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True Launch Bar

A Better Launch Bar

$19.90
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Platforms: Vista (32 and 64 bit), 7 (32 and 64 bit), 8/8.1 (32 and 64 bit), 10 (32 and 64 bit)
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We like the idea of the Windows Quick Launch bar, and even -- on rare occasions -- find ourselves using it. But we're always struck with the vague, disconsolate feeling that it simply isn't reaching its full potential.

True Launch Bar is a vastly-superior replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. Don't worry -- every Quick Launch function is also in True Launch Bar, and they share the same shortcut folder. However, True Launch Bar allows us to combine our shortcuts into groups and display them in convenient popup menus. Right off the bat it saves us space on our desktop and makes it a snap to launch our favorite applications.

True Launch Bar is extremely configurable. We love the "auto-popup menus on mouse hover" option, and the "large icon" option makes working at high screen resolutions much more comfortable. Creating a new menu is as simple as right-clicking on True Launch Bar, and you can designate hotkeys to launch applications.

Best of all, True Launch Bar supports plugins like Mail Monitor, Weather Forecast, Media Control, System Process Monitor, Color Picker, Voice Recorder, Calculator, and dozens more!

But don't take our word for it. Give True Launch Bar a try today and watch how quickly you ask yourself how you ever lived without it.

Please note folks: "True Launch Bar (Personal License)" is licensed per user however all the other license options are licensed Per-Computer. You can read more about this here

This promotion includes the following:
True Launch Bar (Personal License) ($19.90)
True Launch Bar (Home License) ($49)
True Launch Bar (Business License) ($139)
True Launch Bar (Corporate License) ($779)
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Craig Haywood does this work with Windows 11?
Nov 2 2021 at 1:25am Copy Link
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Peter Gabriel Craig Haywood

Apparently not. Also seems like some people think it's no longer being developed.

You can read some of the forum comments here:
http://forum.tordex.com/forum-8.html

There is a work-around discussed on the forum site using a program called 'Start Is Back'.
Nov 2 2021 at 3:15am Copy Link
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Yuri Kobets True Launch Bar works on Windows 11 in standalone mode (as external toolbar). In the Windows 11 impossible to add toolbars to the taskbar by design. But it is possible to integrate True Launch Bar into the taskbar with some "hacks":
http://forum.tordex.com/t...23950.html
http://forum.tordex.com/t...23948.html
Tordex - Nov 2 2021 at 4:18am Copy Link
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Jonathan Prusky I am not able to download the trial version with Chrome or Firefox, so I went to your website. Is it the same?
Nov 2 2021 at 9:30am Copy Link
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Yuri Kobets Yes, it is the same
Tordex - Nov 2 2021 at 12:35pm Copy Link
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geo User @ Yuri Kobets
Can you clarify this point on the licence terms: With the True Launch Bar (Personal License) ($9.95) I can install the software for example on 1 desktop and 2 laptops and use it only myself on all these 3 PCs ?
Do I understand this correctly? OR do I need to buy the home version which allows a total of 4 PCs ? I am going to be the only user of the software, so can you clarify this. Thanks in advance.
Nov 2 2021 at 7:01pm Copy Link
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Yuri Kobets If you are only who use all 3 computers you need one Personal license only. Personal license is for one person or for one computer by your choice.
Tordex - Nov 3 2021 at 11:09am Copy Link
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William W. User This program was also featured on March 10, 2021.

After I installed (on a computer running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit), it turned out that the program had wreaked havoc with my desktop.
Probabhly because the program's task bar was hogging the top left corrner of the screen, the icon column height was reduuced from 9 to 8, and would not budge from that measly setup.
I probably could have corrercted the situation by uninstalling True Launch Bar. Instead, I ran a system restore which preceded its install.
That solved the problem.

I haven't decided whether I will reinstall (e.g. on a Windows 10 machine) and try running the program again . .. .

William W. Geertsema
Nov 3 2021 at 2:01pm Copy Link
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