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customizable app and folder launcher Quick Cliq is a customizable application and folder launcher that you can access from anywhere on your desktop by simply using a keyboard hotkey or mouse gesture. You can easily design your own launch menu by adding...


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FlashTray v5.0 by BlackSun Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:33

FlashTray is a multifunctional system tray utility that provides quick access to your favorite apps, websites and folders, as well as several useful system utilities, including a color picker, calendar, character map, screen magnifier... [Read more]

Handy Start Menu v1.83 by ChemTable Software

Handy Start Menu can help you organize your cluttered Windows Start Menu by quickly sorting applications into menu categories. The program can automatically group many common applications into several pre-configured categories... [Read more] info Offers to install promotional, third party components (e.g. browser toolbar).

SideSlide v3.5.15 by Northglide

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (3)
  • Popularity:44

SideSlide enables you to create a custom launchpad for programs, documents and folders, using a mini-desktop that hides on the edge of your screen until you activate it with your mouse. In addition to shortcuts the program also offers... [Read more]

MadAppLauncher v1.10.0.0 by Roberto Concepcion

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:33

MadAppLauncher is a simple application launcher that provides quick access to all your favorite programs, documents and folders. A single keyboard hotkey brings up the main launchpad where each shortcut icon is assigned to a letter from... [Read more]

Quick Cliq v2.0.8 by Apathy Softworks

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (3)
  • Popularity:55

Quick Cliq is a customizable application and folder launcher that you can access from anywhere on your desktop by simply using a keyboard hotkey or mouse gesture. You can easily design your own launch menu by adding shortcuts to... [Read more]

Coolbarz v1.0.0.2 by Brynt Younce

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (5)
  • Popularity:44

Coolbarz enables you to add custom hide-away toolbars to your desktop that can hold shortcuts to your favorite apps, files and folders. The toolbars remain hidden until you hover your mouse over the area, which will cause them to fade... [Read more]

LaunchBar Commander v1.133.01 by DonationCoder.com LLC

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (4)
  • Popularity:22

LaunchBar Commander is a highly customizable application and folder launcher that enables you to creates custom docks with shortcuts to your favorite programs, documents and folders. In addition to regular shortcuts, it supports folder... [Read more]

ActiveWords Free v2.0 by ActiveWord Systems, Inc.

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (1)
  • Popularity:11

ActiveWords adds a simple and powerful attribute to your user interface, it turns words into actions. You enter or select any words in any context at any time, and are directly connected with services related to the meaning of those... [Read more]

Famulus v1.00.5b by Crazy Inc.

Famulus is a simple file and application launcher that can launch your favorite programs, websites or folder via custom commands typed into a small Run box. Simply press the Numpad* key (can be customized) to make the command box appear... [Read more]

SE-TrayMenu v1.5.3 by SE-Soft

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (2)
  • Popularity:33

SE-TrayMenu provides you with quick access to your favorite applications, documents or Internet links from the system tray. It offers customizable layouts and color schemes that allow you to design menus in many different styles and... [Read more]

WinStep Nexus v12.2 by WinStep

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:22

WinStep Nexus is a stylish and easy to use application launcher that can be placed or hidden along the edge of your screen. You can simply drag your frequently used applications, documents or folders onto the launcher to create... [Read more]

Executor v0.9.11b by Martin Bresson

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (3)
  • Popularity:11

Executor is an advanced, customizable alternative for the Windows Run and Search Programs features. It pops up a small search dialog when you press WIN+Z and provides instant, as-you-type search results for any keyword you enter. By... [Read more]

Appetizer v1.4.7.508 by Laurent Cozic

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:33

Appetizer is a customizable, open source application launcher that you can use to gain quick access to your favorite programs, files and folders. You can easily add shortcuts via drag and drop or use the provided tool to import items... [Read more]

Mouse Extender v1.9.9.3 by MouseExtender Team

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (2)
  • Popularity:11

Mouse Extender is an application and folder launcher that you can use to quickly access your favorite program, folders or files by simple clicking your middle mouse button or a keyboard shortcut. The program brings up a compact... [Read more]

Signo v1.5 by Kerkia

Signo enables you to automate a variety of tasks and actions via keyboard hotkeys. You can insert text snippets, launch applications and websites, automatically replace text macros with designated text templates (e.g type #sig in any... [Read more]

Responding Heads v4.0 beta by Adsa Software Development

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (11)
  • Popularity:55

Responding Heads enables you to launch programs, commands and actions via voice commands spoken into your PC microphone. The program uses the MS Speech recognition engine and is very easy to configure. It places a small animated head on... [Read more]

Portable Start Menu v3.2 by Aignesberger Software GmbH

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (1)
  • Popularity:22

Portable Start Menu is a customizable start menu that can be installed to an USB drive and acts as a customizable application launcher. You can quickly launch applications from a tray icon menu, close all running applications before... [Read more]

CodySafe v1.1.0.146 by Codyssey.com

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (1)
  • Popularity:33

CodySafe is a portable application launcher that enables you to manage, group, sort and launch programs from your USB drive. It runs as a tray icon and provides a Vista-style start menu from where you can quickly launch your programs... [Read more]

7stacks v1.5 beta1 by Alastria Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (1)
  • Popularity:22

7stacks enables you to group the content of any folder into an icon stack that can be accessed from your desktop or the taskbar. Clicking on the stack icon will open a menu that allows you to navigate the folder content (including... [Read more]

Launchy v2.5 by Josh Karlin (Open Source)

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (2)
  • Popularity:11

Launchy is an application and document launcher that enables you to quickly access programs or files on your computer by simply typing the first few letters of the name. The program indexes your program shortcuts in the Start menu by... [Read more]

sTabLauncher v2.2.1 by Sergio Santos

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (5)
  • Popularity:22

sTabLauncher is a customizable application launch bar that provides quick access to your favorite applications, documents and folders. It provides a tabbed toolbar that can be customized by changing colors, images, transparency... [Read more]

SlickRun v4.0.2.1 by Bayden Systems

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (7)
  • Popularity:11

SlickRun is a floating command launcher utility ,that provides you with almost instant access to any program on your computer. It allows you to create command aliases (Magic Words), that , when typed, will launch the associated program... [Read more]

Free Launch Bar v2.0 by Tordex

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (10)
  • Popularity:22

Free Launch Bar is a replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar, that adds additional functionality by allowing you create groups for your shortcuts enabling you to add more links without using up additional taskbar space. Rather... [Read more]

Advanced Launcher v1.41 by Alentum Software, Inc.

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (5)
  • Popularity:11

Advanced Launcher is a customizable toolbar and system tray launcher that can show several fully customizable toolbars at a time. Each toolbar button can either run an application (open a document) or show a multi-level customizable... [Read more]

Key Launch v2.0 by Konrad Papala

Key Launch enables you to quickly launch programs and documents from your keyboard, y simply typing the first few letters of the name or a pre-defined alias command. By default, the program indexes your desktop, Start menu and Recent... [Read more]

Favoritestown v2.03 by Amweb Ltd

Favoritestown is a simple bookmark manager and application launcher, that allows you to access your favorite websites, folders, files and applications from a virtual townscape. There are several buildings that act as categories... [Read more]

Fast Launcher v3.5 by DvaSoft

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (5)
  • Popularity:11

Fast Launcher is an application and document launcher, that runs in the system tray and provides a compact toolbar with tabbed categories, that you can use for quick access to your favorite programs, websites, or documents. You can... [Read more]

RocketDock v1.3.5 by Punk Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (11)
  • Popularity:44

RocketDock is an application launcher that hides along the edge of your screen and reveals an attractive, alpha blended and animated launchpad when you hover your mouse over the area. The position of the menu can be customized along... [Read more]

PStart v2.11 by PEGTOP Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (6)
  • Popularity:33

PStart is a portable start menu that can be installed on a USB drive or your local PC and provides quick access to programs and documents. You can organize your applications into custom groups and launch them by clicking on the... [Read more]

JetStart Free v4.4 by Code Sector Inc.

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (5)
  • Popularity:22

JetStart Free is a unique tool, that enables you to manage your Windows Start Menu more efficiently, and launch your favorite or recently accessed applications with just a few clicks. The program offers multiple ways to access your... [Read more]

ObjectDock v1.9 by Stardock Systems

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (5)
  • Popularity:22

ObjectDock is a desktop toolbar, that acts as an application launcher, as well as a task manger to access currently running programs. It offers cool mouseover animation effects and displays thumbnails of open window to easily switch... [Read more]

Guillotine v1.5.2.0 by Zchromosome

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 2 (1)
  • Popularity:11

Guillotine enables you to quickly find and access files, programs and bookmarks, as well as web search results by simply typing a keyword into a small input dialog. The interface is about as plain and simple as it gets, limited to a... [Read more]

Mayk v2.0.3 by Dst Solutions

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 2 (3)
  • Popularity:11

Mayk is a file launcher that can hold up to 54 icon shortcuts to your favorite applications. You can simply drag a program, document or folder into the interface and the shortcut will be created for you. While not in use, the interface... [Read more]

APO USB Autorun v1.6.2.0 by Arnaud Pons - Archidune.com

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (2)
  • Popularity:44

APO USB Autorun enables you to add autorun functionality to your USB drive. It automatically searches for the standard autorun.inf (as used with CDs) and executes it. This simple, but very handy functionality allows you to create an... [Read more]

qs Hotkeys v2.0 by QLiner

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (1)
  • Popularity:11

qs Hotkeys allows you define custom keyboard hotkeys that are triggered when you press the Wondows key (the one with the Windows flag on it). It comes pre-loaded with shortcuts for several system function like Control Panel, Volume, My... [Read more]

A-ToolBar v3.01 by 4C Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 3 (1)
  • Popularity:11

A-ToolBar is a useful internet and desktop tool brings you 50 useful tools , that are accessible from an attractive toolbar, that runs at the bottom of your screen or in the system tray (when not in use). It includes tools for any type... [Read more]

MedalFolders v2.0.0.500 by Medalware

MedalFolders is a simple folder and application launcher that allows you access your favorite folder and programs from a menu in the system tray. You can drag and drop the shortcuts, folders or applications onto the list, and they will... [Read more]

Unlimited Menus v1.6 by Vasilis Stamatopoulos

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (1)
  • Popularity:11

Unlimited Menus allows you to launch your favorite folders, files and documents, as well as programs and system commands, using a simple menu that is accessible from the system tray. You can customize the list of items, and also... [Read more]

AppPathZ v1.2 by iZoX ZONE

AppPathZ allows you to launch any application from the Windows Run menu. By default, Windows lets you do this for any program that resides in the registered system paths (e.g notepad etc.), but not for programs that are located... [Read more]

Tray Commander Lite v1.2 by Ardamax Software

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 5 (2)
  • Popularity:11

Tray Commander is a multifunctional utility that lets you launch your frequently used programs, files, folders and documents directly from the system tray. It adds a single icon to the tray which, when clicked, displays a customizable... [Read more]

Hidden Menu v2.2 R2 by Hidden Menu Dev

  • Our Rating: stars
  • User Rating: 4 (7)
  • Popularity:44

Hidden Menu is a customizable toolbar menu to launch your favorite programs. When the program is not in use it hides off-screen, saving your valuable desktop space. However, as soon as you move your mouse to the bottom right of your... [Read more]

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