Quick Access Popup

“I love the application that become and indispensable part of my workflow.” – Mark
Version: 11.6.5.2 (2025-06-23)
- release for beta testers of QAP with "Clipboard commands", allowing them to revert to the main branch keeping the Clipboard commands in their menu (not useable in main branch, of course, but available when they will reinstall QAP beta with QCE commands).

“This has become an essential program for me.” – Rob
Version: 11.6.5.1 (2025-06-19)
- fix a bug not showing the checkbox "Add folders in tabs of a new window" in "Group" favorites even if Windows Explorer version supports tabs
- fix a bug opening a group when the option "Add folders in tabs of a new window" is enabled

“Handy tool for accessing frequently used folders and documents, etc.” – MajorGeeks
Version: 11.6.5 (2025-06-17)
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Various improvements
- add the QAP Feature "Attach Alternative menu" to display the Alternative menu as part of the main QAP menu
- in the "Quick Launch" window display the Alternative menu as a context menu not only with right-click but also with the Application key (Shift+F10)
- add the new placeholder {InsertCaret} that will set the location of the cursor after pasting the snippet; this placeholder is only available for "Text mode" snippets (selected in the "Advanced Settings tab)
- in QAPconnect-default.ini default template, add the file manager [File Pilot (v0.2.8)] (copy this section to your QAPconnece.ini file and adapt the application's path)
Bug fixes
- fix bug loosing some group settings values in various file managers
- fix bug with the option "Restore folders with: Windows Explorer" when default file manager is Directory Opus or Total Commander
- fix bug when saving a favorite if its location includes a user variable containing a placeholder
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Frequently Asked Questions 1) Installing (15)

“A well-designed tool which really can speed up folder navigation.” – Downloadcrew
Version: 11.6.4.4 (2025-05-12)
- remove unwanted & in favorite type label in some error messages

“Using/supporting for well over a year now and use it every day. Thanks for a great product!” – Ken
Version: 11.6.4.3 (2025-04-30)
- fix a bug when a favorite location (or snippet text) containing multiple {Input:Prompt} placeholders is used repeatedly
- fix a bug when saving the size of "Add/Edit Favorite" dialog box for future use
- add diag code when saving favorites to verify performance of AHK command IniWrite (impacted by some Windows Defender rules)
- add info to the error message displayed when checking for QAP update returns an error (possibly impacted by some Windows Defender rules)

“One of most useful utility!” – Maurizio
Version: 11.6.4.2.1 (2024-12-26)
- replace the DLL component to retrieve Windows Apps (UWP) icons with the same file signed with my certificate (in order to minimize false virus alerts)

Version: 11.6.4.2 (2024-12-26)
- when editing a favorite document or application, if user selected a custom icon, keep this icon when the favorite is edited (instead of resetting to the default icon)
- retrieve Windows Apps (UWP) icons for the "Current Windows" menu (QAP can retrieve only icons from running and not minimized apps)
- when adding or editing a Windows App (UWP) favorite, retrieve the favorite's icon using a temporary Windows shortcut (.lnk) file
- enable the Close (X) button in the "Check dor update" dialog box
- in "Live Folders" with documents, fix a bug not changing folders in dialog boxes when Windows shortcuts (.lnk) contain folders
4) Customizing menu (16)

“Your utility is one of the most useful I ever used when fiddling with a lot of files.” – Sven
Version: 11.6.4.1 (2024-11-07)
- fix a font issue in the Settings window when dark mode is active
Thank you for your continued financial support since the last release. I truly appreciate your generosity.

“!My middle mouse button is now a productive one. I can really recommend this one!” – cybermcm on PortableFreeware.com
Version: 11.6.4 (2024-10-25)
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Directory Opus Folder Aliases
- support folder location containing a DOpus Folder Aliases (like "/my_alias") when Directory Opus is the target window
- in "Options, File Managers" add an option to add a submenu to "Directory Opus favorites" containing user's Folder Aliases (not built-in aliases)
- fix a minor bug setting the submenu icon for DOpus favorites subfolders
Various improvements
- include "Live Folders" content (folders and/or documents) in the "Quick Launch" (search results)
- add the Vivaldi browser to the list of browsers supporting "navigate mode"
- add the "Quick Launch" window hotkey (Shift+Ctrl+Q) under the "Tools" menubar
- when checking for double press of Left Ctrl key to open the QAP menu (see "Options, Popup Hotkeys"), detect and disregard AltGr key (acting as Left Ctrl+Alt)

“Here’s another program I cannot live without.” – NoOscarForLeoD on Reddit.com
Version: 11.6.3.3 (2024-04-27)
- stop showing the snippet default prompt when using a snippet on the Desktop (for example when renaming a Desktop file)
- fix a bug with the working directory when launching an application from a shortcut file (.lnk) in a Live folder
- when opening a document from the QAP menu, add the document's parent folder in the "Recent folders" menu
- add an option under "Various Advanced Options" to set the "Maximum number of seconds to wait when the Clipboard is busy" (default 5 seconds)
- stop waiting after 1 second when opening the menu from QAPmessenger and the menu is not ready
- fix a bug when getting the current location in "Add this folder" dialog boxes and in some placeholders
- prevent loading Customize window in an invisible position if invalid position was remembered at last exit
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“Your utility is one of the most useful I ever used when fiddling with a lot of files.” – Sven
Version: 11.6.3.2 (2024-01-23)
- in current location placeholders "{CUR_...}", support a fallback location used when the current location cannot be detected; insert the fallback location after "|", for exemple "{CUR_LOC|c:\fallback_location\}"
(seee: https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/can-i-insert-values-in-favorites-location-parameters-or-snippets-using-placeholders/#current)
- fix a bug in the placeholder {Now} wrongly calculating the last day of month (as in "{Now:ld}")
- for some favorites without shortcut, fix a bug showing erroneously in menus the reminder "None" instead of nothing
- fix a bug when saving a favorite with a placeholder in its location, alerting erroneously that the favorite does not exist
- fix a display issue in "Options, File managers" when QAPconnect was selected
- in DOpus Favorites dynamic menu, handle the situation when DOpus favorites folder is empty
- update Portuguese language file