You can’t deny the fact that your internet browser is almost always open when your computer is turned on. Now consider an example where you need to launch a program quickly, such as Calculator, MS Paint or Notepad while you are browsing activity. Ideally you would navigate the start menu (or search in Windows 8) and search for the program, right?.
For quick access to such programs, you can actually create shortcuts and/or pin them to the taskbar. Or you can use the Run dialog, like me. But wouldn’t it be great if you could skip all these techniques and launch the desired program right from your browser and that too with a single click? Well, Firefox users can do it, and that’s exactly what we’re going to see today.
Let us get started.
There is a simple little add-on called Easy Access that does all of this. Navigate to the official Firefox add-on page and click Add to Firefox button. It will be installed like all other add-ons. Once done, you will need to restart your browser.
And, when the browser is back up, you’ll be able to see a gear-like icon at the bottom right of the browser. This appears on the add-ons bar.
Cool Tip: If you don’t see the widget bar, you can use Ctrl + / to make it appear.
Click the gear icon to see which programs include it in the list by default. The same is shown in the figure below.
Two interesting options are Transfer profile (a quick way to launch Firefox on another profile) and Manage your own EasyAccess (your gateway to manage adding personalized programs to the list).
Manage your own EasyAccess
This deserves detailed discussion. When you click on said option, you will see a management wizard. Its first tab reads add to the addon bar.
Now, when you check the programs in the list and press Alrightselected programs will appear in the add-ons bar making it easier to launch the program.
The second tab reads Customize your quick launch. This is where you can start adding a program or your own.
Click More easy access and you will be set to start. You will be asked to browse to the file and also give the shortcut a name.
I added a keyboard shortcut to shut down my computer. It’s easy to edit or delete and the entry you’ve made.
Note: The program you add doesn’t have to be an executable. Generic files are also accepted.
Conclusion
This is a cool add-on if you ask me. We all stay in our browser most of the time we work on our computer and it makes sense to use it to launch other frequently used programs. Funny how that thought never occurred to me before, until I stumbled across this add-on. If you use Firefox as your main browser, it’s worth a try.
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