AnyMenu

Right after the application is installed, it automatically gets minimized to the system tray, but there’s a balloon popup to inform you in this regard. You can go ahead and press the middle mouse button anywhere you want, even in active applications, if it’s not already configured, in order to bring up the sample menu.

By default, a context menu like panel shows up, with several Windows features for sample entries, such as Paint. Notepad, or specific disk drives. However, it can also take you to the application’s settings panel so you can customize menus and hotkeys to trigger it.

Adding new menus is a simple task. First, you need to select the general category, after which you need to decide whether you want to link a folder or file. However, if you select a folder, it opens up File Explorer instead of creating corresponding sub menu elements for files inside.

This doesn’t mean it’s not possible to create sub menus. Once this is done, they’re stored in a corresponding drop-down menu to make it easier in the selection process. What’s more, you can set the menu to trigger on different key combinations other than the middle mouse button, but you only get to choose from a few presents, with no option to add custom ones.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that AnyMenu is a lightweight, practical application you can use to keep your desktop cleaner, by letting you create a custom launcher for folders or files, and linking it to a button with no utility on the desktop by default. Chances are saved in real time, and is sure to make your time worth the effort.