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Hidden functionality is built into iTunes that allows songs to be rated on a scale of 0 to 100 instead of just 0 to 5. In fact, a * rating is really 20, a ** rating is really 40, a *** rating is really 60, a **** rating is really 80, and a ***** rating is really 100.

With HiRate, you can take advantage of this functionality to improve your iTunes ratings. Perhaps you have a song that you rated four-star, but like a bit better than your other four-star songs. Using HiRate, you can raise the rating to 81. It will still show up in iTunes as a four-star song, but you’ll see it at the top of your four-star songs when sorting by rating.

What’s New:
Version 1.0:

• Most unimportant UI elements are smaller
• The Quick Rating text has been removed
• The heading for numeric equivalents is gone now
• Added an “Album” field.
• Changed the documentation to reflect changes and clarify a few issues.
• All references to 1.0b1 or 1.0b2 (?!) should now be changed to 1.0.
• Added an Easter Egg. :-)
• Title, Artist, and Album fields are now selectable, so you can copy the text.
• HiRate is 1.0 now, so nobody needs to worry about downloading a beta.
• Fixed a silly bug that wouldn’t let you close the about box with Command-W

Developer’s website: Michaelnet Software