Save time on repetitive tasks

Why run several programs at once?

Personal computers have long had the ability to run multiple applications concurrently, and this can be a useful, time-saving feature. For example you might keep your email program open while browsing the web, making notes in a document, managing files in an Explorer window, etc. When you need to switch back and forth between windows, leaving them open and activating the one you need is generally the fastest way to work.

Keeping a few frequently used applications open allows your computer to run faster, because it eliminates the overhead of  repeatedly launching the same program, which often incurs a noticeable delay. Aside from that, launching may require additional manual steps to adjust the window layout and perform various application-specific initializations, such as selecting a mode of operation, navigating to a specific section, positioning the cursor, etc.

How Montage makes it faster

Montage gives you a simple way to automate these repetitive routines, so you can get right down to working productively. Simply opening a montage launches and restores the arrangement of just about any collection of program and document windows in a single step. Conversely, closing a montage saves the arrangement and closes the entire set of associated application windows with one click.

Even if you don't need to launch a group of applications all at once, Montage saves time by providing a simple way to launch individual applications and automatically put them into a particular arrangement, so you don't have to do this manually.  In some cases, Windows itself can handle this chore, but not dependably, and with little flexibility. Montage overcomes these time-wasting annoyances.

The following screen shot illustrates Montage's one-step multi-launching capability: