Shortcuts Pool

The desktop can easily become sort of a dump for all shortcuts and folders you frequently need to access, as well as some which have been there since forever. In order to prevent overwhelming it, you can rely on specialized applications like Shortcuts Pool in order to have an organized view of the desktop, as well as some special places.

Before the application is good to go, you might want to make sure that your computer is fitted with .NET Framework. You can launch the application right afterwards, with the main window showing up. It’s fitted with a large view section for the selected category, which you find on a side panel. The upper toolbar makes it possible to manage items, and there are also some functions in the context menu.

By default, the application comes with a set of predefined categories, such as popular items, folders, programs, recent, Windows, and trash. A simple click is enough to enlist all items inside the main view section. This latter section can be set to thumbnail, list, or report, depending on your interests.

Items on the list are created as links, and only one click is enough to run a program or open a folder. You can choose to access the source location of items from the context menu, where you also find functions to sort, clear, add, remove, or edit.

Although categories aren’t editable, they do allow you to create new locations in the folders category. Adding new items can either be done in the form of a program or folder, and you also need to provide the target category, as well as a name for the new shortcut.

All things considered, we can state that Shortcuts Pool does manage to make it easier to access frequently used directories and programs. Custom folders can be created to better organize shortcuts, while view modes offer enough details, or simply thumbnails for quick visual identification.