SlickRun : A simple application that displays a small and transparent command bar onto your desktop to help you launch applications or open websites more easily
SlickRun is a user-friendly piece of software designed to provide users with the possibility to launch applications and to open web pages easily.
A simple command-line tool
The application places a transparent command-line window on the program's screen, providing users with the possibility to launch applications or web pages through writing command aliases.Users can create aliases for any of their applications, thus being able to to launch any of them without having to write down the entire path for the application. Moreover, users only need to write down the alias of the program and not its entire name.
Launch websites and create site libraries
SlickRun provides users with the possibility to launch websites by entering the desired web address directly on the command-line utility. It automatically launches the browser and gets users to the desired destination.Users can create site libraries by attaching a magic word to a web address and can open them by entering this word and not the entire address of the website. The tool can also be set to autocomplete history and magic words.
View memory usage info
In addition to allowing users to launch applications or web sites, SlickRun provides users with the possibility to view info on their computer's memory usage when idle. Moreover, the utility displays the date and time when not in use.The application allows users to customize its appearance. Users can modify the software's transparency and font and can also choose what information should be displayed when the program is idle. The color of the command-line can be changed as well.
A fast, reliable tool
All in all, SlickRun is an easy-to-use, snappy utility that provides users with the possibility to launch applications and web pages directly from their desktop by writing down application aliases, web addresses or keywords. The tool also displays info on the computer's memory usage when idle.
Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows 2008 64 bit / Windows 2008 / Windows 2003 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
SlickRun runs on
9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 949 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
System.
Help fellow users decide. Share your experience with SlickRun.