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Ctrl Deck
A visual shortcut panel for faster Windows workflows
Ctrl Deck is a visual shortcut panel for Windows that lets you launchexe apps,lnk shortcuts, URLs, files, folders, commands and specific Windows actions from one clean interface. Unlike generic launchers, it focuses on visible, fast, organized workflows with a polished design and a responsive desktop experience (and in 6 languages).
Hi Product Hunt,
I built Ctrl Deck because I needed it myself.
My Windows taskbar had become messy, overloaded and honestly painful to use. I was constantly losing time trying to find the right icon, bring back the right app, or reopen tools I use all day across one or multiple screens.
I wanted something simple: a fast visual panel where I could keep my most-used apps, shortcuts and actions visible, organized and ready to trigger.
What started as a personal utility slowly became a more complete Windows launcher. During testing, I kept adding the things that were actually useful in daily work: support for .exe apps, .lnk shortcuts, files, folders, URLs, commands and specific Windows actions.
The goal was not to build another complex automation platform. Ctrl Deck is more focused: reduce taskbar friction, make repeated actions visible, and help Windows users move faster without a heavy setup.
This first public version is the result of that process: testing, noticing what was missing, improving the workflow, simplifying the interface, and trying to keep the whole thing fast, clean and pleasant to use.
I’d really appreciate blunt feedback, especially on:
- whether the value is clear in a few seconds
- whether the positioning feels right
- what would make you trust and adopt a new Windows utility
- what feature feels missing for your own workflow
Thanks for checking it out.
Bruno
About Ctrl Deck on Product Hunt
“A visual shortcut panel for faster Windows workflows”
Ctrl Deck was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #35 on the daily leaderboard. Ctrl Deck is a visual shortcut panel for Windows that lets you launchexe apps,lnk shortcuts, URLs, files, folders, commands and specific Windows actions from one clean interface. Unlike generic launchers, it focuses on visible, fast, organized workflows with a polished design and a responsive desktop experience (and in 6 languages).
On the analytics side, Ctrl Deck competes within Windows, Productivity and Software Engineering — topics that collectively have 709.1k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Ctrl Deck performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Ctrl Deck?
Ctrl Deck was hunted by Bruno Schuhmacher. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Ctrl Deck including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Bruno Schuhmacher