This application allows you to create shortcuts on local files and folders, applications, settings, contacts, messages and even customize shortcuts from other apps. You can provide your own link title and use many different functions to customize the link icon: use the related application icon, crop exported image from external gallery, import icons from file, use icon from a external theme. The app also supports native widgets – you can create a widget instead of a link. Later you can change the icon, title and appearance of the widget. Also, you can organize shortcuts in the collection database using different methods like hierarchy or tags. Later, you can use the Collections dialogs to quickly access organized links.
WARNING:
Some features require Pro Mode (an in-app purchase), but Trial Mode doesn’t block them at first and you are given time to test them. The trial version is absolutely IDENTICAL to Pro, so don’t buy Pro if you think something will change.
WARNING:
On Android Oreo (8.0) there is a new way to add shortcuts on the home screen and the Launcher automatically adds a small Shortcut Creator icon to the lower right corner of any shortcut icon. I only found one workaround for this: add from widgets. Please check the related instruction video on the first page of the app.
Features of Shortcut Maker:
– ability to create shortcuts on local files, folders, applications, settings, contacts and messages.
– use a free add-on to create switcher shortcuts on some settings and also composite mode switchers.
– support for native widgets which can be used as a container for a shortcut.
– ability to reuse links already created in the History function and add links from other apps.
– organize all your shortcuts in the collections database with the ability to export / import selected shortcuts.
– the system can automatically set the tags for each type of connection; for apps can also add the app category; the user can easily add any other custom tags.
– Flexible layout and appearance system for File Browser and Collections dialogs.
– manage your icon collections and import a new icon collection from the zip archive (Pro mode required).
– select images from different android galleries and rich cropping features to create a new icon from the selected image.
– Analyze themes for some popular launchers and provide the ability to use their icons (Pro mode required) and wallpapers.
– the app does not have write access to the internal memory and sdcard and only works in its private area.
– support tablet devices.
Currently the app only allows you to purchase Pro mode. This mode offers the following benefits:
– Import icons into the icon gallery.
– Use theme icons.
– Add subcollections in the Collection database.
– Export links from the Collection database (but importing is free).
– Removal of any announcements (if added in the future) and other annoying dialog boxes.
Permits required:
– Reading your content on SDCard is required to select some local files that will be used as the destination for a link.
– Contact reading is required to select some contacts that will be used as a destination for a shortcut.
– Installation links are required for basic functionality.
– Internet access is only required for advertising and is not used in other parts of the app.
On Android 6.0 it is possible to block access to the file system and local contacts: the app takes this into account and correctly manages all cases.
