Sync your Mac with Windows Mobile


Keep your Mac and Windows Mobile device in perfect sync: Address Book, Calendar entries, To Dos, browsers bookmarks, Mail notes and entourage ones, iTunes, iPhoto, folders and more.
You can manage SMS messages with an ease of your Mac keyboard, which makes reading, sending or deleting your messages a fast and easy task.

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Evaluated by: Macworld Australia

"The paid upgrade to the Expert version looks to be good value and offers all the sync options we can think of."

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Build Info
File size:
22.35Mb
Latest build:
2.6.0.1118
Release date:
19th July, 2010
Build compiled:
19th July, 2010
User Manual Changelog (RSS)

Full features list:

  • Synchronize multiple devices with your Mac (Mac with Mac, Mac with Windows Mobile device, Mac with Google account, Mac with Nokia series 40, Mac with USB drive, Mac with Windows PC, Mac with PSP or all at once).
  • Mac and Google account synchronization is possible in both directions and is absolutely free.
  • Back up your data online and encrypt it to be sure no one but you can view or use it (gain more space in Expert Edition).
  • Synchronize devices for free with SyncMate Free Edition.
  • Synchronize your contacts and calendar entries with SyncMate Free Edition (Mac with Mac, Mac with Windows Mobile device, Mac with Google account, Mac with Nokia series 40, Mac with USB drive, Mac with Windows PC, Mac with PSP or all at once).
  • Free Edition also lets you easily get Windows Mobile device info (type of device, OS, owner's name, memory status (internal memory and flash card), battery state, time, alarms, etc.).
  • Examine Windows Mobile device’s memory status diagram and its legend with SyncMate Free Edition.
  • Track all operations of SyncMate in actions log and send logs to Tech Support team in case of any issue right from SyncMate interface.
  • Ability to read SMS messages on your Mac (SMS Reader plugin in SyncMate Free Edition).
  • Gain additional options with SyncMate Expert Edition.
  • SyncMate Expert allows you syncing iTunes and iPhoto.
  • Possibility to convert videos to AVI, MPG, MP4, WMV, ASF, 3GP formats prior to synchronization in iTunes&Video plugin (Expert Edition).
  • Possibility to convert audio files to MP3 or WAV formats prior to synchronization in iTunes&Video plugin (Expert Edition).
  • Resize images while syncing (iPhoto plugin in Expert Edition).
  • Synchronize folders and particular files in them. Folders plugin also offers real-time synchronization (available in Expert Edition for synchronization with USB flash drives, Macs, Sony PSPs, Windows PCs).
  • With SyncMate Expert you can easily back up data from USB drive or Sony PSP on your Mac and restore it when needed
  • Possibility to sync Bookmarks, Notes, To Dos, Stickies in Mac with their analogues in supported devices (supported plugins may vary for different devices). These options are available in Expert Edition.
  • Ability to choose the browser you want to sync your Mac Safari bookmarks with on Windows PC (Opera v. 10 and higher, Firefox v. 3.5 and higher, Chrome v. 3 and higher, IE v. 6.0 and higher, Safari 5.0).
  • Simple installation of applications to your Windows Mobile device (Application list plugin in Expert Edition).
  • Automatic synchronization allows keeping all your devices in sync. Settings have to be customized only once (Expert Edition).
  • Ability to synchronize time on a Mac with time on Windows Mobile device with Time plugin (Expert Edition).
  • View and search your Calls history on a Mac (Expert Edition).
  • Manage Drafts, Sent and Deleted items, Inbox and Outbox SMS, search and export SMS messages into txt, csv, html (Expert Edition).
  • Mail synchronization (from Mac to Windows Mobile device only) (Expert Edition).
  • Synchronization with Sony PSP is performed in one direction (from Mac to Sony PSP) except synchronization of Folders, iPhoto, iTunes.
  • Ability to add USB devices into ignore list if you don't want to sync them now.
  • Synchronization via USB cable, WiFi, Bluetooth or Ethernet (depending on device capabilities).

Interface languages:

German English Japanese Russian Spanish

Compatible with:

  • Mac OS X 10.5
  • Mac OS X 10.6 32-bit
  • Mac OS X 10.6 64-bit

Please note, that starting from version 2.6 SyncMate won't be working on Mac OS X 10.4. The latest build, which supports Mac OS X 10.4 is 2.5.0.922

Syncs with*:

  • Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC and Smartphones
  • Windows Mobile 6.0 for Pocket PC and Smartphones
  • Windows Mobile 6.1 for Pocket PC and Smartphones
  • Windows Mobile 6.5 for Pocket PC and Smartphones
  • Series 40-based Nokia (phones with Bluetooth only)
  • PSP (running Firmware 2.7.1 or higher); PSP Go sync is also supported
  • Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (32-bit only) running MS Outlook: 97, 2000, 2003, 2007. Note, that when syncing your Mac with Windows PC, your Mac Address Book and iCal will be synced with built-in Windows Contacts and Calendar applications correspondingly.

* To be sure your device will be supported look into Supported devices list and don't forget to test Free edition prior to upgrading to Expert.
Synchronize Mac

With SyncMate you can:

Sync your Mac with multiple devices:

SyncMate is probably the only sync tool which allows syncing your Mac with multiple devices simultaneously (Windows Mobile devices and Nokia S40 phones, other Mac and PC computers, Google account and online storage, Sony PSP and USB flash drive). No need to purchase several sync solutions in order to sync your Mac with each device – just download SyncMatе and all supported devices will be synced within one application.

Mac OS X synchronization

Store your stuff online:

Eltima gives you free online space! Now you can sync your important data with this special online account and it will be accessible from any Mac with SyncMate installed anytime from any place of the world. Store your Contacts, Calendar, Firefox and Safari bookmarks, ToDos, Entourage notes, Mail notes and even more online. You can encrypt and protect this data with a password for safety purposes.

Synchronize iMac, synchronize Mac Mini

Numerous sync options:

SyncMate lets you sync your Calendars, To Dos, Contacts, Mail, Stickies, bookmarks, Mail and Entourage notes, photos, videos and music.
SyncMate lets you back up important files and folders that you have on PSP or USB drive to your Mac and restore this data from Mac with the help of SyncMate whenever you need.
SyncMate lets you read and manage your SMS messages as well as text your friends directly from your Mac.

Synchronize Mac Mini Windows Mobile

Free and Expert Editions:

We offer SyncMate in two editions. Free edition helps you solve basic syncing problems like iCal and Address Book synchronization with multiple devices or Google, while usually similar applications are quite costly. You can also freely read SMS messages on big screen of your Mac.
Expert edition has to be obtained for a small fee, but is totally worth it as it offers an extremely wide range of synchronization options of your Mac with multiple devices. This turns SyncMate into versatile tool that will replace many one-sync-feature programs.

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Comparison option
SyncMate
SyncMate Expert
1
Contacts synchronization (Entourage 2008, Opera)
Yes
Yes
2
iCal synchronization (Entourage 2008 supported)
Yes Yes
3
iPhoto synchronization
No
Yes
4
iTunes&Video synchronization
No
Yes
5
Safari Bookmarks
No
Yes
6
Firefox Bookmarks
No
Yes
7
Folders synchronization
No
Yes
8
Time synchronization
No
Yes
9
Device Info plugin
Yes Yes
10
SMS Reader plugin
Yes Yes
11
SMS Manager plugin
No
Yes
12
Internet Sharing
Yes Yes
13
Backup USB drives or Sony PSP
No
Yes
14
Actions Log plugin
Yes Yes
15
Applications List plugin
No
Yes
16
Calls history plugin
No
Yes
17
Mail plugin
No
Yes
18
To Do's plugin
No
Yes
19
Mount your device as additional disk
No
Yes
20
Mail notes synchronization (Opera supported)
No
Yes
21
Entourage notes synchronization (Entourage 2008, Opera)
No
Yes
22
Stickies synchronization
No
Yes
23
Encrypt data
No
Yes
24
Autosync
No
Yes
25
Online backup storage space
50MB 200MB
26
Online backup storage usage period
1000 years 1000 years
Sync options
Win Mobile
Another Mac
Online
backup
Nokia S40
Google
Windows PC
PSP
USB flash drive
Contacts (Address Book, Entourage 2008, Opera)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
Connection settings
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Activity log
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
iCal (Entourage 2008)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
To Dos
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
 
Yes
Yes
 
Safari bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
 
Yes
Yes
 
Mail notes (Opera supported)
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
 
Yes
Yes
 
Entourage notes (Entourage 2008, Opera) 
Yes
Yes
Yes
 
 
Yes
Yes
 
Folders
Yes
Yes
 
 
 
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backup
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
Yes
Calls history
Yes
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
Firefox bookmarks
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stickies
Yes
 
 
 
 
Yes
Yes
 
Mail
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
iPhoto
Yes
Yes
 
 
 
Yes
Yes
Yes
iTunes & Video
Yes
Yes
 
 
 
Yes
Yes
Yes
Time
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Device info 
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Application list
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Encrypt data
   
Yes
         
SMS reader 
Yes
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
SMS manager
Yes
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
Mount disc (USB)
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Autosync
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

YesSynchronization is performed in three directions (Mac > Device, Device > Mac, Mac < > Device)

YesSynchronization is performed in two directions (Mac > Device, Device > Mac)

YesSynchronization is performed in one direction (Mac > Device)

How to switch the mobile device to USB flash drive mode?
Now you can sync your iTunes & Video using USB 2.0 high speed connection. SyncMate 2 allows you to sync faster via USB flash drive mode in case your device features such option.

To switch your mobile device to USB flash drive mode please follow:

Start -> Settings -> Connection Mode (USB) -> (there will be 2 options to select: "Active Sync" and "Removable disk") check "Removable disk".

Finally, connect your mobile device to Mac.
Sync your Mac with Android
Always wanted to keep data on a Mac and Android in sync? SyncMate can handle this!

  • Sync your Address Book and iCal entries between Mac and Android phone for free
1. Please, install SyncMate Free Edition.

2. Sync your Address Book or iCal entries to your Google account.

3. Once you've synced these data between Mac and Google account, they will be automatically synchronized between your Google account and Android phone (if auto sync is enabled in your Google account).
Please, note: in order for all groups of contacts to be transferred to Android phone from Google account, it is necessary to sync these contacts from Mac to "My contacts" group in Google account.

  • Sync your music, videos, photos and folders between Mac and Android phone and back up your Android phone data on a Mac
Folders, Backup, iPhoto, iTunes & Video plugins are available in SyncMate Expert if you connect your phone in a flash drive mode.
To sync your Mac and other supported device, install SyncMate on your Mac:
If you want to sync your Mac with Windows PC, please, also download SyncMate module for Windows and install it on your PC: