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8start launcher

8start Launcher is a combination of innovative Application Launcher, countdown and Tree Notes/Shortcuts/Favorites.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

Application type

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Windows
Discontinued

Last version, 3.0, was released on 4th June 2011. It is still downloadable from FreewareFiles.com

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Features

  1.  Portable
  2.  Application Launchers
  3.  Sits in the System Tray
  4.  Categories
  5.  Skinnable

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8start launcher information

  • Developed by

    Andy Goh
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is 8start launcher?

8start Launcher is a combination of innovative Application Launcher, countdown and Tree Notes/Shortcuts/Favorites.

Launcher Features

  • Organize shortcuts into groups and categories
  • Accessed by system tray, hotkey and middle mouse
  • Create and manange buttons fast and easy. Shortcuts, url favorites, files, folder, and application link can be defined easily
  • Launch applications and files fast and intuitive
  • Keeps the desktop clean, no more shortcuts block the view of your wallpaper
  • Portable with relative path defined supported, can be run in flash drive or install in harddisk.
  • Show program name / description when mouse over the icon
  • Quick access to the drive content by click the drive letter
  • Changable skin with transpancy png format supported, 30+ beautiful skins available for download
  • Able to use picture files .jpg, .png, .ico, .bmp, .gif as button icon
  • Individual customizable button style. Link to the application, favorite documents, music files, folders.... intuitively by apply the most suitable style
  • Auto download website favicon to local for url type button. Url icon still available if the internet cached have been deleted.
  • Launcher auto shrink to fit number of icons
  • Whole new concept of launching your applications and files

Countdown Features

  • Stay in taskbar, always visible while you working on your computer
  • Bounce/running text in taskbar show what you countdown now
  • Countdown till specific time or countdown for specific duration
  • Show countdown days / hours / minutes / seconds in different color, auto best fit to 1 or 2 icons
  • Fast setting and start the countdown (right click on 8start systray icon)
  • Option to launch a file/application when countdown reaches zero
  • Option to pop up a shaking window when countdown reaches zero

You can see the other features on http://www.8start.com/features.htm