Application Wizard 3.2 (released December 2011)

Application Wizard provides easy access to your applications, documents, folders, and disks.

With Application Wizard you can:

	quickly open favorite applications and groups of applications;
	open recent applications, applications in the Applications folder, and System Preferences panes;
	run AppleScripts;
	quit multiple or all applications at the same time;
	quit background-only applications and the Finder;
	force applications to quit;
	open applications without restoring their windows;
	quit applications and close all their windows;
	disable window restoration for specific applications;
	switch between applications;
	bring specific windows to the front when making applications active;
	show and hide groups of applications;
	mark 32-bit applications and applications opened using Rosetta;
	turn on single application mode.

In addition to that, Application Wizard lets you:

	eject disks and servers and mount ejected disks;
	browse volumes and favorite folders to quickly open enclosed items;
	easily access recent folders, documents, and servers;
	browse your iPhoto or Aperture library;
	quickly look up contact information;
	check system memory usage;
	view information about files and open them with specific applications;
	preview images, music, movies, PDF and text files;
	display pictures and PDF files as slideshows;
	easily view the metadata associated with images, songs, movies, and PDF files;
	define keyboard shortcuts to quickly accomplish frequent tasks.

Application Wizard runs in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Italian.

System requirements

Application Wizard requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later (including Mac OS X 10.7 Lion) and runs natively on Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs.

Registration

Application Wizard is distributed as shareware. You may freely use it for 15 days to see whether if fits your needs. The trial period expired, if you decide to keep using it, you must register. Registration fees are:

	Single User License:	19 US$
	Family License:	29 US$
	Site License:	240 US$
	World-wide License:	950 US$

Upgrade from version 2.x or 1.x to version 3 is not free. Upgrade fees are:

	Single User License:	7 US$
	Family License:	10 US$
	Site License:	90 US$
	World-wide License:	350 US$

Upgrade from version 3.x.x to version 3.2 is free.

A single user license allows you to install and use Application Wizard on a single computer if the computer is used by multiple persons, or on up to three computers, provided you are the only user of all the computers.

A family license allows you to install and use Application Wizard on up to five computers as long as they are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that household. This license does not extend to business or commercial users.

A site license allows you to install and use Application Wizard on an unlimited number of computers within a single organization and within a 100-mile radius of the organization's site.

A world-wide license allows you to install and use Application Wizard on an unlimited number of computers within a single organization regardless of geographic location.

To learn more about registration, visit our Registration page. To purchase Application Wizard, visit our online store at Kagi.

Always at hand, never in your way

Application Wizard menus can be quickly accessed through a small translucent panel discreetly located along the left, top, right, or bottom screen side, which you can hide and automatically show just when you need it.

Alternatively, menus can be displayed from the menu bar or using customizable keyboard shortcuts.

Open menu: applications at your fingertips

Application Wizard's Open menu lets you quickly open favorite applications or groups of related applications, recent applications, and applications in your Applications folder.

In addition to that, the Open menu allows you to open System Preferences panes, run AppleScripts, open applications without restoring their windows on Lion, and open 64-bit capable applications in 32-bit mode.

Quit menu: quitting with a click

Quitting applications can't be easier: with Application Wizard you can quit any combination of open applications or all running applications with a single click.

The Quit menu lets you also quit applications and close all their windows on Lion, see which applications are 32-bit and which are running non-natively on Intel-based Macs, and allows you to force applications to quit and quit background-only applications.

Resume: customizing window restoration

On Lion, when you launch applications, they appear exactly where you left them. All the open windows are restored and come back just as they were. It is a nice feature, but you may not want certain applications to restore their windows.

With Application Wizard you can easily disable window restoration for specific applications: no need to use Terminal or lock folders, all you have to do is add them to the Resume pane of the Application Wizard preferences.

Switch menu: smooth switching

Application Wizard's Switch menu lets you switch between applications and show or hide single or groups of applications.

If you regularly work with many open documents, the Switch menu lets you show application windows, so that you can bring specific windows to the front when switching between applications.

Finally, with the Switch menu you can turn on single application mode to reduce screen clutter.

Special menu: fast access to anything on your Mac

Application Wizard's Special menu lets you browse volumes (disks, servers, DVDs, ... ) and frequently used folders to quickly open any enclosed item. It lets you preview documents and easily access recent folders and files, package contents, Address Book contacts, and your iPhoto or Aperture library.

But that's not all. With the Special menu you can also browse your Library folder on Lion, eject and mount disks, monitor system memory usage, quit, launch, or relaunch the Finder, and lock your screen when you are away from your computer.

Previews: an instant look at files

Application Wizard lets you show previews in the Special menu so that you can quickly display information about files and preview images, music, movies, PDF and text files.

Previews let you also copy pictures to the Clipboard, open documents with specific applications, show files in the Finder, and move or copy them to any folder or disk.

Finally, with previews you can add pictures to iPhoto, easily view the metadata embedded in image files, and display pictures and PDF files as slideshows.

Keyboard shortcuts: quickly accomplishing frequent tasks

Application Wizard lets you define keyboard shortcuts so that you can quickly accomplish frequent tasks by pressing keys on your keyboard.

You can for instance use keyboard shortcuts to open a group, quit all running applications, switch back to the previous application, or turn single application mode on and off.