Open from Explorer

The right-click menu

The installer adds Open with Etonym to the right-click menu of:

• a folder,
• the empty space inside a folder,
• a .md file.

On Windows 11, it is under Show more options. On Windows 10, it is in the first menu. Uninstalling Etonym removes these entries.

Etonym is also in the Open with list for .md files. It does not make itself the default app for .md. To do that, change the default app in Windows settings.

Which folder opens

• A folder opens as it is.
• A .md file opens the folder of the nearest Git repository that holds it, and then the note. If the file is in no repository, its own folder opens.
• Any other file opens its folder in the same way, with no note.

The folder is added to your folder list, so you find it again with Ctrl+Shift+O.

When Etonym is already running

Etonym runs once. Opening another folder or file from Explorer brings the running window to the front and opens it there. If it cannot be opened, Etonym tells you and stays in the current folder.

From the command line

Pass the full path of a folder or file to etonym.exe:

& "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Etonym\etonym.exe" "D:\Notes"

A relative path, such as . for the current directory, works too.

The path follows the same rules as above. When Etonym starts with a path, it opens that instead of the last folder.