This PR adds the Hotkeys and RandomGen plugins to the third-party
plugins documentation in the General plugins section.
## Hotkeys Plugin
⌨️ Hotkeys for PowerToys Run - Create, manage, and trigger custom
keyboard shortcuts directly from PowerToys Run
This plugin enables users to create and manage custom keyboard shortcuts
without leaving PowerToys Run, making it easier to automate repetitive
tasks and improve workflow efficiency.
### Features
- 🔑 Create custom keyboard shortcuts
- 🔄 Manage existing shortcuts
- ⚡ Trigger shortcuts directly from PowerToys Run
- 📋 Import/export shortcuts
- 🔍 Search through your shortcuts
- ⚙️ Configure shortcut behavior
- 🌐 Application-specific shortcuts
- 📝 Add descriptions to shortcuts
## RandomGen Plugin
🎲 RandomGen for PowerToys Run - Generate random data instantly with a
single keystroke
This plugin is particularly useful for designers who need random color
codes and placeholder content, as well as developers and testers who
need quick access to various types of random data.
### Features
- 🔐 Cryptographically Secure Passwords
- 📍 Secure PIN Codes
- 👤 Personal Data (names, emails, phone numbers)
- 🏢 Business Data
- 📅 Date Generation
- 🔢 Number Generation
- 🆔 Unique Identifiers (GUIDs/UUIDs)
- 🎨 Color Codes (especially useful for designers)
- 🌐 Web Data
- 💳 Payment Testing Data
- 📝 Lorem Ipsum placeholder text
## Links to plugins
- https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-Hotkeys
- https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-RandomGen
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## Summary of the Pull Request
**Root Cause:**
The current pipeline builds the entire solution and runs all UI tests
every time, which takes more than 2 hours to complete.
**Fix**
Make the PowerToys UI test pipeline provides flexible options for
building and testing:
### Pipeline Options
- **useLatestOfficialBuild**: When checked, downloads the latest
official PowerToys build and installs it for testing. This skips the
full solution build and only builds UI test projects.
- **useCurrentBranchBuild**: When checked along with
`useLatestOfficialBuild`, downloads the official build from the current
branch instead of main.
- **uiTestModules**: Specify which UI test modules to build and run.
Examples:
- `UITests-FancyZones` - Only FancyZones UI tests
- `MouseUtils.UITests` - Only MouseUtils UI tests
- `['UITests-FancyZones', 'MouseUtils.UITests']` - Multiple specific
modules
- Leave empty to build and run all UI test modules
### Build Modes
1. **Official Build + Selective Testing** (`useLatestOfficialBuild =
true`)
- Downloads and installs official PowerToys build
- Builds only specified UI test projects
- Runs specified UI tests against installed PowerToys
- Controlled by `uiTestModules` parameter
2. **Full Build + Testing** (`useLatestOfficialBuild = false`)
- Builds entire PowerToys solution
- Builds UI test projects (all or specific based on `uiTestModules`)
- Runs UI tests (all or specific based on `uiTestModules`)
- Uses freshly built PowerToys for testing
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- [ ] **Closes:** #xxx
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
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- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [x] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
for new binaries
- [ ] [WXS for
installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
- [ ] [YML for CI
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
for new test projects
- [ ] [YML for signed
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/release.yml)
- [ ] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
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## Summary of the Pull Request
We are missing msix setup event log from
Microsoft-Windows-AppXDeploymentServer-Operational from bug report.
This PR includes it back for any installation with Powertoys or
CommandPalette
Attach the sample one capture after I setup PowerToys for
Microsoft-Windows-AppXDeploymentServer-Operational events
[EventViewer-AppXDeploymentServerEventLog.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20791324/EventViewer-AppXDeploymentServerEventLog.zip)
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This PR introduces the **Definition** plugin—a new PowerToys Run
extension that allows you to quickly lookup word definitions, phonetics,
and synonyms without leaving your keyboard.
🔗 **Learn more**
| Plugin | Author | Description |
|:-------|:------:|:------------|
| [Definition](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-Definition) |
[ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | Lookup word definitions,
phonetics, and synonyms without leaving your keyboard. |
---
## ✨ Features
- **Instant Definitions**
Get definitions in real-time via dictionaryapi.dev.
- **Pronunciation Audio**
Play phonetic audio directly from your results.
- **Phonetics & Synonyms**
View phonetic spelling, synonyms, and antonyms.
- **Usage Examples**
See real-world examples of how words are used.
- **Delayed Execution**
Shows loading indicator before fetching results.
- **Caching**
In-memory cache for repeat lookups (up to 100 entries) to improve
performance.
- **Theme Awareness**
Automatically switches icons for light/dark mode.
- **Context Menu**
Copy definitions, play pronunciation, open source URL, or search for
related words via right-click or keyboard shortcuts.
- **Cancellable Requests**
Automatically cancels previous requests when typing new queries.
- **Wiktionary Integration**
Open any word in Wiktionary for additional information and translations.
---
Thank you for reviewing the **Definition** plugin! 📚
I'm excited to help PowerToys Run users look up words faster than ever.
# 🚀 Add SpeedTest Plugin for PowerToys Run
This PR introduces the **SpeedTest** plugin—a new PowerToys Run
extension that lets you run internet speed tests instantly, without
opening a browser or separate application. Also was problem with
formating previous Plugin "Linear"
🔗 **Learn more**
| Plugin | Author | Description |
|:-------|:------:|:------------|
| [SpeedTest](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-SpeedTest) |
[ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | One-command internet speed
tests with real-time results, modern UI, and shareable links. |
---
## ✨ Plugin Highlights
- **One-command tests**
Run a full speed test (download, upload, ping, server) via PowerToys Run
(). and hit Enter! (or change to or any other keyword in the settings)
- **Modern, theme-aware UI**
WPF-based window adapts automatically to light or dark Windows modes.
- **Live progress & shareable links**
Watch your test run in real time and copy a result URL when it finishes.
- **All-local, privacy-first**
No third-party tracking—uses the bundled Speedtest CLI for 100% local
execution.
- **Robust error handling**
Friendly messages for network failures, permission issues, or unexpected
errors.
- **x64 & ARM64 builds**
Native-optimized releases for both CPU architectures.
- **Open source & community-driven**
Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome—let's make it
even better!
---
Thank you for reviewing the **SpeedTest** plugin! 🚀
I'm excited to help PowerToys Run users check their internet speeds
faster than ever.
* Add QuickNotes plugin to third-party Run plugins documentation
* chore: add ruslanlap to spelling allow-list
* chore: add ruslanlap to spelling allow-list
* chore: add ruslanlap to spelling allow-list
* Add ruslanlap to allowed names and remove from expected words list
* add settings definition
* fix typos and improve settings
* make spell checker happy
* new icon type error
* first code to handle custom formats
* support parsing of new formats
* spelling and typos
* comment fix
* spell check
* start implement custom format results
* last changes
* finish implementation
* spell checker
* settings name
* add missing format
* reorder settings
* dev docs
* change ELF to EAB
* update dev docs
* last changes
* test cases
* fix typos
* fix typo
* port changes
* fixes
* changes
* fixes
* leap year support
* days in month
* tests
* comment
* fix comment
* Add UITestAutomation framework
* add code comments
* Optimized code format
* Optimized code format
* Update commons and add keyboard manager ui test project
* Optimized code format
* test scope and fix fancyzone exe path
* Add readme
* Optimize helper functions and UI test method
* Fix spelling errors and restore module UI tests
* Restore Indent
* Update NOTICE.md
* Update comments to Session and Elements
* Update comments for Button and Window
* delete unnecessary code
* change FindElementByName to FindElmenet
* Update comments for ModuleConfigData
* Update readme and comments
* Remove extra comments
* change public property
* Optimize code readability
* add default Attach Function
* change attach function name
* Update comments to XML format
* Hide by internal functions
* Update readme
* Refine the framework
* Fix process start position and update readme
* Remove Enum PowerToysModuleWindow
* Update attach comments
* Update ModuleConfigData comments
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Co-authored-by: Zhaopeng Wang (from Dev Box) <zhaopengwang@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Xiaofeng Wang (from Dev Box) <xiaofengwang@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: urnotdfs <709586527@qq.com>
* Remove all VideoConferenceMute related code and files
* Clean up vcm driver registry keys
* Also remove the Webcam report tool
* Also clean out video conference on the installer
* Fix spellcheck
* Remove comment about video conf
* Update gpo files revision
* Revert removing the VCM policies
* Deprecate VCM GPO policy
* Change deprecation message to show first supported version
* Tweak supported strings in the adml
* Update with bug fixes for tray icon and support for parent process
* Process information enum
* Update the docs
* Fix spelling
* Make sure that PID is used in PT config flow
* Logic for checks based on #34148
* Update with link to PR
* Fixes#34717
* Small cleanup
* Proper task segmentation in a function
* Cleanup the code
* Fix synchronization context issue
* Update planning doc
* Test disabling caching to see if that manages to pass CI
* Cleanup to make sure that we're logging things properly.
* Update ci.yml
* Disable cache to pass CI
* Retry logic
* Cleanup
* Code cleanup
* Fixes#35848
* Update notes and codename
* After third attempt, log error instead of throwing exception
* More cleanup to avoid double execution
* Add expected word
* Safeguards for bad values for timed keep-awake
* More updates to make sure I am using uint
* Update error message
* Update packages
* Fix notice and revert CsWinRT upgrade
* Codename update
* Update expect.txt
* Update the struct
* Ensuring we're properly awaiting tray initialization
* Update to make sure tray reflects the bound process
* Cleanup, proper JSON serialization for logs.
* Not needed.
* Add command validation logic
* Moving the initialization logic earlier
* Make sure we show the display state in the tooltip
* Update tray string
* Update src/modules/awake/Awake/Core/Manager.cs
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
* Update src/modules/awake/Awake/Core/Manager.cs
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
* Update src/modules/awake/Awake/Core/Manager.cs
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
* Update src/modules/awake/Awake/Core/Manager.cs
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
* Update logic for icon resets
* Update doc
* Simplify function for setting mode shell icon
* Issues should be properly linked
* Minor cleanup
* Update timed behavior
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Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
Co-authored-by: Clint Rutkas <clint@rutkas.com>
This upgrades to [v0.0.24](https://github.com/check-spelling/check-spelling/releases/tag/v0.0.24).
A number of GitHub APIs are being turned off shortly, so you need to upgrade or various uncertain outcomes will occur.
There's a new accessibility forbidden pattern:
> Do not use `(click) here` links
> For more information, see:
> * https://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/noClickHere
> * https://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext/link_text
> * https://granicus.com/blog/why-click-here-links-are-bad/
> * https://heyoka.medium.com/dont-use-click-here-f32f445d1021
```pl
(?i)(?:>|\[)(?:(?:click |)here|link|(?:read |)more)(?:</|\]\()
```
There are some minor bugs that I'm aware of and which I've fixed since this release, but I don't expect to make another release this month.
I've added a pair of patterns for includes and pragmas. My argument is that the **compiler** will _generally_ tell you if you've misspelled an include and the **linker** will _generally_ tell you if you misspell a lib.
- There's a caveat here: If your include case-insensitively matches the referenced file (but doesn't properly match it), then unless you either use a case-sensitive file system (as opposed to case-preserving) or beg clang to warn, you won't notice when you make this specific mistake -- this matters in that a couple of Windows headers (e.g. Unknwn.h) have particular case and repositories don't tend to consistently/properly write them.
* display ruler: supporting millimeter and other units
* Measurement Tool: UI Setting for an extra unit
* Update images
* spelling
* spelling
* suit code style
* Fix for code review
* remove weird file
* rename field
* [FilePreview] Use syntax highlighting for .srt
* Change customTokenColors to customTokenThemeRules
* Ignore text on the same line as a timestamp
* Update tokenization rules
* add Run support for UUIDv7 generation
* simplify comments and maybe satisfy spell check
* fix endianess
* prefer stack allocation for temporary fixed-size buffer
* perhaps the async test caused the pipeline to hang
* switch to .NET 9 BCL implementation of UUIDv7
* add UUIDv7 to input query suggestions + update exception messages to include v7
* simplify Guid description switch + update devdocs
* Update with bug fixes for tray icon and support for parent process
* Process information enum
* Update the docs
* Fix spelling
* Make sure that PID is used in PT config flow
* Logic for checks based on #34148
* Update with link to PR
* Small cleanup
* Proper task segmentation in a function
* Cleanup the code
* Fix synchronization context issue
* Update planning doc
* Test disabling caching to see if that manages to pass CI
* spell checker
* Adding OOBE Projects page
* changed the default hotkey
* module interface
* rename projects editor
* bug report tool
* installer
* gpo
* exit event constant
* extend search for projects by search over the containing apps' names
* [Projects] fix grammatical issue #43 (1 app - many apps)
* [Projects] Editor: Main page: fix layout if there are many apps, launch button not disappearing on the right side
* dsc
* github
* pipeline
* guid prefix
* [Projects] fixing general settings gpo handling in runner + minor changes
* arm build fix
* Do not allow saving project if name or applist is empty. Also minor UI changes
* version
* editor version
* spellcheck
* editor dll signing
* update projects names to filter them out
* shortcut saving fix
* [Projects] Editor: brining the highlighted app's icon into the foreground. + minor UI fixes
* spell checker
* spellcheck
* [Projects] re-implementing icon size calculation to have similar sized icons for every app.
* [projects] Adding info message for cases: there are no projects or no results for the search
* [Projects] Adding Edit button to the popup. + minor changes
* [Projects] Making popup having rounded corners
* changed "no projects" text color and position
* remove opening the first proj
* fix placing windows of the same app in the project
* [Projects] bringing back the breadcrumb on the editor page. Make it clickable.
* [Projects] optimizing click handlers
* [Projects] Removing not selected apps on save
* moved on thread executor to common
* moved display utils
* added convert rect
* unsigned monitor number
* set awareness
* app placement
* [Projects] Re-implementing preview drawing - one common image
* [Projects] fix boundary calculation, use DPI aware values
* fix launching with command line args
* Fix ARM64 CI build
* launch packaged apps using names when possible
* spell-check
* update packaged apps path
* projects editor single instance
* [Projects] Add Select all checkbox, Delete selected button
* Add Checkbox for per monitor selection
* modifying highlight in preview
* spell checker
* logs
* exclude help windows
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/49
* Add intermediate step to project creation
* minor bugfix
* mutex fix
* modifying highlight for minimized apps
* Fixing bug: re-draw the preview on app deletion in the editor
* Adding helper class for getting the right bounds for screens
* spell checker
* spell checker
* Minor fixes in the capture dialog
* get dpi unaware screen bounds
* refactoring: added utils
* changed window filter
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/2
* clean up
* refactoring
* projects common lib
* localizable default project prefix
* launcher resources
* clean up
* change snapshot project saving
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/14
* changed project data
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/14
* changed project creation save-cancel handles
https://github.com/JaneaSystems/PowerToys-DevProjects/issues/14
* spell-check
* Remove checkboxes, delete feature
* remove unused from the project
* get command line args in the snapshot
* minimized settings snap fix
* set window property after launching
* FZ: ignore projects launched windows
* Implementing major new features: remove button, position manipulation, arguments, admin, minimized, maximized
* modifying colors
* launcher project filters
* clean up
* Hide Admin checkbox
* hide WIP
* spell-check
* Revert "Hide Admin checkbox"
This reverts commit 3036df9d7f.
* get app elevated property
* Implementing Launch and Edit feature
* fixing: update of listed projects on the main page after hitting save in editor
* Fix for packaged app's icons
* fixing scroll speed issue
* change scroll speed to 15
* launch elevated apps
* minor fixes
* minor fix
* enhancing shortcut handling
* can-launch-elevated check
* projects module interface telemetry
* Implementing store of setting "order by".
* minor string correction
* moved projects data parsing
* telemetry
* add move apps checkbox
* notification about elevated apps
* restart unelevated
* move existing windows
* keep opened windows at the same positions
* handle powertoys settings
* use common theme
* fix corrupted data: project id and monitor id
* project launch on "launch and edit"
* clean up
* show screen numbers instead of monitor names
* launcher error messages
* fix default shortcut
* Adding launch button to projects settings, dashboard and flyout
* Adding new app which is launched when launching a project. It shows the status of the launch process
* spell checker
* Renaming Projects to App Layouts. Replacing only string values, not the variable names
* Re-ordering modules after Renaming Projects + spell checker
* setting window size according to the screen (making it bigger)
* commenting out feature "move apps if exist"
* spell checker
* Add ProjectsLauncherUI to signing
* opening apps in minimized state which are placed on a monitor, which is not found at the moment of launching
* consistent file name
* removed unused sln
* telemetry: create event
* WindowPosition comparison
* telemetry: edit event
* fix muted Launch as admin checkbox
* telemetry: delete event
* updated Edit telemetry event
* added invoke point to launcher args
* added utils
* parse invoke point
* replaced tuple with struct
* telemetry: launch event
* MonitorRect comparison
* resources
* rename: folders
* remove outdated
* rename: window property
* rename: files and folders
* rename: common data structures
* rename: telemetry namespace
* rename: workspaces data
* rename ProjectsLib -> WorkspacesLib
* rename: gpo
* rename: settings
* rename: launcher UI
* rename: other
* rename: pt run
* rename: fz
* rename: module interface
* rename: icon
* rename: snapshot tool
* rename: editor
* rename: common files
* rename: launcher
* rename: editor resources
* fix empty file crash
* rename: json
* rename: module interface
* fix custom actions build
* added launch editor event constant
* xaml formatting
* Add missing method defition to interop::Constants idl
Remove Any CPU config
* more .sln cleanup
* [Run][PowerToys] Fix Workspaces utility (#34336)
polished workspaces utility
* build fix - align CppWinRT version
* address PR comment: fix isdigit
* indentation
* address PR comment: rename function
* address PR comment: changed version for workspaces and revision
* added supported version definition
* addressPR comment: use BringToForeground
* address PR comments: updated projects
* address PR comment: uncomment gpo in settings
* address PR comment: rename oobe view
* update OOBE image with current module name
* moved AppUtils
* launching with AppUserModel.ID
* fixed module order in settings
* fix xaml formatting
* [Workspaces] Close launcher if there are failed launches. Plus adding new spinner gif
* fix topmost LauncherUI
* clean up
* UI closing
* BugReportTool - omit cmd arg data
* Delete icon on workspace removal
* Adding cancellation to launcher UI.
* reordered launching
* fix terminating UI
* Removing old shortcut on workspace renaming
* Sentence case labels
* get process path without waiting
* comment out unused
* remove unused argument
* logs
* New icon
* fix launch and edit for the new project
* fix launch and edit: save new project
* Update exe icons
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Co-authored-by: donlaci <laszlo@janeasystems.com>
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
Co-authored-by: Stefan Markovic <stefan@janeasystems.com>
Co-authored-by: Davide Giacometti <davide.giacometti@outlook.it>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
* Update thirdPartyRunPlugins.md to add ChatGPTPowerToys plugin
* Update names.txt
Adding in ferraridavide to allow PT to pass CI
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Co-authored-by: Clint Rutkas <clint@rutkas.com>
Co-authored-by: Stefan Markovic <stefan@janeasystems.com>
* Update with bug fixes for tray icon and support for parent process
* Process information enum
* Update the docs
* Fix spelling
* Make sure that PID is used in PT config flow
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## Summary of the Pull Request
In prep for WinAppSdk, trying to consolidate items. Version.prop is one
of the first items.
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- [ ] **Closes:** #xxx
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
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- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [ ] **Localization:** All end user facing strings can be localized
- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
for new binaries
- [ ] [WXS for
installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
- [ ] [YML for CI
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
for new test projects
- [ ] [YML for signed
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/release.yml)
- [ ] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
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