Apple’s Address Book is one of those things that gets used but is rarely a heavily use app. But here are a few plugins that will change the way you look at and use this little application.

Google Maps With Contacts (Google Maps for Address Book)

This great plug-in enables you to see addresses in Google Maps and to request directions to a particular address.
After installation the options are available in the Contextual Menu when you click on any Address Book address tab.

Importing FaceBook Contacts (Address Book Sync)

AddressBookSync is a free Mac OS X application to download profile pictures and other Facebook data to Address Book cards. This is a handy tool to keep your contacts’ pictures and birthdays updated if you have numerous Facebook friends in your Mac OS X Address Book.

Show All Emails From Contact (“Show Email From” Script)

Address Book plugin that quickly finds and lists in Mail.app all the emails you have received from a particular email address.
After installing it with the instructions on the script writers site, clicking and holding the cursor over an email label in Address Book gives you a “Show Emails from” option.

What Plug-ions do you use?

Any favorite plug-ins that you use, love and would like to share? Be sure to let us know!

Dressing up Apple’s Address Book With Plugins is a post from: The Custom Mac