System Utilities> Automation Tools

Description: Menu Inventor is a free menu manager - alternative to Windows Start. Fast, organized, with a modern look'n'feel and packed with features that will delight every Start-hater.

Keywords: manager windows free fast 

File size: 1411 kb; Updated: 2009-01-22

Description: Thoosje Vista Sidebar for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista has gadgets like media players, google search, yahoo search and lots of more search engines. It has also gadgets like weather and system uptime and lots of more useful gadgets. The sidebar uses 50% less RAM and is faster than the original Microsoft Sidebar with more extras.

Keywords: microsoft windows system search media 

File size: 6790 kb; Updated: 2008-12-19

Description: slimKEYS is a universal hotkey manager that monitors the global hotkeys of your choice, and informs hotkey handlers when their associated hotkeys are pressed. Each type of hotkey handler (also known as a hotkey provider) is a simple managed DLL implementing a few abstract classes.

Keywords: manager 

File size: 1149 kb; Updated: 2008-12-17

Description: AcceleRun will run any of hundred installed programs during 2 seconds. Will save your nerves and health, without additional mouse clicks. Forget about long menus - you do not need to remember complex combinations of keys. All that is needed is to know some letters which are part of the name of the program, web site, document or folder.

Keywords: document folder mouse save site 

File size: 1109 kb; Updated: 2008-12-17

Description: Key Launch lets you forget your start menu and the icons on your desktop - launch programs and documents from your keyboard, with just a few keystrokes, by typing abbreviations. Just type a few letters of what you are looking for and Key Launch finds it - enter e.g. 'calc' to open the 'calculator'. You can add aliases, e.g. you can define that "w" means "Microsoft Word", and from now on, you can simply hit Ctrl+Q, then 'w' and enter to open MS Word, it's much faster than browsing through your start menu.

Keywords: calculator microsoft keyboard desktop icons word 

File size: 1200 kb; Updated: 2008-10-18

Description: Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes.

Keywords: manager windows utility desktop folders files icons free 

File size: 3967 kb; Updated: 2008-08-08

Description: Find and Run Robot is a program for keyboard maniacs - it helps you rapidly find programs or documents from within the depths of the start menu (or other directories). One keypress launches the utility - then just start typing the first letters of the application you want to launch. As you type the best matches are shown - just hit the number to launch the associated program.

Keywords: application keyboard utility find best 

File size: 5556 kb; Updated: 2008-07-14

Description: ProgramLaunch is a simple and easy to use application launchbar for the Windows operating systems. Initially made as a tool to circumvent the anoying start menu, this third generation is completely redesigned from scratch to improve flexibility and performance and make everyday use of the launcher as comfortable as possible. Managing the launchpad is simple and intuitive. Programs are added either through a dialog or by dragging links from Windows onto the launchpad. Organizing the programs is also done easily by dragging the icons and groups arround. Assign one or more shortcuts for each icon. These are used for launching a program by one simple keystroke. If a shortcut key combination is assigned to multiple icons, a list is shown for selecting the which program needs launching.

Keywords: application windows icons tool easy 

File size: 3198 kb; Updated: 2008-07-08

Description: Portable Start Menu is a simple and free start menu application that can be installed on USB sticks or local PCs. Organize your programs in a simple menu system and launch them via a tray icon. If you close Portable Start Menu on an USB-Stick, running applications can be closed automatically, too.

Keywords: application organize system free tray 

File size: 1075 kb; Updated: 2008-03-19

Description: FileBox eXtender is a program that extends the standard Windows File|Open and File|Save dialog boxes by adding handy little icon buttons on the right side of the title bars, next to the minimize, restore, and maximize buttons.

Keywords: windows restore save file 

File size: 1590 kb; Updated: 2008-03-10