https://github.com/fabiospampinato/vscode-open-in-application

Open an arbitrary file in its default app, or the app you want.
https://github.com/fabiospampinato/vscode-open-in-application

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Open an arbitrary file in its default app, or the app you want.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fabiospampinato/vscode-open-in-application
• Owner: fabiospampinato
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-03-13T15:26:59.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-19T18:34:12.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T12:39:25.712Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: application, custom, extension, external, open, vscode
• Language: TypeScript
• Size: 1.4 MB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 8
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • Changelog: changelog.md
  • License: license

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# Open in Application



  



Open an arbitrary file in its default app, or the app you want.

This is customizable: you can provide a custom app for each extension, or even multiple apps for an extension and then manually pick the one to use.

## Install

Follow the instructions in the [Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fabiospampinato.vscode-open-in-application), or run the following in the command palette:

```shell

ext install fabiospampinato.vscode-open-in-application

```

## Usage

It adds 1 command to the command palette:

```js

'Open in Application' // Open the current file in its default app, or the app you want

```

You can also reach this command with a right click in the explorer.

## Settings

```js

{

  "openInApplication.applications": {} // Map between extensions and applications

}

```

The actual application's name to use is OS-dependant, for instance if you want to open Firefox under Ubuntu you have to use "firefox" (lowercase) in your settings. We use the [open](https://www.npmjs.com/package/open) utility under the hood, everything that works with it will work here.

Example settings for custom application:

```js

{

  "openInApplication.applications": {

    "html": "Firefox" // Always use Firefox for opening html files

  }

}

```

Example settings for custom applications:

```js

{

  "openInApplication.applications": {

    "html": ["Google Chrome", "Firefox"] // Ask which application to use when opening html files

  }

}

```

## License

MIT © Fabio Spampinato