winget install --id=sunbeam60.pathed -e A spartan TUI PATH editor for Windows. Provides an interactive terminal interface for editing your PATH environment variable, with support for both session-based editing and direct registry modification.
A spartan, cross-platform TUI for editing your PATH environment variable.
⚠️ On Windows, this tool can make permanent and undoable changes to your registry.
⚠️ While it's been tested and seems to work, you could screw up your computer when running with -r/--registry.
Two modes of operation:
-r): Reads/writes directly to Windows registry with separate system and user PATH sectionsVisual indicators:
*+-?Directory browser for editing and adding paths with keyboard navigation
Clean command to mark duplicates and non-existent paths for deletion
Windows integration:
WM_SETTINGCHANGE after registry writes so Explorer picks up changes immediatelyDownload the latest release from the releases page.
Or use eget and do
eget sunbeam60/pathed-go
macOS binaries are unsigned. On first run, you may see a Gatekeeper warning. To bypass:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine pathedReads PATH from environment, outputs result for shell capture:
# Bash/Zsh
export PATH="$(pathed)"
# PowerShell
$env:PATH = (pathed)
# Nushell
$env.PATH = (pathed | str trim | split row ':')
Add to your shell profile for convenience:
# Bash/Zsh (.bashrc or .zshrc)
pathed() { export PATH="$(command pathed "$@")"; }
# PowerShell ($PROFILE)
function Edit-Path { $env:PATH = (pathed) }
Reads from and writes directly to the Windows registry:
pathed -r
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
j/k, ↑/↓ | Navigate up/down |
J/K, Shift+↑/↓ | Move entry up/down |
←/→ | Horizontal scroll |
g/G, Home/End | Jump to first/last |
PgUp/PgDn, Ctrl+U/D | Page up/down |
Tab | Edit path (opens directory browser) |
a | Add PATH entry (user entry in registry mode) |
A | Add system PATH entry (registry mode only) |
c | Clean (mark duplicates & missing for deletion) |
Del | Toggle delete mark |
? or h | Show help |
q | Quit (prompts if changes exist) |
Ctrl+C | Force quit |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Enter | Open directory |
a-z | Jump to next entry starting with letter |
A-Z | Jump to previous entry starting with letter |
Tab | Select current directory |
Esc | Cancel |
Requires Go 1.24+:
go build -ldflags "-s -w" -o pathed .
MIT - See LICENSE for details.