Adds 'Open in Atom' to context menu in Windows Explorer.

open-w-atom.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;
; Adds 'Open in Atom' to context menu (when you right click) in Windows Explorer.
;
; Based on https://github.com/Zren/atom-windows-context-menu. It didn't work
; https://github.com/Zren/atom-windows-context-menu/issues/1.
;
; Save this file to disk with a .reg extension. Replace C:\\Atom\\atom.exe with
; the path to the atom executable on your machine.
;
; Make sure you are running as administrator.
;
; Double click the file and then click yes on the popup.
;
; OR
;
; open a command prompt and type
; C:> regedit path\to\open-w-atom.reg
;
; That's it!
;
; License, MIT

; when you right click a file
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Atom KI ext]
""="Open File in Atom"
"Icon"="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Atom KI ext\command]
""="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe \"%1\""

; when you right click a folder
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Atom KI ext]
""="Open Folder in Atom"
"Icon"="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Atom KI ext\command]
""="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe \"%1\""

; when you right click a folder while holding shift
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Atom KI ext]
""="Open Folder in Atom"
"Icon"="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Atom KI ext\command]
""="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe \"%V\""

; when you right click the background, not on a particular file or folder.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\Atom KI ext]
""="Open Folder in Atom"
"Icon"="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\Atom KI ext\command]
""="C:\\Atom\\atom.exe \"%V\""

the-LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2014 Kyle Ilantzis

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This is awesome, is there a "remove" script as well?

A "remove" script would be awesome

Hi, I get following message in alert when I try to click on Open with Atom:
This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel.
Am i doing anything wrong?

@tusharkathuria by default atom is installed to C:\Users\{USER_NAME}\AppData\Local\atom where {USER_NAME} is your windows user name. I wonder how this reg script is working since in C:\Atom there is nothing for the most of the installations.

So, if your username is tusharkathuria, the regedit value should be: C:\Users\tusharkathuria\AppData\Local\atom\bin\atom.cmd %1

Edit: in newer versions of Atom, I'm using 1.12.x there is a checkbox for enable/disable this feature in Settings->System, you can access to it by pressing Ctrl + ,

Thanks for the removal tips @codekraft-studio and @Aleksandern.
It seems that doesn't work when trying to remove the old ones, however. CCleaner did the job though.

hmm... strangely, GitHub isn't providing any autocompletion for @username mentions o_o. Maybe that's just how it goes on gists..

@Aleksandern Awesome :)

@framm @dustinpoissant

Remove One

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;
; Removes 'Open in Atom' from context menu (when you right click) in Windows Explorer.
;
; That's it!
;
; License, MIT

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Atom KI ext]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Atom KI ext\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Atom KI ext]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Atom KI ext\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Atom KI ext]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Atom KI ext\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\Atom KI ext]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\Atom KI ext\command]

Save file as .reg

@Aleksandern

That's perfect. Thanks

Thanks @Aleksandern . It is simple as pie 👍

@Aleksandern

Thanks!

@Aleksandern Very nice and simple! Thanks.

@Aleksandern thanks man!

@hamed-farag thanks man !

Thanks @kyle-ilantzis and @Aleksandern

NICE

Thanks guys

Perfect. Thank you!

Thanks!