| Developer(s) | Jean Lalonde |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 11.5.1
/ October 25, 2021 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Platform | AutoHotkey |
| Size | 4.5 MB |
| Type | Launcher |
| License | Apache License |
| Website | www.QuickAccessPopup.com |
Quick Access Popup (QAP) is a free Windows launcher developed by Jean Lalonde. Its allows to easily build a popup menu containing user's favorite folders, documents, applications, bookmarks, FTP sites, snippets of text, etc. This menu can be open over any window with a mouse button or a keyboard shortcut.
QAP works on all international versions of Windows 7, 8/8.1, 10 and 11, both client and server versions. It can change folders in Windows Explorer windows, File Dialog Boxes (Open, Save As, etc.), Console Window (CMD command prompt and PowerShell), Directory Opus, Total Commander and many other popular alternative file managers.
Quick Access Popup can be installed with an executable installation program or used in portable mode (from a ZIP file). It is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean and Chinese. Some translations are incomplete.
Main Features
editEach favorite folder, document, application, etc. can be launched from the popup menu. The favorites can also be open with a hotkey or a hotstring (short text trigger). Favorites can be grouped in menus and submenus at will. Each submenu can be open directly with its own hotkey or hotstring.
Under the In the works main menu, submenus generated automatically contain the lists of most recently accessed folders and files, and of most frequently used folders and files. The Special Folders contains most popular Windows system folder (like My Computer, Downloads, Recycle Bin) and more can be added from a list of 50 special folders. The My QAP Features give access to other features grouped grouped by categories like Dynamic Menus, QAP Menu Editing, Window Management and Windows Features.
More advanced features like Groups, Macro Snippets and Placeholders allow to automate recurring tasks. Shared menus allow different users to use common submenus saved on a shared cloud or network folder.
Reception
editThe software review site MajorGeeks emphasized Quick Access Popup's user-friendly interface making setup extremely easy. As of October 2021, site users granted a 5/5 rating to the software.[1]
Quick Access Popup was awarded four out of five stars by Softpedia in the category OS Enhancements[2]. As of October 2021, site users granted a 4.8/5 rating to the software.
History
editFolders Popup
editThis software was first released under the name Folders Popup in Octobre 2013[3]. It was first designed to open folders, inspired by the AutoHotkey script DirMenu shared by Robert Ryan who was maybe inspired by other scripts from Savage's FavoriteFolders or Rexx's version Folder Menu.
| Period | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2013 | v0 | Beta releases |
| Dec. 2013 - May 2014 | v1 | First official release; favorites Folders and Special Folders |
| May - July 2014 | v2 | Submenus; Directory Opus support |
| July - Dec. 2014 | v3 | Favorites Documents, Links, Total Commander support |
| Dec. 2014 - Avr. 2015 | v4 | Setup program; Groups |
| Apr. - Nov. 2015 | v5 | Favorite Applications |
Beta release Folders Popup is still available for users of Windows XP.
Quick Access Popup
editAs features requested by users were added to Folders Popup version v1 to v5 (open documents, launch applications, etc.), the software was renamed Quick Access Popup. It was first released as version v7 in February 2016[4]. The software was initially released as open source under the Apache License. From October 2020 to September 2021, it was licensed as sold product. But it returned to the freeware model and is currently available under the Apache License.
| Period | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| May 2015 - Feb. 2016 | v6 | Beta releases |
| Feb. 2016 - Jan. 2017 | v7 | New favorite types: FTP sites, Snippets, QAP Features (commands and dynamic menus), Groups (rewritten) and Shared menus; favorites and submenus hotkeys; Alternative menu features; placeholders |
| Jan. 2017 - Apr. 2018 | v8 | Live Folders; Manage Icons; new Settings window; Shared menu types (Personal, Collaborative and Centralized) with conflict checking; Search in favorites |
| Apr. 2018 - Sept. 2019 | v9 | Hotstrings; new QAP Features; Shared menus conflict checking across time zones; Windows Apps (Windows Store); Frequent Folders and Frequent Files; selected file placeholders |
| Sept. 2019 - Oct. 2020 | v10 | New Customize window, new Options window; submenus automatic sorting |
| Oct. 2020 - Sept. 2021 | v11.0/4 | Paid license software; Add Multiple favorites; Special searches (not found, broken links, etc.); Custom icons size for each submenu; Search and replace to edit favorites |
| Sept. 2021 - ... | v11.5 | Return to Freeware model; work in progress... |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Quick Access Popup 11.5.0.1". Majorgeeks. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Quick Access Popup". SoftPedia. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Folders Popup History". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Quick Access Popup Change Log". Quick Access Popup. Jean Lalonde. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
External links
edit- Quick Access Popup
- Folders Popup (for Windows XP users)