Review: Ringer

Ringer is a small Mac app made by Pixel Research Labs that helps you create ring tones for iPhones.  It’ll read any unprotected audio or video file.

It automatically adds a quick fade in and out, so tracks will sound right without much effort.  You can change the length of the snippet you want, and add a gap between rings.  Ringer automatically detects the volume too, so quiet or loud songs should still be effective ringtones.

Working with files looks like this:

Your iTunes media library is presented to you, and searching through a large collection is fast.

Garage Band can also be used to create ringtones, but Ringer is much easier, and it’s an incredibly well-crafted app to boot.  A licensed version will cost $15.