EverythingToolbar

Everything integration for the Windows taskbar.

Features

• Instant search results using Everything
• Quick navigation via keyboard shortcuts
• Light and dark theme (or custom themes)
• Customizable open with commands
• Rules for opening files
• Uses filters defined within Everything

Demo

Requirements

• .NET Framework ≥ 4.7 (how to check)
• Everything ≥ 1.4.1 must be running (lite version not supported)
• High DPI support requires at least Windows 10 Creators Update.

Install

• Make sure Everything is installed and running
• Install EverythingToolbar using one of the following methods
  • Download the EverythingToolbar installer
  • Chocolatey: choco install everythingtoolbar
  • winget: winget install everythingtoolbar
• Enable EverythingToolbar via the context menu of the taskbar
  • Note: You will have to open the context menu twice as it doesn't show up the first time you open it.
• Adjust size and position after unlocking the taskbar (demonstration video)

Build

• Open solution in Visual Studio with .NET Framework 4.7 support
• Disable signing in project properties
• Build the project (Windows Explorer will restart)
• Install the toolbar by running EverythingToolbar/tools/install.cmd as admin

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
↑/↓	Navigate search results
Ctrl+↑/↓	Navigate search history (if enabled)
Return	Open
Ctrl+Return/Click	Open path
Shift+Return/Click	Open in Everything
Alt+Return/Click	File properties
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Run as admin
(Shift+)Tab	Cycle through filters
Ctrl+0-9	Select filter
Ctrl+Space	Preview file in QuickLook
Win+Alt+S	Focus search box (customizable)

Rules

Create custom open with commands by selecting Rules... from settings. By checking Automatically apply rules based on condition matching files/folders based on the type and regular expression field will execute the corresponding command when opened.

Examples:

Name	Type	Regular Expression	Command
Open terminal here...	Any		cmd /K "cd %path%"
Total Commander (Left)	Any		totalcmd /O /L=%path%
Total Commander (Right)	Any		totalcmd /O /R=%path%
MSPaint	File	.*\\PixelArt\\.*(bmp|BMP)	mspaint %file%

Leaving the regular expression field empty will never match.

Customization

• Edit an existing theme/item template or create a new one in the Themes / ItemTemplates folder
• Restart Windows Explorer via the task manager
• Select theme/item template from settings

Contribute

All kinds of contributions (questions, bug reports, pull requests) are welcome! Helping out with open issues is very much appreciated. As a basic rule, before filing issues, feature requests or anything else, take a look at the issues and check if it has already been reported by another user. If so, engage in the already existing discussion.

You can also help by translating EverythingToolbar.