WinStep Nexus is a stylish and easy to use application launcher that can be placed or hidden along the edge of your screen. You can simply drag your frequently used applications, documents or folders onto the launcher to create one-click launch icon that provides quick access to the item. WinStep Nexus is all about eye candy but also offers support for several advanced features like command-line arguments, hotkey launch, custom icons and Run As options. You can choose from various unique skin themes and further customize the appearance by adjusting mouseover effects, icons sizes, transparency, reflection effects and other visual settings.
The program is also available as Ultimate/Extreme Edition (not free) which include additional features like multiple, nested docks, display modules and other features that are not necessarily needed by most users. The free version has no functional limitations and should be sufficient for the majority of users that are looking for an easy to use and stylish application launcher.
Nexus will help you with super fast access to your most frequently used applications, with flexible options allowing it to dock or float anywhere on the screen, providing a myriad of on demand possibilities.
Features:
Live icon reflections.
Item magnification and other mouse over effects.
Multiple special effects.
Automatic semi-transparent background blur.
Auto-hide and auto-collapse.
Running programs displayed on dock.
System tray displayed on dock.
In-dock modules/widgets.
Internal commands.
Running indicators.
Icon locking.
Optional full right-click context menus.
Full multi-monitor support.
Ability to prevent maximized windows from overlapping the dock.
Ability to respect screen space reserved by other applications.
Supports adding virtual file system objects such as Control Panel items.
Document thumbnails.
Completely customizable, thousands of themes available.
Compatible with themes for all 3rd party docks.
Full Drag & Drop support.
Extremely easy to use with intuitive interface.
Configuration backup and restore.
Multi language support.
Includes Update Manager to look for, download, and automatically install new versions.
Quality and performance tested.
