A new era of desktop, start menu and quick launch by a freeware, an application launcher. 8start Launcher is a free portable application launcher. Windows desktop look messy if too many shortcuts in the desktop, windows start menu become hard to access if too many applications installed in the computer, windows quick launch not suitable to handle too many shortcuts.

Now you can make your desktop wallpaper never be blocked by the icons, you never have to search program shortcuts in start menu. You can divide different programs into categories and groups, and access it by a single click.

I put a lot of effort on created 8start Launcher, included skinable design and shortcuts grouping interface. After using this application I am so used to it that I can’t manage to work on computers where it isn’t installed.

Features:

• Organize shortcuts into groups and categories
• Accessed by system tray, hotkey and middle mouse
• Create and manange buttons fast and easy. Shortcuts, url favorites, files, folder, and application link can be defined easily
• Launch applications and files fast and intuitive
• Keeps the desktop clean, no more shortcuts block the view of your wallpaper
• Portable with relative path defined supported, can be run in flash drive.
• Show program name / description when mouse over the icon
• Quick access to the drive content by click the drive letter
• Changable skin with transpancy png format supported, 30+ beautiful skins available for download
• Able to use picture files .jpg, .png, .ico, .bmp, .gif as button icon
• Individual customizable button style. Link to the application, favorite documents, music files, folders…. intuitively by apply the most suitable style
• Auto download website favicon to local for url type button. Url icon still available if the internet cached have been deleted.
• Launcher auto shrink to fit number of icons
• Whole new concept of launching your applications and files
• Run on Windows 2000/2003/XP

Homepage: http://www.8start.com/
Download: http://www.8start.com/8start%20Launcher%201.4%20setup.exe
File Size: 524 KB