currently available as version 2.5