Quickstart minimizes the startup time of the IDE by skipping checks of the module database assuming that the module database did not change since the last startup of MeVisLab. In particular, MeVisLab will not look for new or changed Module Definition files (.def) in the module packages.

Besides quickstarting MeVisLab from the command line by adding the -quick option to the executable, one can quickstart MeVisLab interactively by pressing the Function (fn) key when launching MeVisLab from the Dock or while double-clicking on a MeVisLab Network document (.mlab).