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EverythingPowerToys (EPT) is a plugin for the program PowerToys Run (PTR)
This adds the ability to search the computer for files and folders using Everything inside PTR

Prerequisites

The following programs needs to be installed and running to use EPT

• PowerToys
• Everything 1.4 or 1.5a
  • non-lite version of Everything required, lite does not support IPC
  • 1.5a is recommended as it provides more features
  • 1.5a requires you to disable alpha instance

EPT Installation methods

1. Chocolatey : choco install everythingpowertoys
   • Chocolatey needs to be installed separately
   • Chocolatey package updates pretty fast
   • Only published x64, not ARM64
   • Chocolately dependencies will only check for Everything 1.4

     PowerToys: choco install powertoys

2. Scoop : scoop bucket add extras | scoop install extras/everything-powertoys
   • Scoop needs to be installed separately
   • Scoop package updates pretty fast
   • Autodetects x64 or ARM64
   • Dependencies are only listed as suggestions, needs to be installed separately

     PowerToys: scoop bucket add extras | scoop install extras/powertoys
     Everything: scoop bucket add extras | scoop install extras/everything OR scoop bucket add versions | scoop install versions/everything-alpha

3. Self-Extraction Installer (EXE) :
   • Some AV will detect the installer as malicious, either allow the EXE or use the ZIP file instead
   • Powertoys and Everything needs to be installed separately
   • Have both x64 and ARM64
     • If you're unsure whether to use x64 or ARM64, try x64 first.
   1. Exit Powertoys
   2. Run EXE
   3. Restart PowerToys
4. Manual Installation (ZIP) :
   • Powertoys and Everything needs to be installed separately
   • Have both x64 and ARM64
     • If you're unsure whether to use x64 or ARM64, try x64 first.
   1. Exit Powertoys
   2. Extract the folder in the zip file to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins
   3. Restart PowerToys
5. WinGet : winget install lin-ycv.EverythingPowerToys
   • WinGet comes preinstalled with Windows 11 and Windows 10 version 1809+
   • WinGet package updates require review, newest version is not immediately available after an update.
     • Due to AV False-Positives, new releases cannot be push onto winget
     • Support for Winget is dropped from 0.86.0 and onwards, older published versions will remain in place
     • I've tried NSIS, Inno Setup, WinRAR, 7zip, and various self coded installers, none of them could create a clean exe installer that doesn't trip AV FP
     • If you have a solution, please open a PR or Discussion
   • No dependencies are listed, install Powertoys and Everything separately

     PowerToys: winget install microsoft.powertoys
     Everything: winget install voidtools.everything OR winget install voidtools.everything.alpha

Plugin Features

For an explanation of all the features and settings of this plugin, please visit the features page

Support and Feedback

You can report bugs via GitHub Issues. Alternatively, if you're familiar with coding, you can address the bug yourself and submit a Pull Request with the fix.

For support or feedback, please utilize GitHub Discussions.

Developers and Contributors

If you want to contribute to this project, visit the developer page to get started.