Everything Toolbar

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Search faster

The search tool in Windows (accessed via the Start menu) isn’t particularly reliable. Even when you type a program’s name in

full, it can often return incorrect results.

Everything (from VoidTools.com – https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/ click the Download Installer button) is so

much better. It takes seconds to index all the files on your hard drive, then provides fast and accurate results to your search

queries.

Now there's a great new addition which makes Everything even better:

Download Everything Toolbar ( https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar/releases/tag/0.7.1 – select the MSI file at

the bottom of the page) alongside the main Everything program and you’ll be able to run searches directly from a

search box on your taskbar. Thanks to a recent update, Everything Toolbar also lets you browse your search history by

holding down the Ctrl key then pressing the up and down arrow keys.

Changes

• Added search history option (Navigate by pressing Ctrl+↑/↓)
• Added option to show quick toggles for "match case", "match path", etc. in the search box
• Added option to show number of search results
• Added option to remember the selected filter
• Added icons for the default filters ? @JUSTIVE
• Win+Key shortcuts can now be used to trigger EverythingToolbar
• Experimental option to automatically search with EverythingToolbar when typing in the Windows start menu
• Allow navigation of search results using PgUp, PgDown, Home and End
• Basic search macros like video: and pic: are now supported
• Changed the settings/context menu style to be more in line with Windows search
• The default themes and views can now be translated
• Fixed IME being always on ? @AioiLight
• Fixed the magnifying glass color on older Windows 10 versions when using Windows light theme
• Fixed the Spanish translation being all mixed up
• Removed unnecessary io operations when using Everything filters
• Added new translations:
  • Dutch ? @hansvansoest
  • Japanese ? @AioiLight
  • Swedish ? @nlssn
  • Greek, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic and more improvements via Crowdin ?

Note: Previous themes won't be fully compatible with this release of EverythingToolbar.

 

This is a screenshot of Everything Toolbar showing in my Taskbar.

Important Note: the developer of Everything Toolbar and the developer of Everything are two different people.

Important tip: In order to have Everything Toolbar show up for the first time in your Taskbar, you must have Everything installed and running BEFORE you install Everything Toolbar. Once installed, simply right-click on your Taskbar and point at 'TOOLBARS' at the top of the Pop-Up and select 'Everything Toolbar'.

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

 

UELI is another great search app - see the next tip.

 

Maz