How to Add Google Search Option to the Right-Click context Menu in windows Explorer. I didn't find anything online. Example, right click on mp3 file, click google search option to launch a web search about the mp3 song. Did Anyone know a way to do it ?
Hi, how do you do that? Below I give an example of using Sendto to perform a Google search for a file name.
Otherwise, it depends what outcome you're trying to achieve as well. Are you trying to identify the mp3? Find tags for it? Lyrics? What sort of search are you wanting to do?
- the file name
- the content
- the metadata...
You would need to define more clearly what it is you wish to achieve.
If you want to identify the mp3 from its metadata, consider e.g.
Use MusicBrainz Picard to get metadata for your tracks – Live365
Simply considering the file name alone- that is not straightforward at all.
(And the file name may not be a useful way to identify the mp3 anyway).
You would need to
- find or create a utility or script that constructs an appropriate URL and launches your default browser
- add a context menu entry pointing to that utility or script
- pass the file name as a parameter to the script
There are utilities to add context menu entries such as FileMenu tools, Easy Context Menu, ContextEdit.
Here's how to search Google for a file name using 'Sendto' for example.
I've rt clicked a mp3 file, Sendto - in the Sendto options you'll see a shortcut I added - 'Google.exe'
Google.exe is a compiled AHK script which launches a Google search for the filename in my default browser.
(You can see Easy Context Edit there too if you wanted to create a context menu entry- but for any file- it does not allow specifying by file type- ContextEdit can do that- ancient, but works).
a. AHK script
Inputpath=%1%
Msgbox, Inputpath=%Inputpath%
SplitPath, Inputpath,FileName,
Run h t tp://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%Filename%
(Had to add spaces in http else tenforums represents this as a URL)
b. Sendto folder contains a shortcut to my compiled script
c: search result:
Last edited by dalchina; 05 Mar 2020 at 03:25.
Wow ! Thank you for the help. I'm using a google search to verify that MusicBrainz Picard is uploading the right cover art. Half the time there is no cover or it's not the right one. I copy paste the mp3 filename on google and click on the Wkipedia link or Google Image to see the cover.
I think the method with sendto, Easy Context Menu, ContextEdit will be perfect. Which programs i need ? I'm confuse. Only Context Menu Editor ? Context Menu Editor 1.1 and 1.2 refuse to launch, it give me an error "only administrator can makes change to this computer" even if I click on run as administrator.
Where I need to input the script ? I'm lost about the whole thing. Can you show me step by step, please ? Thank you very much for your help. It's very appreciated !
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Ok, I manage to launch the program by clicking run in compatibility mode
Hi, if using Send to you don't need any context menu tools.
To open the Send to folder, type
shell:sendto
in a Run box or file explorer address bar.
Download and install Autohotkey, save the script to e.g.
Google filename.ahk
as a text file.
Rt click, click Compile and you'll get
Google filename.exe
Create a shortcut to that and remove the .exe from the shortcut; copy or move that to the Send to folder.
Then rt click you mp3 (or any file), click Send to, click Google filename
Oh you can delete the Msgbox line- I left that in when checking the script, sorry.
Here's an updated script that strips off the .extension and searches for file name only (attached in zip)
Last edited by dalchina; 05 Mar 2020 at 06:52.
You're welcome. I learnt something about AHK.
It wouldn't really be helpful in the start menu- as used, a parameter is passed to it. Running it from the start menu wouldn't achieve that.
You could put it directly in the context menu as I mentioned e.g. using ContextEdit so it's there just for mp3's say- but I'd suggest it's not worth the effort.
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