LaunchOnFly

Launch Desktop applications, open files, folders, websites, send e-mails, and do even more much faster, and easier by using key combinations, or quickly accessible, and easily configurable menu.

Download version 2.1 for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (it’s FREE)

  • Launch program files (“exe”, “com”, “bat”)
  • Open files, folders
  • Open special folders (“Desktop”, “Documents”, “This PC”, …)
  • Open websites, send e-mails
  • Perform special actions (“Empty Recycle Bin”, “Restart”, “Shut down”, …)
  • Open LaunchOnFly menu by pressing a predefined key combination
  • Open LaunchOnFly menu by touching any screen corner or border of your choice with mouse cursor
  • Open LaunchOnFly menu by clicking mouse wheel or middle button
  • Open LaunchOnFly menu by pressing Control, or Shift key + clicking right mouse button
  • Open LaunchOnFly menu by left-clicking LaunchOnFly system tray icon (near clock)
  • Open LaunchOnFly menu by starting LaunchOnFly application, when LaunchOnFly is already started
  • Launch a program, open a file, folder or anything else with only one click of a mouse button or by using predefined key combination
  • Hide shortcuts from the menu, and open those shortcuts only by using a hotkey
  • Organize your menu the way you want – add separators between menu items, create folders, or even split menu into multiple columns
  • Back up, and restore your menu to/from file

Version history:

2.1

  • New feature: When display DPI changes, LaunchOnFly menu is now reloaded automatically to correctly display menu items, and system tray icon
  • Bugfix: Removed outdated “help.chm”, and “lftutorial.exe” files, and Start menu shortcuts

2.0 (LaunchOnFly is now freeware)

  • New feature: It is now possible to specify, that a key (Control or Shift) must be pressed to open LaunchOnFly menu with a click of a mouse wheel or middle button
  • New feature: It is now possible to specify to not open LaunchOnFly menu with a click of a mouse wheel or middle button, if a key (Control or Shift) is pressed
  • New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu by pressing Control, or Shift key + clicking right mouse button
  • New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu at a specific location on the screen, when menu is opened by pressing a predefined key combination
  • New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu at the center of the screen, when menu is opened by pressing a predefined key combination
  • New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu by starting LaunchOnFly application, when LaunchOnFly is already started
  • New feature: An option to run program as an administrator
  • New feature: Added “Sleep” special action
  • New feature: Added “Close menu” special action
  • New feature: Specify for a folder, or special folder to open it “Normal”, “Minimized”, or “Maximized”
  • New feature: It is now possible to edit menu items by pressing F2 key in Settings window
  • Change: It is now possible to use text “[clipboard]” anywhere in program shortcut’s parameter and as many times as necessary – all will be replaced with text from clipboard
  • Change: New LaunchOnFly logo
  • Change: LaunchOnFly menu theme is now more in line with Windows 10
  • Change: Columns in LaunchOnFly menu are now the same width, and grey line between columns is now removed
  • Change: Updated shortcut and submenu icons in Settings window to match Windows 10
  • Change: All special actions now have an icon, and are now categorized
  • Change: Existing folder is now pre-selected, when browsing for a “Folder” of “Open Folder” shortcut, or for a “Directory” of “Launch program” shortcut
  • Change: Focus is now set back to menu editor in Settings after menu operations
  • Change: “The operating system denied access to the specified file!” error is no longer displayed as user may have responded with “No” to a User Account Control (UAC) prompt
  • Change: Removed “Modems Properties” special action as it is no longer supported since Windows 7 (it is still possible to access it by using “Phone and Modem” special action)
  • Change: Updated LaunchOnFly setup application
  • Change: LaunchOnFly is now supported on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7
  • Change: 6 small changes
  • Bugfix: BAT files are now added as “Launch Program” shortcuts, when “Sent to” LaunchOnFly
  • Bugfix: Fixed issue with Windows application shortcuts reported as directory shortcuts
  • Bugfix: Fixed issue with Windows application shortcut file x64 Program file paths reported as for x86
  • Bugfix: It is now possible to open files without an “Open” action defined for it’s file type
  • Bugfix: Environmental variables (such as “%windir%”) specified in paths are now expanded
  • Bugfix: Fixed key shortcuts functionality in LaunchOnFly menu- it is now possible to select a menu item by the first letter of its name
  • Bugfix: Fixed issue with middle-click, and right-click propagation (click-through) to original window, when opening LaunchOnFly menu
  • Bugfix: ‘Show/hide desktop icons’ special action now works on Windows 7, 8, 10
  • Bugfix: ‘Show/hide the taskbar’ special action now works on Windows 7, 8, 10
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu no longer loads slower, if there are shortcuts present pointing to a network location, or a removable drive
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu no longer loads slower, if there is a an “Empty Recycle Bin” shortcut present and recycle bin contains large amount of items
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu no longer loads slower, if there is a Recycle Bin shortcut present
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu is now closed immediately after selecting either “Edit…”, “Delete…”, “Open all items”, or “Settings…” in its context menu
  • Bugfix: It is no longer possible to open a context menu for LaunchOnFly menu’s context menu itself
  • Bugfix: Special folders are now listed in correct order
  • Bugfix: 2 small LaunchOnFly menu loading performance improvements
  • Bugfix: 10 small bugfixes

1.52

  • New feature: You can now hide individual shortcuts and submenus (in case you want shortcuts to be available only using hotkeys)
  • Change: Updated icons in Settings window
  • Change: Misc. user interface changes
  • Bugfix: When ALT key was used in combination with any other key to open LaunchOnFly menu, it didn’t show up properly
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly sometimes didn’t correctly import shortcuts created by Microsoft Windows Installer
  • Bugfix: Fixed bugs related to importing new shortcuts and editing items right from LaunchOnFly menu
  • Bugfix: Misc. bugfixes

1.51

  • Bugfix: Settings window did not always come to front after sending an item to LaunchOnFly
  • Bugfix: Error occured while sending an item to LaunchOnFly with Settings window opened and Menu tab not selected
  • Bugfix: Couldn’t uninstall LaunchOnFly if it was running and upgraded from versions prior to 1.5
  • Bugfix: Menu saving is now more reliable

1.5 (LaunchOnFly is now shareware)

  • New feature: Hotkeys for menu items
  • New feature: You can now send multiple items at once to LaunchOnFly
  • New feature: You can now drag and drop files and folders directly onto the Settings window without using the Send to menu
  • New feature: Added special action “Switch User/Lock Workstation”
  • Change: Improved icon handling while importing shortcuts
  • Change: Miscellaneous user interface changes
  • Change: Help is now available
  • Change: Improved QuickStart Guide
  • Change: Improved uninstaller

1.32

  • New feature: Windows Vista support
  • Bugfix: Fixed issues with limited accounts
  • Bugfix: Fixed a bug related to Column separators

1.31

  • New feature: Column separators
  • Bugfix: Fixed issues with operating systems older than Windows XP
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu didn’t close after selecting Open all items

1.3

  • New feature: Menu item drag and drop support in Settings window
  • New feature: You can now expand or collapse all submenus in Settings window by one click of a button
  • New feature: You can now use a text in clipboard as a parameter for program by using text “[clipboard]”
  • Change: More actions in right-click menu for items in main menu (Edit, Delete, Open all items, Settings)
  • Change: Settings window is now resizable
  • Change: Some user interface changes in Settings window
  • Change: When specifying a program or file for a new shortcut, file extension is now automatically removed

1.21

  • New feature: LaunchOnFly now automatically checks for updates
  • Change: Menu highlight color is now a bit lighter
  • Change: Small changes in Configuration window
  • Bugfix: Finally made key shortcuts (&) in menu to work

1.2

  • New feature: You can now open menu by clicking mouse wheel or middle button
  • New feature: You can now configure LaunchOnFly by right-clicking your shortcuts in menu
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly didn’t handle URLs properly
  • Bugfix: LaunchOnFly didn’t install properly on some operating systems
  • Bugfix: Uninstall sometimes didn’t work correctly

1.1

  • New feature: Added menu backup and restore functionality
  • New feature: Added special action: Show/Hide Desktop
  • Change: Enlarged configuration window
  • Bugfix: Fixed a bug when menu didn’t close when you clicked somewhere outside it
  • Bugfix: Fixed a bug in uninstall

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