https://github.com/chaoses-ib/ibiconpreviewhandler

An icon preview handler for Windows Shell.
https://github.com/chaoses-ib/ibiconpreviewhandler

icon preview-handler windows-shell

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An icon preview handler for Windows Shell.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chaoses-ib/ibiconpreviewhandler
• Owner: Chaoses-Ib
• Created: 2021-01-22T13:12:51.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-18T10:29:51.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-24T17:49:38.760Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: icon, preview-handler, windows-shell
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 488 KB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# IbIconPreviewHandler

An icon preview handler for Windows Shell.  

Based on source code of [SharpShell](https://github.com/dwmkerr/sharpshell)'s IconPreviewHandler.

It can show the user all of the images contained in an icon file when one is selected, just as below:

![](images/previewhandler-screenshot.png)

It can also be used in some third-party file managers, like in [Directory Opus](https://www.gpsoft.com.au/) ([中文介绍](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/DirectoryOpus)):

![](images/dopus.png)

## Installation

1. Download the zip from [Releases](https://github.com/Chaoses-Ib/IbIconPreviewHandler/releases)

2. Unzip it to a fixed location

3. Run `install.bat`

## Credits

This project uses the following libraries:

* [SharpShell](https://github.com/dwmkerr/sharpshell)

* [IconLib](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/16178/IconLib-Icons-Unfolded-MultiIcon-and-Windows-Vista)