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Shortcut Maker on Windows Pc

Developed By: Android_RK

License: Free

Rating: 3,4/5 - 16.375 votes

Last Updated: April 20, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.2.4
Size 3.3 MB
Release Date January 06, 24
Category Personalization Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher. [see more (4)]

What's New:
-- Bug fixes. [see more]

Description from Developer:
This app can create a shortcut on android homescreen for anything you want from your android.

Simply select the feature and click on CREATE to shortcut. That's it!
Quite simp... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Shortcut Maker and install on Windows PC. Shortcut Maker is free Personalization app, developed by Android_RK. Latest version of Shortcut Maker is 4.2.4, was released on 2024-01-06 (updated on 2024-04-20). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of Shortcut Maker is 3,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 16,375 users, 3,620 users had rated it 5*, 6,612 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Shortcut Maker on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Shortcut Maker on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Shortcut Maker on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Shortcut Maker using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Shortcut Maker" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Shortcut Maker on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Shortcut Maker" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 4.2.4 , 4.2.2.

Download Shortcut Maker 4.2.4 on Windows PC – 3.3 MB

Download Shortcut Maker 4.2.2 on Windows PC – 3.9 MB

This app can create a shortcut on android homescreen for anything you want from your android.

Simply select the feature and click on CREATE to shortcut. That's it!
Quite simple right?

You can also use this app to launch an actvity from installed app.
Apps and Activities: Create shortcut of installed apps and activities.

Folder and Files : Create shortcut of folder and files from internal storage.

Intents: Create shortcut of android system intents along with the default app.

Quick Settings: Create shortcut to quickly change your system settings.

Website: Shortcut for your favourite website.

User Requested: Features that are requested by users.

#Custom#: Just a bonus and fresh feature to get shortcuts from installed apps and edit in this app before creating.

Contact me: Shortcut to mail me your suggestions :)

Shortcut Preview: after selecting the activity app will show you a preview of shortcut before creating. Here you can also rename the shortcut name. You can also add shortcut to favourite.

History: here you can check the list of shortcuts created by you.

Favourite: here you can check the list of your favourite shortcuts.

If you wish to add any features in this app, please send me your responses and feedbacks on Rkamewar1111@gmail.com (Don't forget to add app name in subject)

Special Thanks to MaterialSearchView (Thanks MiguelCatalan! :)) for providing a free searchview with a clean UI with simple implementation. Here's the link the library I used for this:

https://github.com/MiguelCatalan/MaterialSearchView
-- Bug fixes.
Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher.
This permission is no longer supported.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.