XLaunchPad 1.8

As effective as it may be, the default method offered by Windows for creating, accessing and managing shortcuts can still be improved. This fact explains why XLaunchpad was created. XLaunchpad is free software that lets you quickly access the most important and the most frequently-used shortcuts on your computer. It offers a faster and easier way to create and control shortcuts than the default Windows’ method. Some of you will also notice that XLaunchpad actually resembles the Mac OS X Lion Launchpad, which also explains the name of this application.

I personally like a lot its customization options. It lets you change the size of the displayed icons, the number of icons per row, the fade in animation style, and many more. I also appreciate a lot its unobtrusiveness. It can function perfectly fine without requiring you to change anything about your Windows system, as it can easily be enabled or disabled with just the press of a button or a hotkey. Furthermore, it even supports multiple monitors.

XLaunchpad is simple and it gets its job done. If you feel like you could use some extra speed when it comes to accessing shortcuts on your system, then you could give this little tool a try.