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Ctrl Deck V1.6 makes shortcut creation faster and more visual with drag and drop.

In this video, you will see how to add different types of resources directly to Ctrl Deck by dragging them from Windows File Explorer.

Depending on what you need, you can quickly add:

• URLs
• folders
• documents
• PDF files
• Word and Excel files
• images and other local files
• Windows shortcuts
• applications and executable files

Instead of searching through folders or manually entering paths, simply drag the resource you use and drop it into Ctrl Deck to create a shortcut.

This is one of the key improvements in Ctrl Deck V1.6: making the app easier to use for everyday Windows users while keeping it efficient for professionals and advanced users.

Ctrl Deck helps you centralize the resources you use most often in one visual panel, so you can access them faster whenever you need them.

Adding an application shortcut should not require digging through Windows folders, searching for shortcuts, or trying to locate an `.exe` file manually.

Ctrl Deck V1.6 makes this process easier.

With the yellow Detect application button, start the detection process, open the application you want to add, and let Ctrl Deck identify it automatically.

Ctrl Deck then fills in the application shortcut field, so you can save it directly to your panel.

This makes it faster to add everyday applications such as browsers, office software, creative tools, and business applications you use regularly.

You can also add applications through other simple methods, including drag and drop from Windows File Explorer when supported.

The goal is simple: spend less time searching through Windows folders, and more time using the applications you actually need.

With Ctrl Deck, creating an application shortcut becomes a quick, guided action — even when you do not know where the application is installed.

Ctrl Deck V1.6 gives you two ways to use your shortcuts.

You can open the visual panel and launch your resources with a single click. Or, for a faster workflow, you can assign optional global keyboard shortcuts to the items you use most often.

Once a keyboard shortcut has been configured, Ctrl Deck does not need to display the panel.

As long as Ctrl Deck is running in the background, your key combination can launch the action directly.

This can include:

• applications
• folders
• files
• documents
• websites and URLs
• Windows shortcuts
• Workspaces
• other configured resources

This is useful for people who already know the resources they use every day and want to open them instantly without interrupting their workflow.

Keyboard shortcuts are completely optional. You are never required to assign one to a shortcut.

Users who prefer a visual experience can simply use the panel. Users who want maximum speed can use keyboard shortcuts in the background.

To reduce conflicts with Windows and other applications, Ctrl Deck uses keyboard combinations with at least three keys.

Workspaces: Reopen Your Working Environment Faster

A Workspace helps you organize the resources you regularly use for a project, a client, a routine or a specific type of work.

Instead of reopening the same applications, folders, documents and websites one by one, you can prepare a Workspace once and keep everything grouped in one place.

A Workspace can include:

• applications
• folders
• project folders
• client folders
• files and documents
• PDF files
• Word and Excel files
• websites and URLs
• Windows shortcuts
• other useful local resources

For example, you can create one Workspace for a client, one for a project, one for your accounting tasks, one for content creation or one for your daily office setup.

Once your Workspace is configured, you can open it directly from Ctrl Deck whenever you need it.

Workspaces are designed for recurring work environments. They help reduce repetitive actions and make it easier to return to the tools and resources you use most often.

The idea is simple:

Configure your work environment once, then find it again quickly when you need it.

A Workspace is not just a group of shortcuts. It is a reusable working context built around the way you actually work.

Live Spaces: Save Your Current Work Context for Later

Live Spaces are designed for moments when you need to stop working quickly but do not want to lose track of everything you currently have open.

You may be working with several applications, folders, files, browser pages and URLs at the same time. Then an interruption happens: a meeting, an urgent task, a shutdown, a break, or simply the need to leave your desk.

Instead of trying to remember every resource later, you can create a Live Space.

Give it a name, save the current context, and reopen it when you are ready to continue.

A Live Space helps you recover the working environment you had at that moment, including the resources that were part of your active session.

This is different from a Workspace.

A Workspace is prepared in advance for a recurring project, client, or routine.

A Live Space is created in the moment, when you want to preserve the context of what you are currently doing.

The idea is simple:

Save your current work context now. Return to it later without rebuilding everything manually.

Important: Live Spaces do not save unsaved documents for you and do not close applications on your behalf. You remain responsible for saving your work in Word, Excel, Photoshop, or any other application.

Ctrl Deck helps you recover your working environment. It does not replace the save function of your software.

Export or import your Ctrl Deck configuration when you need to move or restore your setup.

Check your version and available updates directly from Ctrl Deck.

As you add shortcuts, Ctrl Deck can organize them across multiple columns. Your panel is not limited to a single column constrained by screen height: it can expand horizontally to keep your shortcuts visible and accessible.