LaunchBar Commander
1.154
Size: 2.54 MB
Downloads: 5391
Platform: Windows (All Versions)
Sometimes, launching an application or opening a document involves navigating through a thick layer of folders. Creating desktop shortcuts is the first solution that comes to mind, but it can leave you with a cluttered desktop. A better idea is to use LaunchBar Commander. It gives you the possibility of organizing countless shortcuts in a system of menus and sub-menus, which can be accessed on a small bar, similar to the operating system's task bar. You can set up shortcuts for documents, folders, applications, commands or file contents and customize icons and separators.
The application is free and it can be used on Windows 2000 or any later edition, up to Windows 8. Its setup file is 2.28 MB and it takes less than a minute to install its components. LaunchBar Commander doesn't use too much memory or processing power and you don't have to meet any special requirements.
LaunchBar Commander displays a small launch bar on your screen, which you can move and resize however you want. To help you get started, the application comes with a few predefined menus, with shortcuts for Control Panel elements, contents from the Documents folder, Start menu items and shortcuts for the Notepad utility and the developer's website. As previously mentioned, the launch bar looks like the Windows Task Bar, but instead of launching applications, its icons will display the aforementioned menus.
Obviously, the application allows you to add your own icons, menus and shortcuts to the launch bar. You can define them on a user interface, which is displayed by right clicking the launch bar and selecting the appropriate option. Understanding the interface and getting used to its controls should not take long. The launch bar's menus are represented as nodes and sub-nodes in a tree structure, on the left side of the window and you can configure and customize selected items in the larger area on the right.
You can choose a selected node's purpose in a drop menu. Nodes can serve as commands for launching applications or websites, opening folders or documents and so on. Additionally, nodes can be defined as menus, in which you can add sub-nodes, as separators or as virtual links to other nodes. After selecting a node type, you may configure its behavior, on separate tabs, beneath the drop menu. Depending on the selected node type, you will have to specify a file or folder's path, define hotkeys and so on. It is also possible to set up overrides and triggers for any node type.
Pros
You can launch applications and websites, open folders and documents and more, from a launch bar. The application allows you to organize your shortcuts in menus and sub-menus and customize them with different names and icons.
Cons
There are no serious issues to mention. With LaunchBar Commander, you can access any contents on your computer or the Internet instantly, with only a few clicks.
LaunchBar Commander
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LaunchBar Commander has been reviewed by Frederick Barton on 10 Dec 2013. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated LaunchBar Commander 5 out of 5 stars, naming it Essential