Launch Programs

Winlaunch is a global shortcut program that allows you to launch programs, documents, folders, websites, emails, control applets and commands by pressing any custom-built assigned shortcut key combination ( for example, Ctrl+F1 could open your default web browser). Shortcut keys work anywhere... Platforms: Windows

The desktop toolbar that is used to quickly launch programs, open files and Internet URLs with one mouse click on the screen. Using Accessor, you will have to look neither for the necessary shortcut in the "Programs" menu trying to launch a program nor through the "My documents" folder in... Platforms: Windows

Keyboard Launchpad (KLP) is a program that allows you to quickly and easily assign hot keys to launch programs, visit URLs, paste saved clipboards, control individual programs, perform system commands, and more. What makes KLP special is that it works system wide. No matter what program... Platforms: Windows

Keylink allows you to launch programs without searching the start menu or directories. It works similar to the search in the Windows Vista start menu. The main idea is as follows. You have created the following entries in Keylink: -Adobe Photoshop CS -Adobe Image Ready -Borland... Platforms: Windows

GLoader is a lightweight application that was designed in order to help you easily launch programs or open links and webpages. GLoader also allows passing of the files, links or folders through its parameters, therefore meaning shortcuts to these items can be easily created. Other enhanced... Platforms: Windows

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 your desktop that confirms that spoken commands and adds... Platforms: Windows

Create your own virtual keyboard and type like a professional by using a mouse or touch screen! Hot Virtual Keyboard makes previous-generation on-screen keyboards look ancient. Type faster with configurable mouse gestures, launch programs, browse the Internet, and run programmable macros with any... Platforms: Windows

CD I.C. lets you easily create professional interfaces for CDs, which support all file formats, launch programs, open media files, play sounds, show graphics, jump to web sites, browse directories, display documents, send emails, use DBase IV compatible databases, come with file management and... Platforms: Windows

VoiceAttack will take commands that you speak into your microphone and turn them into a series of keyboard key presses (and do other things like launch programs!). VoiceAttack is designed to make games and applications more fun to use by adding your voice as an extra controller (by that, we... Platforms: Windows

Flinger is a lightweight program launcher for GTK based Linux distributions.It's used to launch programs via the keyboard. Platforms: *nix

SC-QuickStart offers several superior methods for launching your favorite applications, opening documents/websites/folders/directories and starting common Windows tasks. Forget the cumbersome Windows start menu! Now you can launch your favorite tasks and programs in a flash using SC-QuickStart's... Platforms: Windows

Launchy is a free cross-platform 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! Platforms: *nix

RunFast is a program launcher/command tool for Windows that allows you to quickly launch programs, files, folders, websites and more. It supports aliases, which allows you to create custom commands. RunFast is a great tool for anyone who uses the Run command a lot or for anyone who just wants to... Platforms: Windows

This provides alternative ways to launch applications. Just draw colored transparencies, areas on the screen and assign a mouse-click action to the area. This creates the best and most up-to-date menu while protecting your computer from erroneous mouse clicks. It is possible to trace all mouse... Platforms: Windows

CodySafe is simply the best portable menu system and applications launcher that enables you to manage, group, sort and launch programs from your USB drive in most convenient way. It runs as a tray icon and provides a Vista-style start menu from where you can quickly launch your programs, access... Platforms: Windows

CodySafe Sigma is definetely the best portable application launcher that enables you to manage, group, sort and launch programs directly from your USB drive with no need to install them on your computer. CodySafe integrates Apps Depot a new feature enabling instant access to the world's widest... Platforms: Windows

Chameleon Task Manager is a replacement for Windows Task Manager with the following main features: Automatic optimization of software performance with customizable settings for every program (7 parameters are controlled) Thus you can determine which programs use the most resources, slowing... Platforms: Windows

Chameleon Task Manager Pro is a replacement for Windows Task Manager with the following main features. Features: Automatic optimization of software performance with customizable settings for every program (7 parameters are controlled). Thus you can determine which programs use the most... Platforms: Windows

KbStart provides lightning fast keyboard access to numerous resources by just by entering short abbreviations. These resources include the Windows Start Menu, Outlook Address Book, Web Favorites, Control Panels, and others. The abbreviations can match any character in the items name. For example... Platforms: Windows

Reminders is a small utility that provides a simple means of creating on-screen reminders for important events. Event reminders are triggered when the specified time and date occurs. Reminders can be created to trigger messages on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis. Reminders can also be... Platforms: Windows, Unix