Portable QuickOpen

A Windows PC can be customized in quite the variety of ways, ranging from simple commodities like the background picture, to performance tweaks, and access to tiles and folders. For instance, custom launchers like Portable QuickOpen provide a neat way to access nearly any online and offline location through hotkeys, also keeping your desktop clean.

Just as the name suggests, this application doesn’t need to be installed in order to function, and this way, you can keep other portable programs along with Portable QuickOpen on a USB flash drive, and launch them this way, a lot faster. What’s more, registries are not modified for the application to work, thus not affecting the target PC.

All items you add are stored in a large list, with column headers for alias, description, file name, path, hotkey, and more. With the help of a side panel, there’s the possibility to quickly change or add a hotkey to any element. When not used, the application can stay in the tray area, and even be made to run with Windows.

The default configuration of Portable QuickOpen equipped with with an impressive variety of preset computer location, so you get an idea of how things are done. You’re free to keep and configure hotkeys for areas like control panel components, Office components, libraries, documents, volume control, and more.

The only way to add a new entry is through the dedicated function. A browse dialog needs to be used to pick any kind of file or folder, opening them in the default viewer, editor, or state. You can add an alias for quick identification, as well as additional parameters, or description. Sadly, the application itself cannot be brought up from the tray area using hotkeys.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that Portable QuickOpen is a powerful launcher you can use to launch every file and folder on your computer with custom hotkey commands. There are also various Windows features already configured for more comfort, staying hidden in the tray area when not used.