CLaunch - application launcher
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:10 am
CLaunch is what looks to be a fairly basic launcher program, but under the hood it has a remarkable amount of tools and functionality. That may have something to do with the fact that it's been in development since the 90s. The developer is Japanese and I'm still figuring out the interface and some of the features (I'm not clear on what "Limited Mode" means). This initial post is just going to scratch the surface.
The program includes a basic menu, skins, customizability, and direct mention and support for portability. You can add files, folders, programs, and web links.
Features
Status: Portable, writes to local Data folder. (Version tested: 3.29)
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Thanks to various comments in this Ghacks article for pointing it out to me.
The program includes a basic menu, skins, customizability, and direct mention and support for portability. You can add files, folders, programs, and web links.
Features
- The program includes a stunning set of available hotkey / mouse triggers, including double-click on the desktop, cursor movement to the screen edges or standard hotkeys. If the program did nothing else but what's described here, it would still have been posted.
- Can be operated entirely by keyboard
- The launcher by default tries to stay out of your way, but you can "pin" the program and drag-and-drop objects to be executed (e.g. launch a text file with Notepad++ or Notepad3 or any number of other editors)
- Items are grouped by renamable pages, which can be cycled through via the mouse wheel
- Very drag-and-drop friendly, easy add, edit, rearrange, execute, etc.
- The hotkey launch functionality alone is worth a look
Status: Portable, writes to local Data folder. (Version tested: 3.29)
Portability notes:
Website: https://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA01835 ... aunch.html- Arguments - Many programs here on the site use launch arguments (e.g. "program.exe -portable") so thought I'd point out that this can be done after adding a program to the menu. Right-click and select Properties. Then enter any extra commands in the "Parameters" field. I consider functionality like this mandatory for any launcher program, despite the fact that there are workarounds.
- Relative paths - By default it uses static paths (i.e. c:\temp\program\new.exe and not ..\program\new.exe). Here's how you modify it to use relative:
- Settings note - because it names the data folder after the local user (if your username is "User123", the folder is named "User123") I am uncertain of automatic portability between computers. Also untested.
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Thanks to various comments in this Ghacks article for pointing it out to me.