Shorty is a launcher for your Windows desktop. Keep your apps, files, folders, and links in one small window, sorted into tabs, and start a whole set of them with one click, in the order you choose, with delays between them if you need. Start all of your programs and save their positions. Close everything with one click, then open a new set with another. This is not just for flightsim, but for your general desktop launches.

For flight sim pilots

Your sim, control software, nav tools, stream and hardware utilities: put them in one launch group and start the whole stack at once, in the right order.

For streamers and content creators

OBS, chat, capture software, and alerts start in the order you set, from one tab. Keep Shorty on top of other windows, or tuck it into the system tray. The built-in web panel keeps chat or cues in view without switching windows.

For power users and developers

One tab per project, workflow or client. Global hotkeys start your setup from anywhere. The system monitor shows CPU, memory, temperatures, disk and network at a glance.

What you get

1. Tabs: shortcuts sorted by category, workflow or project
2. Launch groups: start several apps at once, with optional delays
3. Live data: a flight sim Data Panel and a system monitor
4. Always at hand: global hotkeys, system tray, stay on top
5. Web panel: a browser beside your shortcuts
6. Themes: two in the free version, all eight with Shorty Basic
7. Drag / Drop your .exe files and shortcuts into Shorty.

Free and Shorty Basic

The free version is not a trial and never runs out. It includes 3 tabs, 3 launch groups and 3 keyboard shortcuts. Shorty Basic, for one payment, adds unlimited tabs, groups, and shortcuts; all themes; adding and editing saved web links; minimise after launch; Bridge (send files and text between two PCs); and premium add-ons. The payment is a lifetime payment, with no subscriptions or fees. Try the free version here: link

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