LaunchBar Commander is what is commonly referred to as an "Application Launcher"; it is typically docked to the side of your screen and lets you configure buttons and menus which will launch your favorites programs.

Features:

• Create as many "docks" as you want; each dock can also be minimized to the system tray to be used as a tray menu.
• All configurations are stored in portable configuration files - easy to move to different computers, backup, etc.
• Easily enable/disable/copy/move items using a sophisticated hierarhical tree configuration gui.
• Full drag+drop support - create new items by dragging files or programs onto a launch bar; or drag a document onto an existing button to launch the program with the file dropped.
• Lots of customization options, including skins and transparency options; customizable font style and size, labeled headers, etc.
• Advanced button and menu types - including switchable Tool Buttons, Batch Buttons, Virtual Links, and more coming soon.
• Smart shortcut processing (drag+drop and launch shortcuts and urls properly).
• Smart icon retrieval - use application icons, standalone .ico files, or even .bmp files.