slimKEYS - Features

slimKEYS HotKey Manager:

  • Manage multiple system-wide hotkeys
  • Cascade actions by assigning many hotkey handlers to a single hotkey
  • Simple and easy to implement plug-in interface (.NET)
  • Non-obstrusive messaging system
  • Runs in the icon tray
  • English and French user interface
  • Change colors easily
  • Monitors new plug-ins while running
  • Works on Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008, in both 32-bit and 64-bit

slimSIZE plug-in

  • Change the target window's position, size, monitor or state (minimized, maximized, normal)
  • Target the active window, or any window by its title or class name
  • Simple relative position on any monitor, in pixels or percent units
  • Clearly see the working area when editing
  • Declare either including or excluding areas
  • Move a window to either a specific monitor, or by cycling through monitors
  • Change the opacity of the target window
  • Set or unset a window as "Always on top"
  • Move windows to the back or in front

slimLAUNCH plug-in

  • Browse and open any kind of item provided by other plug-ins, by typing a few letters of their name
  • No need to type the beginning of their name, nor consecutive letters
  • Intelligent and powerful name matching algorithm, sorting best matches based on first letters or each word, consecutive letters, or uppercase letters
  • Remembers the letters you entered to open an item, to give this item precedence the next time you those letters
  • You can have multiple hotkeys mapped to multiple item sources
  • You can mix different item sources under the same hotkey
  • Simple plug-in interface, to expand the item types you can browse
  • You can also assign direct hotkeys to often used items, to launch them even more quickly
     
  • slimLAUNCH.FileSystem:
    • Expands slimLAUNCH to browse files and folders, for quickly lauching applications or opening documents and folders
    • Can launch applications under different user credentials
    • Can launch applications with different verbs, like "runas" to run as administrator under Vista
    • Can specify custom arguments or working folder
    • Can scan well-known folders like the Start Menu, Favorites, Program Files, etc
    • Can scan any custom folder of your choice, or specific files one by one
    • Scans in the background in low priority
    • Can monitor watched folders for any changes
    • Indexes files, folders, or both
    • Can scan recursively
    • Can include only files matching a file mask
    • Can open a file's location
  • slimLAUNCH.Passwords:
    • Expands slimLAUNCH to browse passwords, for quickly filling username/email/password prompts
    • Securely manage your password list with AES strong encryption
    • Keep track of usernames, emails, passwords, URL addresses and extra notes
    • Categorize each password
    • Manage multiple password stores, for easily sharing parts of your password collection
    • Edit password entries on the fly while searching them
  • slimLAUNCH.Delicious:
    • Expands slimLAUNCH to browse your del.icio.us posts and open your favorite web sites
    • Edit entries while browsing them

slimVOLUME plug-in

  • Change the volume level or mute it using your keyboard's volume or mute control, or any other hotkey of your choice
  • Display the volume level, either using a label in the bottom-right corner, or a TV-like bar in the bottom
  • Change the size of the volume display
  • Supports the new Vista Multimedia API
  • Assign another hotkey for changing which playback device you control

slimSEARCH plug-in

  • Search on common search engines or web sites
  • Search on any web site by adding your own search URL
  • Quickly submit your search query to one of the search targets by pressing their associated shortcut (e.g. Alt-G for Google, Alt-Y for Yahoo)
  • Submit your search to one of the first three search targets using the Enter, Alt-Enter or Control-Enter keys
  • Use a prefix in your search query instead of a shortcut to select the search target (e.g. enter "w Guy Lafleur" to search for "Guy Lafleur" on Wikipedia)
  • All shortcuts and prefixes are configurable
  • Quickly search for FogBugz case numbers by adding a slimSEARCH.FogBugz entry in your search list

slimSMOKE plug-in

  • Dim out the whole desktop, except the active application window.
  • Change the dimming color and opacity.
  • Change the dimming algorithm to either a "Fast Mode", or a more powerful and customizable region-based mode.
  • Change the update frequency.

slimGRAB plug-in

  • Capture any area of any monitor to the clipboard or a file
  • Can capture a single monitor in a multi-monitor configuration
  • Can capture top-level windows
  • Can browse and capture any child window
  • Can capture custom areas using the mouse
  • Can capture with an 8-pixel extra margin
  • Easy keyboard or mouse navigation

slimPASTE plug-in

  • Keeps only the actual text out of the clipboard, removing any formatting, and pastes in back anywhere
  • Replaces normal paste operations seemlessly