EvoKeys

Launching programs and files of interest might not require much time or effort, but it can surely become frustrating when you just can’t find a shortcut of interest. If this is the case, you might want to know there are tons of third-party alternatives like EvoKeys which can help you configure hotkey commands for just about anything.

The setup you go through is over before you realize, and there’s also an option which brings up the program as soon as the installer closes. However, the application relies on .NET Framework to function, so you need to make sure it’s on your computer, even though it comes as a default feature in modern Windows iterations.

It minimizes to the tray area right from the start, and it’s also the place where it sits most of the times. There’s the possibility to have the main window brought up, which is the way to set up your custom hotkey commands. All created items are saved in a table with path, name, status, parameters, and key.

Adding a new item to the list doesn’t require much effort. A title needs to be provided for easy identification of the target item, as well as the program path, which can also be an entire folder to show up in Explorer. You can set the style to normal, minimized, maximized, or hidden, and even include runtime parameters.

By default, you need to run the application every time to have hotkeys active, but there is a built-in option to make it run with Windows. Existing keys can be adjusted at any moment, and there are even some available locations on your computer for which you simply need to provide a comfortable set of keys.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that EvoKeys is an efficient app launcher, even though you can’t set it to launch any kind of file. It’s easy to configure, and quietly sits in the tray area during runtime, which can be done from the start with the Windows startup option.