Windows Path Editor Rico Hermans (rix0rrr)

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Use this command to install Windows Path Editor:

winget install --id=rix0rrr.WindowsPathEditor -e

Windows Path Editor is a system utility designed to simplify and enhance the management of your PATH environment variable on Windows. This tool addresses the challenges faced by users who frequently work with command-line tools and "unixy" utilities, providing a more efficient and effective solution compared to default Windows tools.

Key Features:

Drag-and-Drop Editing: Easily rearrange or modify PATH entries using intuitive drag-and-drop functionality.
Conflict Detection: Identify potential conflicts between directories on your PATH, helping to diagnose issues related to executable and DLL loading.
Single-Click Cleanup: Remove unnecessary or invalid PATH entries with just one click, streamlining your system's performance.
Disk Scanning for Bin Directories: Automatically detect and add bin directories from installed tools, ensuring all necessary utilities are accessible.
UAC Awareness: Operates with User Account Control (UAC) awareness, providing elevated privileges when needed to modify protected system settings.

Audience & Benefits:

Ideal for developers, system administrators, and power users who rely on command-line tools, Windows Path Editor streamlines the management of PATH variables. It helps prevent conflicts, automate cleanup processes, and enhance overall system efficiency, making it an essential tool for anyone managing complex environments on Windows.

Windows Path Editor can be installed via winget, ensuring a seamless setup process for users seeking to optimize their PATH management experience.

Windows Path Editor

This tool helps you manage your PATH on Windows.

Download Latest Version (1.7)

Introduction

In a fit of horrible irony, on Windows you'll both have the most need to edit your PATH (since all applications insist on creating their own bin directories instead of installing to a global bin directory like on Unices), and you're also equipped with the absolute worst tools to deal with this. The default environment editor dialog where you get to see 30 characters at once if you're lucky? Yuck.

Windows Path Editor (a horribly creative name, I know) gives you a better overview and easier ways to manipulate your path settings.

Features

Edit your path using drag and drop.
Detect conflicts between directories on your path (diagnose issues like the wrong executable being launched or the wrong DLL being loaded).
Remove bogus entries from your path with a single click.
Scan your disk for tools that have a bin directory and automatically add them to your path.
UAC aware.

Screen Shot of Windows Path Editor

Windows Path Editor Rico Hermans (rix0rrr)

README

Windows Path Editor

Introduction

Features