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: 2008-06-26
• Size: 976 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 $

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 $

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 $

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 $

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 $

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 $

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 $

This small program makes a huge difference! Launch Express puts any program, document or folder only one click away! It works with special folders (which aren't really folders) like My Computer or Control Panel too! You do not need to browse through endless folders and scroll through files to find what you need. Simply press the system tray icon, Win+Q or mouse roller and click a program to launch or folder to open. As simple as that! Try it now!

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-01-26
• Size: 772 Kb
• Cost: 19.95 $

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 $

Define meaningful words as global commands for repetitive tasks: open applications, folders, and websites; compose emails; and insert autotext. Use them across all applications without taking your fingers off the keyboard, and without being pestered by misfires. They're easier to remember than key combinations, faster than the mouse. You can even set up custom menus, for example grouping standard tech support answers or signatures.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-10-26
• Size: 3 Mb
• Cost: 39.95 $

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 $

Launch by one simple click (exactly one!) your favorite programs, without any kind of toolbars and hotkeys. Add applications you need to the launch menu, and start them at any time. Manage another window by moving the mouse. Restore, close, and maximize the windows, instead of using title bar buttons, and save a lot of your time.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-11-14
• Size: 382 Kb
• Cost: 17.95 $

BA Architect offers great benefits to application developers working with ADO.NET compatible data sources, including MS Access, MS SQL Server and Oracle. Its advanced technologies help rapidly create and integrate your custom GUI applications into existing data management architecture. You get a unified platform for database applications with advantages of format consistency across all tiers and more extensive implementation of business logic.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English, Russian
• Release: 2006-04-01
• Size: 21 Mb
• Cost: 149.00 $

Web, email and file hyperlink control with customisable hovered characteristics. Acts like a web browser hyperlink for your own applications. The control can be made transparent so it can be placed on top of pictures and other controls. Unregistered controls work in a limited Freeware mode so the control is still useful without purchasing a licence. Purchasing a licence releases the full potential of the control. ActiveX control for VB6.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2005-08-25
• Size: 455 Kb
• Cost: 20.00 $

IntegryDesk is an OS enhancer to help you organize your desktop for efficient working. You will be able to save/restore the icon layout, hide/show all desktop items or move them to cascading popup menus. Also, you will be able to access any files, folders, programs, URLs and even send emails in one click. Enhanced window navigation will let you minimize applications to the tray, roll them up/down, put on top, make them semi-transparent and more.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2005-07-23
• Size: 1 Mb
• Cost: 17.85 $

Applications Manager monitors performance and availability of application servers (JBoss, WebSphere, Oracle AS, WebLogic, Tomcat, Microsoft .NET and Java/J2EE Web Transactions), databases (MySQL, SQL Server,Oracle, IBM DB2), web sites, systems, and network services. It helps IT Administrators and Operators managing an IDC or the IT infrastructure of an enterprise by providing fault and performance management capabilities.

• License: Freeware
• Language: English
• Release: 2006-06-26
• Size: 36 Mb
• Cost: Free

Move Me transfers all of your programs and files to a new computer, leaving the new operating system and software intact. You will save hours or even days of work setting up your new machine with no risk of leaving data behind. Move Me automatically finds your programs and files. Just run the simple Wizard interface and migrate over a LAN, USB, parallel file transfer cable, file server or removable media. No headaches, wasted time, or lost data.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2004-11-04
• Size: 2 Mb
• Cost: 39.95 $

Mp3ator offers fast and reliable mp3 tagging. Main features include auto completion and fix of mp3 ID3 tags, duplicates scanning and removal, song categorisation, manual tagging, search for discographies and many, many more!!! All this in an intuitive and user-friendly interface.

• License: Shareware
• Language: English
• Release: 2004-09-05
• Size: 9 Mb
• Cost: 15.00 $