AccessBar 1.1.4 build 218

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This desktop organizer creates shortcuts to frequently used items, but disappoints in design and functionality. AccessBar's plain gray interface was hard to detect at first. Clicking the single unlabeled button produces a menu with Customize and Settings. The first opens a utilitarian window with buttons to create a shortcut or group. Though no instruction is provided, we found you had to add a group first to add multiple shortcuts. You can create multiple groups, which will then be listed on the menu so you can switch between them. Limited settings will launch the program at start-up or keep it on top. Other options, Screen Snap and Alpha Blending, weren't explained and didn't seem to impact the program's location or appearance. In testing, less than half of the shortcuts worked. No Help file is offered. AccessBar doesn't support drag and drop or hot keys. With this app's flaws, users should look elsewhere for a more effective desktop organizer.

Publisher's description

From Igneon Software :

AccessBar, the Ultimate Desktop Organizer allows you to launch, find, organize, and access applications. AccessBar is the ultimate desktop organization tool. With a simple configuration interface, you can create shortcuts of files, folders, applications and URLs that you use frequently and then they are all only a click away.

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