QuickJump (for Windows) is, without a doubt, one of those applications for which you didn’t realize there was a need until you actually used it.
I can’t tell you how many times a day I look for different folders on my PC or on my network shares at work. It’s just a fact of life. To find those folders, the average Windows user has to pull up Windows Explorer (perhaps starting with “My Computer” or “My Documents”) and double-click until they think they can’t double-click anymore… just to find the folder they’re looking for. I personally just hit Start+R on Windows to bring up the “Run” dialog box and then start typing in the full path of the folder I’m seeking. It’s quicker for me than the aforementioned process but it’s still annoying.
Regardless of how you locate your favorite folders day-in and day-out, QuickJump will inevitably replace your current method(s).
Basically, once installed, QuickJump allows you to locate any folder on your computer/network using a keyboard shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+J). That’s followed by a window that pops up featuring a find-as-you-type index of folder names. Type all or just part of the folder’s name and hit enter. You’re then instantly taken to that folder. The video overview on techhit.com does a great job of showing you how fast the process actually is.
Because you probably don’t want to have every folder name on your computer indexed, the program allows you to specify certain locations. Any folders in those locations will be added to the index.
One of the more useful features of the app is that the window can be activated whilst within a save/save as/open dialog box. Activate the keyboard shortcut, type-to-find your folder, hit enter and the dialog box automatically switches to the folder you found. That feature alone has saved me quite a bit of time over the last couple of months.
QuickJump is in private beta right now but TechHit has given us an invite code to share with our readers. Just hit techhit.com/QuickJump and enter the following code “fot88392018” (sans parentheses) to download.
TechHit also has a number of other productivity apps including TwInbox (previously OutTwit) for Twitter integration inside Outlook, FBLook (the same thing but for Facebook) and SimplyFile to speed up the process of sorting through your Outlook inbox.
In fact, thanks to a tip from the app’s author, I recently discovered that SimplyFile has a find-as-you-type navigation pop-up (similar to that which you see above in QuickJump) for browsing folders within Outlook. Find the folder you’re looking for and hit enter to automatically file your message. ‘Tis a God-send, right there.
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