Add context menu to Windows 7 to open file/folder in PhpStorm

phpstorm.bat

@echo off

SET PhpStormPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\PhpStorm 8.0.2\bin\PhpStorm64.exe
 
echo Adding file entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open in PhpStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open in PhpStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open in PhpStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%PhpStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open in PhpStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%PhpStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f
 
echo Adding folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open directory in PhpStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open directory in PhpStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open directory in PhpStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%PhpStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open directory in PhpStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%PhpStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f

pause

Change PhpStormPath to whatever suits your system then right-click and 'run as administrator'.

This is awesome! Thank-you!!

You're welcome - thanks for the nice feedback :-)

Thank you thank you!

Changed the path and works as supposed to in Windows 8.1.Thank you.

Awesome this worked perfectly for WebStorm! Thanks!

Thanks!!!!

How can I undo this?
Thanks!

@gilad905 sorry, I didn't notice this comment at all and assume you have figure this out already. But to undo you simply have to delete the registry keys manually. Always recommended to back up your registry, though, before you make any changes to it!

You should also add in an entry to the directory background so you can right click inside a folder in an open space and open in PhpStorm

echo Adding folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Open directory in PhpStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open directory in PhpStorm" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Open directory in PhpStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%PhpStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Open directory in PhpStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%PhpStormPath% "%%1"" /f

@ToddHedrick your suggestion, (really usefull !), won't work for me, other do!

@echo off

SET WebStormPath=<path_to_exe>

echo Adding file entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shell\Open in WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open in WebStorm" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shell\Open in WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shell\Open in WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% "%%1"" /f

echo Adding folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open directory in WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open directory in WebStorm" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open directory in WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Open directory in WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% "%%1"" /f

echo Adding folder background
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Open directory in WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open directory in WebStorm" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Open directory in WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Open directory in WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% "%%1"" /f

pause

Any suggestions?

Not sure if you are still after this, but I think it wasn't working because it didn't include the shell. The following worked for me:

echo Adding folder backgrounds
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Open directory in PhpStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open directory in PhpStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Open directory in PhpStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%PhpStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Open directory in PhpStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%PhpStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f```

works great ! ❤️

Here is the one that works perfectly for me

1. Create a file name it webstorm.bat
2. Open file in any text editor
3. Copy all text below from @echo off to pause and paste it in the file
4. Consider replace the <Webstorm.exe path> with your webstorm.exe path
   for e.g

C:\Program Files\JetBrains\WebStorm 2017.2.2\bin\webstorm64.exe

5. Save changes to the file
6. Right click on the file then Run as Administrator
7. Enjoy it!

@echo off

SET WebStormPath=<Webstorm.exe path>
 
echo Adding file entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open w&ith WebStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f
 
echo Adding folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open w&ith WebStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f

echo Adding folder backgrounds
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open w&ith WebStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% \"%%V\"" /f

pause

Works in Windows 10 as well ! Thank you very much :)

Here's a better version for PhpStorm:

@echo off

SET PhpStormPath=D:\Programs\JetBrains\PhpStorm 2018.1.6\bin\PhpStorm64.exe
 
echo Adding file entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\PhpStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open in PhpStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\PhpStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%PhpStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\PhpStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%PhpStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f
 
echo Adding within a folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PhpStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with PhpStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PhpStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%PhpStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PhpStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%PhpStormPath% \"%%V\"" /f

echo Adding folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PhpStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with PhpStorm"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PhpStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%PhpStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PhpStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%PhpStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f

Gist link

You can either click on a file, folder or if you're inside a folder - on empty space and open it in PhpStorm. It isn't mine, I just tweaked this gist that was intended for WebStorm

@FawzyMokhtar thanks, worked nicely on Windows 10. (Just replaced the string "WebStorm" with "PHPStorm", similar to what KulaGGin did)