
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. Understanding the interface and getting used to its controls should not take long. You can define them on a user interface, which is displayed by right clicking the launch bar and selecting the appropriate option. Obviously, the application allows you to add your own icons, menus and shortcuts to the launch bar. As previously mentioned, the launch bar looks like the Windows Task Bar, but instead of launching applications, its icons will display the aforementioned menus. 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. LaunchBar Commander displays a small launch bar on your screen, which you can move and resize however you want. LaunchBar Commander doesn't use too much memory or processing power and you don't have to meet any special requirements.
Free launchbar install#
Its setup file is 2.28 MB and it takes less than a minute to install its components. The application is free and it can be used on Windows 2000 or any later edition, up to Windows 8. You can set up shortcuts for documents, folders, applications, commands or file contents and customize icons and separators. 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. A better idea is to use LaunchBar Commander. Creating desktop shortcuts is the first solution that comes to mind, but it can leave you with a cluttered desktop.

Sometimes, launching an application or opening a document involves navigating through a thick layer of folders.
