1. A method for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising: identifying which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer; simultaneously presenting a status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators; receiving an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and causing presentation of a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the indication of selection, wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators adjacent to the applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators.