HeadStart

With normal use, computers will accumulate lots of data on their drives. Whether it's files, folders, and anything in between, users have to know their way around most of that. Keeping elements of interest in easy-to-reach places and categorizing everything is something many people do.

However, easier ways to navigate around one's system exist, and they come in the form of third-party software. Through HeadStart, users can more efficiently operate their system by way of fully customizable commands.

While the downloaded executable requires users to go through an installation process, the program itself does not tamper with your machine's registry. This means that it's pretty much a portable app: the executable and the listfile.txt is all that's required for it to run.

Launching it will reveal an easy-to-operate interface, where users can start making use of the premade commands. You can edit a file, open a command shell, run a program of any kind, or boot up your default browser to look up a site: it's all within reach here.

During our testing, all of the commands worked seamlessly and did what they were supposed to do. Even opening a website — which would normally involve booting up the browser, then inputting its domain in the address bar — was done faultlessly.

The program does a good job in explaining how to operate it. It was through the provided tutorials that we were able to modify the commands in the list source file: it's as simple as naming your command, then assigning its purpose.

We were thus able to create a Visit Softpedia command, whereby our default browser would boot up and navigate to our site, all through a simple input.

To make life even easier, the tool can be brought to the forefront through a shortcut. Bring up the settings panel, toggle the Wake up on hotkey option, and tweak that to your preferences. It's very convenient.

HeadStart is a program worth considering. It makes navigating around one's system easier and more convenient, and the ease of use through which users can create their own commands makes this app easy to recommend.