Biniware Run is a portable Windows launcher for website addresses, files, folders and programs. It collects shortcuts in a desktop menu and supports keyboard access. The program is donationware, with selected early-access functions for registered users.
Shortcut hierarchy
Dragging an address, file or folder onto the desktop circle creates a shortcut. Users can instead drop it into the configuration tree, placing it beside an existing item or beneath it. Each node can contain child shortcuts, so the tree also defines the menu’s categories.
The Shortcuts tab supports multiple selection, alphabetical sorting, moving, copying and undo or redo. Users can rename entries, assign custom icons or insert separators. Copying a parent also copies its children.
Launch the target
Clicking the circle opens the shortcut menu. The tray icon provides the same menus, although it does not accept drag-and-drop input. A configurable hotkey opens the menu at the mouse pointer.
Biniware Run handles targets according to their type:
- Website shortcuts open in the default web browser.
- Files open through the application that handles their extension.
- Folders open in Windows Explorer.
For file shortcuts, users can supply command-line parameters and a starting folder. Execute all contained launches a node’s child shortcuts together. The Open with action chooses another handler for eligible files or URLs.
Dynamic folder menus
A folder shortcut can enable Dynamic content. When its menu opens, Biniware Run discovers the folder’s files and subfolders and turns them into menu entries. These entries disappear when the menu closes; they do not become permanent shortcuts.
Settings control hidden items, filename extensions and how many files or subfolders the menu loads. Holding Ctrl while dropping a folder instead creates a persistent tree for supported executable, script and shortcut files.
Search names and paths
The search box matches text within shortcut names and paths without considering letter case. It checks every level of the tree. A global hotkey brings the search box above another application, and arrow keys navigate its results.
A separate Search the Internet result sends the query to a browser. Users choose the search provider’s URL prefix or remove that action by leaving the prefix empty.
XML and bookmark interchange
Biniware Run imports its XML exports, existing configuration files and HTML browser bookmarks. Users can import at the root or under a particular node. XML export keeps all shortcut types, while HTML export keeps only website shortcuts for browser import.
Configuration uses XML beside the executable. Paths can contain environment variables, relative locations or volume labels, so a removable drive need not retain one drive letter. Named instances maintain separate shortcut configurations and logs. Each instance needs distinct global hotkeys to avoid conflicts.
Desktop appearance
Users can show or hide the desktop and tray icons, lock the circle’s position, and change its size, border, opacity or accent color. Light and dark themes and font settings affect the configuration interface.
Registered users can select larger shortcut icons in the tree and menus. Registration also provides early access to selected functions through a license that the user applies in the About tab.
