Desktop Shortcuts Software

Shortcut

Create desktop shortcuts to any website. Easy to use. Just save the program in your desktop, open it, enter web address and shortcut name and create it. Access any website from your desktop. Free. Help documentation provided. This freeware is listed under network, internet other category.

RapidKey

Rapid Key 1.5 for Windows 9x,ME,NT,2000,XP ASP provides you with a new Windows functionality: After starting RapidKey you find the RapidKey icon on the taskbar. You can use Autotexts, macros (keystroke, mouse clicks and mouse movements), Fast macro, desktop shortcuts and favorite folders in all your Windows applications.

Heidi R. Stealthy (TM)

Protect your Privacy. Instantly conceal your current PC or laptop activities with a single mouse-click. Your open, visible application windows can be hidden from your desktop, taskbar, and the ALT+TAB keystroke combination. Disable CTRL+ALT+DEL! Hide desktop shortcuts. Launch a decoy app (i.e. MP3, WAV, Word, Excel, etc.). Hidden apps continue to function, more! Fun, inexpensive, FREE to try! Who's that looking over your shoulder now?

DE Launcher

This software is a desktop utility that provides an alternative method of launching your favorite applications, documents and URLs and starting common Windows tasks. It's easier to use than Windows Start menu, and neater than having large numbers of desktop shortcuts. Now you can launch your favorite tasks/programs using DE Launcher's toolbar, a system tray menu, a floating window or with keyboard hotkeys.

Install Creator

This software a very easy to use and professional tool to create software installations. It offers a wizard interface that lets you select the files to include in the package, specify installation paths, add license agreements etc. and then compiles the complete installation package for you into a compressed EXE.

WebRecorder

Record web browser activity to quickly and easily create reliable internet macros and web automation scripts. No coding required. Just browse the web and WebRecorder records what you do and creates the script for you. Ideal for automating web site logons, downloads, data retrieval, testing web sites and web applications and automating web client applications. WebRecorder creates scripts that run in Macro Scheduler.

RegCure Registry Cleaner

Finds and repairs errors in the registry that may lead to a porr performance of your PC. It can fix invalid desktop shortcuts, orphaned startup items entries, missing components or DLL registation information keys, clean empty keys, wrong class extensions and even create a backup and restore point for your registry. The program includes a scan scheduler, startup manager and backup and restore utilities.

Shortcut Explorer

This utility version 3.0 looks a lot like Windows Explorer and is intended for shortcut file management. The columns in the right pane show, for each shortcut file, the information from the Properties page (target, directory, hotkey, etc.). Shortcut files can be manipulated similar to Windows Explorer. Shortcuts can also be tested. Now includes Favorites menu, with Start Menu, Quick Launch, and other system folders automatically added.

GConvert

This graphics utility is a full-featured icon toolkit that lets you extract, create, edit, manage, compile and convert icons. Support for all icon images (any size, color depth plus 32-bit MacOS X, XP and Vista icons); create and convert icons from/to several image formats (ICO, BMP, PNG, PSD, GIF, JPG...); manage icon libraries (ICL, ZIP, DLL); search for icons; edit icon images; store favorites; use batch operations or enhanced icon drag/drop support. GConvert is licensed as shareware and filed in graphic apps icon tools section.

Find Shortcuts

The window that appear as Find Shortcuts starts is similar to the Find Files window that comes with Windows 98. Most of the elements (menus, buttons, etc.) should be familiar. Shortcuts can be tested to see if they are still valid, and sorted on the pass/fail results.

AppLaunch

NB Software AppLaunch is a desktop utility that provides an alternative method of launching applications, easier to use than Windows Start menu, and neater than having large numbers of desktop shortcuts. Shortcuts can be to applications, documents and URLs, and can include parameters, and a description that is displayed when the shortcut is selected. Each shortcut can optionally be associated with a hot key combination. This shareware is listed under desktop utilities, application launchers, hotkeys category.

Macro Scheduler

This is Windows Automation Made Easy. The only solution with VBScript built in, a dedicated windows automation language with over 200 functions, full variable support, a native code editor and debugger, a macro recorder that creates real human code and the ability to create standalone EXE files. Powerful and flexible for the advanced user yet easily mastered by the novice. Save time and money and put your PC to work. Endless possibilities await.

Shortcut Caddy

Clear The Clutter From Your Desktop. Create multiple shortcut groups so that you can begin to really organize your access to applications, files, file folders, web sites, etc. Simple "drag and drop" operations can be used to build references to existing shortcuts and/or files. There is also a facility to help you manually create shortcuts ... this allows you to easily create shortcuts to files, file folders, web sites, etc.

Launcher

This tool is an easy-to-use personal shortcut manager to launch all kinds of files and programs. Drag-and-drop operations are supported; this means that when Launcher is in "Manage Items" mode, it is possible to configure shortcuts by "dragging" files from e.g. Windows Desktop and then "dropping" them into Launcher. One can create an unlimited amount of user defined sub-folders and item (e.g. program) shortcuts. Launcher resides in the sys-tray.

XKat

Software that is a simple-to-use, affordable backup program. XKat is a file synchronization tool. And XKat is an FTP client. Using XKat, you can compress, copy, backup, and synchronize your files in a click or on a schedule. XKat's +Internet edition expands the range, adding the ability to copy and synchronize files with an Internet computer. Free to try, XKat Basic sells for $25.50 while XKat +Internet sells for $35.50.