# Floating Toolbars

As well as toolbars (and menus - they're all interchangeable) attached to a Lister, you can have toolbars that float free in their own window. You can use a floating toolbar for many things, for example:

*As a program launcher:*

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e327387898802c0bfc4a41e2a479209795212019%2Fprogram_launcher.png?alt=media)

*For quick access to your commonly used folders:*

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ee9cc8bb465b09eb11b030b70d809086181519c8%2Fquick_folders.png?alt=media)

*To quickly load a Lister layout:*

![](https://3597805814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3XSZSwWow0fDf6fQJobd%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-26144235898bff24be886de3c5dfa757b68d50f2%2Flayout_toolbar.png?alt=media)

Floating toolbars can be shown whenever Opus is running in the background - you don't need a Lister open to make use of them. They can be set to dock with the edge of the screen, and auto-hide if desired, so they take up little if any space. Any Opus internal command can be used from a floating toolbar, and external programs can be launched just as easily (the same as with a regular toolbar).

As you can see from the screenshots above, you have a lot of control over the appearance of floating toolbars - see the [Controlling Floating Toolbars](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/additional_functionality/floating_toolbars/controlling_floating_toolbars) page for more information.

More:

[Controlling Floating Toolbars](https://chaoses-ib.gitbook.io/directory-opus/manual/additional_functionality/floating_toolbars/controlling_floating_toolbars)