{"repo":"stax76/OpenWithPlusPlus","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/stax76/OpenWithPlusPlus","clone":"git clone https://github.com/stax76/OpenWithPlusPlus.git","description":"Open with++ context menu shell extension","language":"Visual Basic .NET","stars":435,"topics":["shell-extension","context-menu","command-line","command-line-tool","file-explorer"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"Open with++ Open with++ is a shell extension that allows to add command line driven custom menu items to the Windows File Explorer context menu. Windows 11 Note: Open with++ is based on the classic Win32 menu, which I prefer much over the new menu of Windows 11. The classic menu can be enabled via registry tweak in Windows 11. Users that prefer the new Windows 11 menu can use ContextMenuForWindows11 which is very similar to Open with++. Screenshots Setup The requirements are Windows 7 x64 or higher, .NET Framework 4.8 x64 and Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable x64. Start the application and click on the Install button. Don't move the folder after installation. GUI Elements Add Adds a new command to Open with++ menu. Remove Removes the selected command from Open with++ menu. Clone Dublicates the selected command. Options Allows to define a custom settings folder and macros that are usable in the File Type property. Install/Uninstall Installs/Uninstalls the shell extension. Uninstall requires a reboot, logout or restarting the relevant processes manually, Windows File Explorer can be restarted with the task manager. Common processes which load context menu shell extensions are Windows File Explorer and Everything. Name Specifies the name of the command. File Types Specifies for which file types the menu is shown. All files: . txt and md: txt md The options dialog defines macros for common file types: W Media files: %audio% %video% %image% Macros are only supported in the File Type","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/stax76","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/stax76/OpenWithPlusPlus/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."}