{"repo":"martinstoeckli/ExplorerGenie","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/martinstoeckli/ExplorerGenie","clone":"git clone https://github.com/martinstoeckli/ExplorerGenie.git","description":"ExplorerGenie is an extended context menu for the Windows explorer.","language":"C#","stars":63,"topics":["explorer","shell-extension","copy","filepath","open","command-line","alternative-data-streams","symbolic-links"],"license":"MPL-2.0","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"ExplorerGenie https://www.martinstoeckli.ch/explorergenie ExplorerGenie is an open source extension to the context menu of the Windows explorer, which allows to copy the path of a file to the clipboard, or to open tools like the Command Line. The menu is configurable, so that you get those functions you really need. Copy file path This extension adds a context menu, which can copy the paths of the selected files or directories to the clipboard. Go to tool This extension makes it easy to open tools like the Command Line or Power Shell. It is possible to add user defined menu entries which can open other tools, or go to certain locations. Show and delete alternative data streams (ADS) Alternative data streams are hidden parts, which can be added to a file or directory on the NTFS file system. They don't show up in the explorer and wont be represented in the file size. The most common use case of ADS are added zone informations of downloaded files, so Windows knows where they came from and that they are potentially unsafe. But also malware can try to hide its information in an ADS and load it from there if needed, to avoid detection. ExplorerGenie makes it simple to find those ADS, export them to standalone files for examination and to delete them. Create symbolic links Windows 11 comes with a handy feature in the Explorer, to create links to other folders. Such linked folders become part of the folder tree and can be handled the same way, but they are actually referring to a fo","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/martinstoeckli","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/martinstoeckli/ExplorerGenie/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}