I Got Tired of Opening Dozens of URLs Every Day, So I Built a Windows Tool
The author created a Windows tool called Open URLs to automate the tedious process of opening multiple URLs, capturing screenshots, and exporting results to PowerPoint. What began as a personal solution for streamlining workflow has been released publicly to help others save time. The tool is available in two versions, Lite and Pro, through the Microsoft Store.
- ▪The tool Open URLs automates opening multiple URLs, capturing webpages, and exporting results to PowerPoint.
- ▪It was developed to reduce time spent on repetitive documentation tasks involving staging environments.
- ▪The tool stores data locally and does not rely on external servers.
- ▪Open URLs is available for download from the Microsoft Store in both Lite and Pro versions.
- ▪The author originally built it for personal use before deciding to release it publicly.
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| Original publisher | DEV.to (Top) |
| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/qlp/i-got-tired-of-opening-dozens-of-urls-every-day-so-i-built-a-windows-tool-1c2g |
| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 12:01:12 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-17T12:22:13.120Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-17T12:22:13.120Z |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
Basis: Derived from the published RSS/Atom feed. Contact: [email protected]. Reviewed: 2026-07-24.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3935686) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } QLP Products Posted on May 17 I Got Tired of Opening Dozens of URLs Every Day, So I Built a Windows Tool #automation #productivity #showdev #tooling If your workflow involves reviewing staging environments, you probably know the pain: opening dozens of URLs, waiting for each page to load, capturing screenshots, organizing them into slides… and repeating this every single day. I reached a point where I realized I was spending more time documenting work than actually doing work.
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