Comments on: 10 Windows Application Launchers compared and reviewed

By: Grahamee

Grahamee — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:34:44 +0000

Ouch!! – that would be LAUNCHMATE. Sorry all

By: Grahamee

Grahamee — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:33:29 +0000

If you ignore the “techy” twiddly bits, and want a launcher for simple souls (like me) – what’s wrong with Lauchmate, which has managed to survive several attempts to replace it on my PC.

By: Jayaprakash

Jayaprakash — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:08:24 +0000

I think RocketDock is a worthy application launcher.

By: tminer

tminer — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:42:05 +0000

These are definitely some goods ones. A new one coming out that will blow them away with functionality and customization is Clickey-Split. Check it out at clicketysplit.com It combines the best of all of these plus more features and the best part is it PAYS YOU to use and share it. It makes your life easier AND pays you? Awesome program. Beta starts for it in a couple weeks so sign-up if it sounds appealing.

By: Phaoloo

Phaoloo — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:43:01 +0000

I love Find and Run robot, it’s handy and can quickly launch your application.

By: frank479

frank479 — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:19:47 +0000

Here’s another one to try. Doesn’t get a lot of pub but if you like a launch pad where you click icons to launch files, try this:

http://www.savardsoftware.com/turbolaunch/

I’ve used it for years. The developer is also still currently supporting the product.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:52:20 +0000

SuperLauncher should be mentioned. SuperLauncher launches applications with hotkeys or one click of the mouse but the twist about it is that you add new shortcuts by drag and drop. You simlpy drag and drop applications, websites, files, or folders, and wizards guide you through adding hotkeys or one-click shortcuts.

I use it and I totally recommend it.

You can find SuperLauncher here:
http://www.pcwinsoft.com/superlauncher/download.asp

Best,
Alex

By: Andy Goh

Andy Goh — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:56:00 +0000

http://www.8start.com

My little contribution of free application launcher, feel free to try 8start Launcher, it is skinable!

By: marinus

marinus — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:34:41 +0000

My crunch issue with program launchers is one the reviewer didn’t even mention: directory and file format building.
I gave up on Launchy because it demands one do it manually, a royal PITA [Pain In...].
Does anybody know if any of these Launchy competitors auto-index ones hard drives for directories [and, less importantly, file types]?

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By: peter

peter — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:55:31 +0000

Ladron said it already: Enso launcher is now freeware and in my opinion it should show up in this contest, too.
I use the Enso launcher and some plugins for a quite long time now and was really comfortable with it…but ok, after reading this post (and a few others from your blog) I now use launchy in parallel…lets see which program survives

By: Mandar Vaze

Mandar Vaze — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:31:27 +0000

DOMercury is another neat Application launcher. Similar to much hyped QucikSilver on Mac, DOMercury has 3-panes. User can do a lot more than just launch the programs. It is customizable, the developer is very responsive. Check it out here

By: Ladron

Ladron — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:31:54 +0000

http://humanized.com/enso/launcher/
Enso Launcher is now freeware.

By: avatar

avatar — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:39:50 +0000

Another Dash user here.

Jason’s comment is spot-on, I also feel Dash has been slightly misrepresented. It’s unfortunate that the trial version is old and Vista-incompatible, but newer builds of the work wonderfully with Vista. Dash does all sorts of cool things the others don’t, like inline calculations (my favorite feature), quick definitions, and translations. For me, Dash was worth every penny.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:59:45 +0000

I think the Dash review is very biased. I have tried all the launchers and Dash is probably the best. The problem with the review is that is was based on an old trial version which is not fully compatible with Vista and had many limitations compared to the retail version.

I don’t have any relation to the Dash product or the company that makes it but I feel it is not a fair assessment. In my own tests Dash is the fastest, smallest and more feature rich of the bunch, it supports plugins too, plus their customer support is outstanding. I will contact the Dash people to see if they would be interested in providing you with an updated version for review.

The reviews for the rest of the apps seem right on.