Able Launch Bar is a window similar to the Quick Launch bar. This is Application Desktop Toolbar with built-in Windows Explorer. Able Launch Bar offers a system of shortcuts far more superior than Quick Launch. Arranged into folders, they are just the same as folders in the Explorer window. Able Launch Bar support for Drag & Drop helps quickly fill the folders with shortcuts from your desktop or start menu.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2008-02-25
• Size: 514 Kb
• Cost: 9.95 $

Speed up your day with Launch-n-Go. Launch-n-Go is a smart multipurpose productivity tool. A Text Inserter, Program Launcher, Shortcut Manager & Desktop Toolbar – all in one! Use hotkeys and keywords for instant access to nearly everything on your computer. Launch web sites, files or programs instantly, or search the Internet. Use the program's text inserter to type any text into any Windows program. Action & information at your fingertips!

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2005-07-06
• Size: 2 Mb
• Cost: 24.95 $

Launch Pivot provides an easy way to explore your computer. With fast search capabilities you can find and open your programs and documents in seconds. The user interface displays a detailed overview of your files. With integrated scheduler any file or various tasks can be executed at specified times. You can search the Internet (news, videos, images, maps, books etc.), look up a word in a dictionary and check the weather.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-10-09
• Size: 1 Mb
• Cost: 12.75 $

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".

• License: Freeware
• Language: English
• Release: 2007-07-23
• Size: 976 Kb
• Cost: Free

XStart is an easy to use application launcher. A good alternative to the Windows Start Menu. Friendly and intuitive. It provides quick access to your favorite programs, shortcuts, folders, documents and websites. You can create custom categories, change themes and much more! How many times during the day you open a program or a document? With XStart you can reduce this time!

• License: Shareware
• Language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
• Release: 2006-03-10
• Size: 4 Mb
• Cost: 20.00 $

A shortcut launcher and organizer that will be a huge time saver when using your computer. It removes your desktop clutter and speeds up your daily and repetitive tasks. Also, it comes with the useful add-ons: Shutdown NOW! (to quickly Turn Off, Restart, Log Off, etc. your system), Cleanup NOW! (to remove any evidence of your work or Internet activities) and RevealPassword NOW! (to recover passwords behind a row of '*****' asterisks).

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-05-15
• Size: 2 Mb
• Cost: 8.95 $

Websio Quick Launch is a simple and powerfull Web Part which allows start applications right from portal site. The Web Part contains a set of properties which allows you to customize all necessary settings: buttons/applications sets, visual style, etc. There are two versions of the Web Part: for SPS/WSS 2003 and for MOSS 2007 B2TR.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-08-29
• Size: 613 Kb
• Cost: 39.00 $

Application Launcher is a script launcher with an ability to send collected output from remote servers to a client by e-mail.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-03-26
• Size: 532 Kb
• Cost: 24.95 $

AzureTray is used for quick launch frequently used applications and documents. The icons of your favorite applications (or documents) are placed into the system tray. Further to programs, you can use links to any object: text document, folder, file, desktop object, web page, email address, etc. Easy drag and drop config and menu support make AzureTray both a powerful launch manager and web page or email address book with extremely quick access.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2002-04-03
• Size: 110 Kb
• Cost: 17.00 $

Free Application Launcher Tool. If you need to start several programs simultaneously, this program can be useful to you. Using Stock Startup it is extraordinary easy to create a package from programs and to start it. You can use Stock Startup completely free.

• License: Freeware
• Language: English, Russian
• Release: 2005-05-14
• Size: 99 Kb
• Cost: Free

Power Launch 2 is the simply easier Windows management tool, giving you the power to automate any number of simple or complex tasks, and even start and close multiple programs with a single key stroke. You can also speed up and simplify your life by creating complex and powerful menus, as well as start screensavers automatically. Power Launch 2 also features a scheduler so any set of task within Windows can be easily, and effectively, automated.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2003-05-30
• Size: 1 Mb
• Cost: 32.95 $

SC-QuickStart offers several superior methods for launching your favorite applications, opening documents/websites/folders/directories and starting common Windows tasks. Forget the start button! Now you can launch your favorite tasks and programs using SC-QuickStart's convenient control panel, a system tray menu bar or with keyboard shortcuts called hotkeys. SC-QuickStart will allow you to simplify and speed up work on your computer considerably.

• License: Freeware
• Language: English
• Release: 2002-08-15
• Size: 0 B
• Cost: Free

Super Launch-o-matic saves you time & effort by simplifying common tasks such as starting programs & docs, opening folders, copying text to the clipboard, visiting web sites, and sending email. Perfect for keyboard-oriented people! Use hotkeys to launch tasks, or select them from a list quickly and easily. Setup couldn't be simpler... drag 'n' drop pretty much anything from anywhere including the Start Menu, Windows Explorer,and more!

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2004-08-15
• Size: 0 B
• Cost: 10.00 $

Have you ever wondered how to group your favorite programs and run them all - with just one click? RunClik is an application launcher that lets you quickly open more than one program by simply choosing a program group from the system tray. Easy! You can create program groups, customize the list of items to include, set several item attributes. You can even launch your favorite program group when Windows starts.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2005-10-06
• Size: 561 Kb
• Cost: 14.95 $

Free Launch Bar is a Free replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts.

• License: Freeware
• Language: English
• Release: 2004-11-05
• Size: 522 Kb
• Cost: Free

Now your contacts, calendar etc. buttons can serve a second purpose. They can launch other programs, explore folders or open documents! Easy to configure, this application has different layouts that match the buttons on your specific device. Skinnable, choose a read-made background or use your own! Awarded 5 cows at Tucows

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2001-10-01
• Size: 831 Kb
• Cost: 10.00 $

QuickStart allows you to quickly find items in your Start Menu, Favorites, Recent Files, Desktop and History, that match a typed keyword. In addition, you can specify a custom directory, as well as file extensions to look for. Just type in the keyword and press enter to be presented with a list of items that match your entry - you can then select and launch the program, link or file by selecting it from the list.

• License: Freeware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-11-21
• Size: 339 Kb
• Cost: Free

Cursor Hider helps you to work more productively. It removes the mouse pointer (the mouse cursor does not cover the entered text) while you are working with the keyboard and returns the pointer with any mouse action. You can turn off the mouse pointer completely. This is very useful option for touch screen devices. You will not see the cursor at all!

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-06-29
• Size: 279 Kb
• Cost: 15.00 $

Hitonic MIDlet Protector modifies MIDlet JAR-files and sets various limitations to launch MIDlets (simple start up banner, simple password to launch, limiting of the work time, limiting the launch date, limiting the number of launches). This utility is useful to guard mobile phone applications created automatically, for example, through bookreaders.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2008-05-01
• Size: 620 Kb
• Cost: 34.00 $

Engage is a Start Menu organizer (and replacement) that gives you fast and easy access to all of your most used items. Stop wasting time hunting through your Start Menu. Your programs, documents, favorites, bookmarks, web sites, shutdown, and search engines are all just a few keystrokes away. Also, Engage will organize your programs for you automatically. Engage is simple, just press Start, then type a few letters and press Enter to launch.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2007-03-14
• Size: 2 Mb
• Cost: 19.95 $