Introduction
ToolBox is an application launcher for Microsoft Windows operating systems,
designed to help organize your shortcuts and launch your applications, files and URLs
if a most convenient and quick way.
Easy to use, with fascinating graphics effects even on older versions of Windows, it creates a user experience so strong that once used to it, it is difficult to part from it.
ToolBox saves all its settings under the folder that you are launching it from, making it a fully portable application that can run from USB drives, or be copied to other installations of your operating system without problems.
It is a great productivity enhancer and provides an alternative way to organise your application and document links to the Windows' Start menu. Apart from launching applications, ToolBox provides for easy access to Drives, Folders and even Documents or URLs.
Below is a list of the main features:
- Multiple windows that snap & glue with each other and with the screen borders.
- Unique Control Panel window to manage all your tool windows.
- Drag & Drop almost anything to create a link. Fast and easy!
- Beautiful graphics effects as ToolBoxes appear on top of your applications and wallpaper (see image).
- Configuration is saved on disk as plain XML files, making ToolBox fully portable whether this means running it from a USB drive or just moving an installation between multiple computers. (Simply just copy your files over to the new location)
Five steps to become a ToolBox master
- 1. Create a new ToolBox...
- Use the ToolBox Control Panel menu to create a new ToolBox window or use the wizards.
- 2. Create Shortcuts...
- Drag and Drop files, applications, folders, drives, URLs onto your ToolBox windows.
- 3. Move and Arrange your ToolBoxes...
- Click on any non-shortcut area of your ToolBox or hold down the Ctrl key and drag the window to move it. ToolBoxes like each other and the corners of the screen and they snap when you go close...
- 4. Customize Everything...
- Right-Click to open a pop-up menu and modify the ToolBox's properties or an individual shortcut. Choose fonts, colors, icons, wallpapers, visual effects, borders, tile sizes. Everything is modifiable.
- 5. Finally...
- Create a ToolBox like no other! Enjoy!!!
Don't know where to start?
Start from the Quick Guide to ToolBox features.
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