text/microsoft-resx 2.0 System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 Inspired by Rooler Rooler is a name of the tool. Screen Ruler Product name: Navigation view item name for Screen Ruler Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Screen Ruler is a quick and easy way to measure pixels on your screen. "Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility Screen Ruler "Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility Activation Behavior "Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility Activation shortcut Customize the shortcut to bring up the command bar "Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility Search for settings Placeholder in settings search box No results for Prefix used in the no-results row; the query is appended in code, e.g., "No results for 'abc'" Default mode The measuring mode that is used when activated None Bounds Spacing Horizontal spacing Vertical spacing Extra units of measurement Show only pixels Inches Centimeters Millimeters Pixel tolerance for edge detection Line color Capture screen continuously during measuring Refresh screen contexts in real-time instead of making a screenshot once Per color channel edge detection If enabled, test that all color channels are within a tolerance distance from each other. Otherwise, check that the sum of all color channels differences is smaller than the tolerance. Draw feet on cross Adds feet to the end of cross lines Screen Ruler "Screen Ruler" is the name of the utility Activation Device layout Drag and drop a machine to rearrange the order. It is not possible to use drag and drop while running PowerToys elevated. As a workaround, please restart PowerToys without elevation to edit the device layout. Encryption key Security key To set up, generate the key on one machine, and enter it manually on other machines New key Copy to clipboard Refresh connections Reestablishes connections with other devices if issues occur Host name of this device Connect Uninstall service Removes the service from the computer; administrator access is required Behavior Troubleshooting Add a firewall rule for Mouse Without Borders "Mouse Without Borders" is a product name Adding a firewall rule might help solve connection issues This setting can only be changed when running as administrator If PowerToys is installed as a user, uninstalling/upgrading may require the Mouse Without Borders service to be removed manually later. Service Mouse Without Borders Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Mouse Without Borders is a quick and easy way to move your cursor across multiple devices. "Mouse Without Borders" is the name of the utility Mouse Without Borders "Mouse Without Borders" is the name of the utility Use Service Runs in service mode, allowing MWB to control locked remote machines and system or administrator applications Devices in a single row Sets whether the devices are aligned on a single row. A two by two matrix is considered otherwise Move the mouse back to the first machine when it passes the last one Share clipboard Transfer copied files to the remote machine’s clipboard (up to 100 MB) Hide mouse at the screen edge Draw mouse cursor Mouse behavior Validate remote machine IP Same subnet only Block screen saver on other machines Move mouse relatively Block mouse at screen corners to avoid accident machine-switch at screen corners Show clipboard and network status messages Show the original Mouse Without Borders UI This is accessible from the system tray and requires a restart If share clipboard stops working, Ctrl+Alt+Del then Esc may solve the problem Hide the cursor at the top edge when switching to another machine, and take focus from full-screen apps to ensure keyboard input is redirected The mouse cursor may not appear on Windows 10 and later if no physical mouse is connected Reverse DNS lookup to validate machine IP address Only connect to machines in the same intranet NNN.NNN.*.* (only works when both machines have IPv4 enabled) Example: MyLaptop 192.168.0.24 Don't translate MyLaptop IP address mapping Resolve machine's IP address using manually entered mappings below Prevent screen saver from starting on other machines when user is actively working on this machine Use this option when remote machine's monitor settings are different, or remote machine has multiple monitors Show clipboard activities and network status in system tray notifications Keyboard shortcuts keyboard is the hardware peripheral Advanced settings Easy Mouse Easy Mouse: move between machines by moving the mouse pointer to the screen edges Can also be set to move only when pressing Shift or Ctrl Shift and Ctrl are the keyboard keys Disabled Enabled Ctrl This is the Ctrl keyboard key Shift This is the Shift keyboard key Disable Easy Mouse when an application is running in full screen Prevent Easy Mouse from moving to another machine when an application is in full-screen mode Disabling Easy Mouse in full-screen mode only affects the host PC and does not prevent the mouse from moving away from remote machines msedge.exe firefox.exe opera.exe Allow easy mouse when chrome is in fullscreen mode. Ignored fullscreen applications Allow Easy Mouse to move between machines even if one of these applications is running in full screen, separate each executable with a new line. Lock all machines Press this hotkey twice to lock all machines, noting that only machines with the same shortcut configured will be locked Shortcuts Configure shortcuts to quickly control features Turn Easy Mouse on or off Ctrl and Alt are the keyboard keys Only works if EasyMouse is set to Enabled or Disabled Switching between machines Ctrl and Alt are the keyboard keys Ctrl+Alt+: Ctrl and Alt are the keyboard keys F1, F2, F3, F4 Don't localize. These are keyboard keys 1, 2, 3, 4 Don't localize. These are keyboard keys Try reconnecting when connection is lost Control all computes are once General Navigation view item name for General Awake {Locked} PowerToys Run Product name: Navigation view item name for PowerToys Run PowerRename Product name: Navigation view item name for PowerRename Shortcut Guide Product name: Navigation view item name for Shortcut Guide File Explorer Add-ons Product name: Navigation view item name for File Explorer. Please use File Explorer as in the context of File Explorer in Windows FancyZones {Locked} Image Resizer Product name: Navigation view item name for Image Resizer Color Picker Product name: Navigation view item name for Color Picker Power Display Product name: Navigation view item name for Power Display Keyboard Manager Product name: Navigation view item name for Keyboard Manager Mouse Without Borders Product name: Navigation view item name for Mouse Without Borders Mouse Utilities Product name: Navigation view item name for Mouse utilities Navigation closed Accessibility announcement when the navigation pane collapses Navigation opened Accessibility announcement when the navigation pane opens Reconfigure your keyboard by remapping keys and shortcuts Keyboard Manager page description Keyboard Manager Keyboard Manager enable toggle header. Do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off Remap a key Keyboard Manager remap keyboard button content Editor Keyboard Manager new editor header Keys Keyboard Manager remap keyboard header Remap a shortcut Keyboard Manager remap shortcuts button Shortcuts Keyboard Manager remap keyboard header All apps Should be the same as EditShortcuts_AllApps from keyboard manager editor Try the new editor Keyboard Manager toggle to switch to the new unified editor Switch to the new editor. You can switch back at any time. Description for the new experience toggle Editor Keyboard Manager button to open the new unified editor Set and manage your remappings Description for the new editor button Open Keyboard Manager Label for the Keyboard Manager editor shortcut on the dashboard page Switch back to the classic editor Keyboard Manager link to switch back to the classic editor UI Shortcut Paste with AI OpenAI content moderation Use built-in functions to handle complex tasks. Token consumption may increase. Access Clipboard History View and select previously copied items Actions Custom actions You're running local models directly on your device. Their behavior may vary or be unpredictable. Note: After installing the Foundry Local CLI, restart PowerToys to use it. Message informing users that PowerToys needs to be restarted after installing Foundry Local CLI You're running local models directly on your device. Their behavior may vary or be unpredictable. Your API key connects directly to OpenAI services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with OpenAI's usage policies and data handling practices. Terms of Use Privacy Policy Your API key connects directly to Microsoft Azure services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Microsoft Azure's usage policies and data handling practices. Microsoft Azure Terms of Service Microsoft Privacy Statement Your API key connects directly to Microsoft Azure services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Microsoft Azure's usage policies and data handling practices. Microsoft Azure Terms of Service Microsoft Privacy Statement Your API key connects directly to Google services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Google's usage policies and data handling practices. Google Terms of Service Google Privacy Policy Your API key connects directly to Mistral services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Mistral's usage policies and data handling practices. Mistral Terms of Use Mistral Privacy Policy Ollama Terms of Service Ollama Privacy Policy Current key remappings Current shortcut remappings Key remapping key as in keyboard key Shortcut remapping Remapped to Quick and simple system-wide color picker. Color Picker do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off Change cursor when picking a color A quick launcher that has additional capabilities without sacrificing performance. PowerToys Run do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off Search & results Search result preference Use Pinyin Experimental: Use Pinyin on the search query. May not work for every plugin. Most recently used Alphabetical order Running processes/open applications Search type preference Application name A string that is contained in the application Executable name Number of results shown before scrolling Open PowerToys Run Open file location Copy path location Open console console refers to Windows command prompt Override Win+R shortcut Override Win+S shortcut Ignore shortcuts in fullscreen mode Use centralized keyboard hook Try this if there are issues with the shortcut (PowerToys Run might not get focus when triggered from an elevated window) Clear the previous query on launch Tab through context buttons Pressing tab will first select through the available context buttons of the current selection before moving onto the next result Generate thumbnails from files Results will try to generate thumbnails for files. Disabling this setting may increase stability and speed Input Smoothing This is about adding a delay to wait for more input before executing a search Wait for more input before searching. This reduces interface jumpiness and system load. Immediate plugins Affects the plugins that make the UI wait for their results by this amount. Recommended: 30-50 ms. Background execution plugins Affects the plugins that execute in the background by this amount. Recommended: 100-150 ms. Create window layouts to help make multi-tasking easy. windows refers to application windows Keep windows in their zones when the screen resolution or work area changes windows refers to application windows FancyZones {Locked="FancyZones"} Excluded apps Excludes an application from snapping to zones and will only react to Windows Snap - add one application name per line Opacity (%) Switch between windows in the current zone Next window Previous window Open layout editor launches the FancyZones layout editor application Set and manage your layouts launches the FancyZones layout editor application Make the dragged window transparent Use a non-primary mouse button to toggle zone activation Use middle-click mouse button to toggle multiple zones spanning Move windows between zones across all monitors Override Windows Snap This overrides the Windows Snap shortcut (Win + arrow) to move windows between zones Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging a window Hold Shift key Drag a window Show zones on all monitors while dragging a window Move newly created windows to their last known zone windows refers to application windows Move newly created windows to the current active monitor (Experimental) Launch editor on the display When using multiple displays Where the mouse pointer is With active focus Zone behavior Manage how zones behave when using FancyZones {Locked="FancyZones"} Zones Highlight color During zone layout changes, windows assigned to a zone will match new size/positions General Check for updates Location Back up File name: Refresh Restore Select folder Select folder Privacy statement Report a bug Report an issue inside powertoys Request a feature Tell our team what we should build Restart PowerToys as administrator running PowerToys as a higher level user, account is typically referred to as an admin / administrator Run at startup PowerToys will launch automatically Show a warning for functionality issues when running alongside elevated applications A Windows Shell extension for more advanced bulk renaming using search & replace or regular expressions. Shell integration This refers to directly integrating in with Windows PowerRename do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off Hide icon in context menu Show PowerRename in Default and extended context menu Extended context menu only Press Shift + right-click on files to open the extended context menu Maximum number of items Show recently used strings Markdown File type, do not translate .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkdn, .mkd, .mdwn, .mdtxt, .mdtext {Locked} Source code files (Monaco) File type, do not translate .txt, .cpp, .py, .json, .xml, .csproj, ... {Locked} Scalable Vector Graphics File type, do not translate .svg {Locked} Color mode Windows default Solid color Checkered pattern Color Checkered shade Light Medium Dark Portable Document Format {Locked} .pdf {Locked} Scalable Vector Graphics {Locked} .svg {Locked} Stereolithography {Locked} .stl {Locked} Color Quite Ok Image {Locked} .qoi {Locked} Quite OK Image {Locked} .qoi {Locked} Portable Document Format {Locked} .pdf {Locked} These settings allow you to manage your Windows File Explorer custom preview handlers. Auto-complete Open-source notice Enable auto-complete for the search & replace fields Border color Inactive color Shows a help overlay with Windows shortcuts. Press duration before showing global Windows shortcuts (ms) ms = milliseconds Activation method Use a shortcut or press the Windows key for some time to activate Custom shortcut Hold down Windows key In some edge cases Shortcut Guide might not function correctly when using this activation method Appearance & behavior Back up & restore Back up and restore your settings PowerToys will restart automatically if needed Shortcut Guide do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off Background opacity (%) Exclude apps Turns off Shortcut Guide when these applications have focus - add one application name per line Example: outlook.exe Don't translate outlook.exe Image sizes Presets Manage preset sizes that can be used in the editor This format is used as the filename for resized images Lets you resize images by right-clicking. Image Resizer do not loc the Product name. Do you want this feature on / off Image Size Name Fit Width Height Unit Delete Add new size JPEG quality level (%) {Locked="JPEG"} PNG interlacing {Locked="PNG"} TIFF compression {Locked="TIFF"} (auto) Displayed on the preset card when the Width or Height property is zero. The same as "Input_Auto" in the ImageResizerUI project's resources. File as in a computer file Default CCITT3 {Locked} CCITT4 {Locked} Default LZW {Locked} None RLE {Locked} Zip {Locked} BMP encoder {Locked="BMP"} GIF encoder {Locked="GIF"} JPEG encoder {Locked="JPEG"} PNG encoder {Locked="PNG"} TIFF encoder {Locked="TIFF"} WMPhoto encoder {Locked="WMPhoto"} Fill Refers to filling an image into a certain size. It could overflow Fit Refers to fitting an image into a certain size. It won't overflow Stretch Refers to stretching an image into a certain size. Won't overflow but could distort. Centimeters Inches Percent Pixels Off On Learn more about administrator mode Download and install updates automatically Except on metered connections Always run as administrator This setting can only be changed when running as administrator Running as user Running as administrator FancyZones {Locked} File Explorer Image Resizer Keyboard Manager Color Picker PowerToys Run PowerRename do not loc the product name Shortcut Guide GitHub repository Version & updates Last checked: Created at: Backup information Source machine: Status: Version and updates Restore the original size of windows when unsnapping Fallback encoder Used when missing encoder for original format The following parameters can be used: Filename format File modified timestamp Used as the 'modified timestamp' in the file properties Original file timestamp Timestamp of resize action Encoding Remap keys to other keys, shortcuts or text snippets Remap shortcuts to other shortcuts, keys or text snippets for all or specific applications Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. Made with 💗 by Microsoft and the PowerToys community. Windows refers to the OS Allow zones to span across monitors Actual height Actual width Original filename Selected height Selected width Size name Thumbnail icon Preview Select the file types for which thumbnail previews must be rendered. Preview Pane Select the file types which must be rendered in the Preview Pane. Ensure that Preview Pane is open by toggling the view with Alt + P in File Explorer. Preview Pane and File Explorer are app/feature names in Windows. 'Alt + P' is a shortcut A reboot may be required for changes to these settings to take effect Enabling the preview handlers will override other preview handlers already installed - there have been reports of incompatibility between Outlook and the PDF Preview Handler. Outlook is the name of a Microsoft product Thumbnails might not appear on paths managed by cloud storage solutions like OneDrive, since these solutions may get their thumbnails from the cloud instead of generating them locally. OneDrive is the name of a Microsoft product Example: outlook.exe {Locked="outlook.exe"} Example: %1 (%2) Filename parameters Dark Dark refers to color, not weight Light Light refers to color, not weight Windows default Windows refers to the Operating system Windows color settings Windows refers to the Operating system Default color format Activation behavior Open editor Pick a color first Mouse actions Customize the function of each mouse button Primary click Middle click Secondary click Pick a color and open editor Pick a color and close Close Picker behavior Format will be copied to your clipboard Learn more about remapping limitations This is a link that will discuss what is and is not possible for Keyboard manager to remap Editor refers to the FancyZones editor Window behavior Manage how windows behave when using FancyZones {Locked="FancyZones"} Windows Refers to a set of application windows, not the product name Behavior Use Boost library Boost is a product name, should not be translated Provides extended features but may use different regex syntax Boost is a product name, should not be translated Extensions HEIF image metadata extraction Requires HEIF Image Extensions from Microsoft Store to extract metadata from HEIC/HEIF files HEIF is a file format name, do not translate Install from Microsoft Store Installed AVIF image metadata extraction Requires AV1 Video Extension from Microsoft Store to extract metadata from AVIF files AVIF is a file format name, do not translate Install from Microsoft Store Installed Color formats Configure the color formats (edit, delete, hide, reorder them) Move up Move down Add new format Format Name Add custom color format Save Edit custom color format Update My Format Cancel The following parameters can be used: red green blue alpha cyan magenta yellow black key hue hue (natural) saturation (HSI) saturation (HSL) saturation (HSB) brightness intensity lightness (nat) lightness (CIE) value whiteness blackness chromaticity A (CIE Lab) chromaticity B (CIE Lab) X value Y value Z value decimal value (RGB) decimal value (BGR) color name The red, green, blue and alpha values can be formatted to the following formats: byte value (default) hex lowercase one digit hex uppercase one digit hex lowercase two digits hex uppercase two digits float with leading zero float without leading zero The lightness (CIE), chromaticity A (CIE Lab) and chromaticity B (CIE Lab) values can be formatted to the following formats: rounded to the nearest integer Example: %ReX means red value in hex uppercase two digits format. Show color name Displays the color name while picking a color Large The size of the image Medium The size of the image Phone The size of the image referring to a Mobile Phone typical image size Small The size of the image Windows key + Up, down, left or right arrow key to move windows based on relative position {Locked="Windows"} Windows key + Left or right arrow keys to move windows based on zone index {Locked="Windows"} Windows key +    or  {Locked="Windows key +   ",""} Windows key +  or  {Locked="Windows key + ",""} Relative position Move windows based on Zone index Color formats Activate the zone whose center is closest to the cursor Activate the largest zone by area Split the overlapped area into multiple activation targets Activate the smallest zone by area When multiple zones overlap Plugins Direct activation command Authored by example: Authored by Microsoft Include in global result Show results on queries without direct activation command Enable plugin On Off Please define an activation command or allow this plugin to be used in the global results. PowerToys Run can't provide any results without plugins Enable at least one plugin to get started Plugins Include or remove plugins from the global results, change the direct activation phrase and configure additional options Position & appearance Preferred monitor position as in Show PowerToys Run on primary monitor If multiple monitors are in use, PowerToys Run can be launched on the desired monitor as in Show PowerToys Run on primary monitor Monitor with mouse cursor Monitor with focused window Primary monitor Plugins are loading... Flash zones when switching layout Layouts Enable quick layout switch Layout-specific shortcuts can be configured in the editor Activation shortcut Customize the shortcut to activate this module Shortcut Enable or disable this module (Note: the Settings UI will not update) Editor shortcut Open editor shortcut Customize the shortcut to open the Keyboard Manager editor Open editor Paste as plain text directly Actions Create and manage advanced paste custom actions. (Requires Paste with AI to be enabled) Add custom action Open Advanced Paste window New custom action First part of the default name of new custom action that can be added in PT's settings ui. Name Description Prompt Cancel Add custom action Save Edit custom action Update Paste as Markdown directly Paste as JSON directly Image to text Paste as file Paste as .txt file Paste as .png file Paste as .html file Transcode audio / video Transcode to .mp3 Transcode to .mp4 (H.264/AAC) Open Color Picker Color Picker is a system-wide color selection tool for Windows that enables you to pick colors from any currently running application and automatically copies it in a configurable format to your clipboard. FancyZones is a window manager that makes it easy to create complex window layouts and quickly position windows into those layouts. {Locked="FancyZones"} File Locksmith lists which processes are using the selected files or directories and allows closing those processes. PowerToys introduces add-ons to the Windows File Explorer that will enable files like Markdown (.md), PDF (.pdf), SVG (.svg), STL (.stl), G-code (.gcode), Binary G-code (.bgcode), and developer files to be viewed in the preview pane. It introduces File Explorer thumbnail support for a number of these file types as well. Image Resizer is a Windows shell extension for simple bulk image-resizing. Keyboard Manager allows you to customize the keyboard to be more productive by remapping keys and creating your own keyboard shortcuts. Mouse Without Borders enables using the mouse pointer, keyboard, clipboard and drag and drop between machines in the same local network. PowerRename enables you to perform simple bulk renaming, searching and replacing file names. The Workspaces utility enables you to launch a set of applications to a custom layout and configuration all at once. PowerToys Run is a quick launcher for power users that contains some additional features without sacrificing performance. Screen Ruler is a quick and easy way to measure pixels on your screen. Shortcut Guide presents the user with a listing of available shortcuts for the current state of the desktop. A collection of utilities to enhance your mouse. Mouse as in the hardware peripheral Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. Take a moment to preview the various utilities listed or view our comprehensive documentation. Documentation on Microsoft Learn Help us make PowerToys better Diagnostics & feedback helps us to improve PowerToys and keep it secure, up to date, and working as expected. Shortcut conflict detection Shortcuts configured by PowerToys are conflicting View more diagnostic data settings Release notes to open Color Picker. To select a color with more precision, **scroll the mouse wheel** to zoom in. **Shift** + **drag the window** to snap a window to a zone, and release the window in the desired zone. to open the FancyZones editor. {Locked="FancyZones"} Snap a window to multiple zones by holding the **Ctrl** key (while also holding **Shift**) when dragging a window. In File Explorer, right-click one or more selected files and select **Unlock with File Locksmith** from the context menu. Press the **Restart as administrator** button from the File Locksmith UI to also get information on elevated processes that might be using the files. Select **View** which is located at the top of File Explorer, followed by **Show**, and then **Preview pane**. From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and observe the content on the preview pane! How to create mappings How to enable How to launch How to use In File Explorer, right-click one or more image files and select **Resize with Image Resizer** from the context menu. Want a custom size? You can add them in the PowerToys Settings! Open **PowerToys Settings**, navigate to the Keyboard Manager menu, and select either **Remap a key** or **Remap a shortcut**. Want to only have a shortcut work for a single application? Use the Target App field when creating the shortcut remapping. Use the Settings screen on each machine to connect to the other machines using the same key. If a connection is not working, it may be necessary to add an exception to the Windows Firewall. Use the service option in Settings to install a service enabling Mouse Without Borders to function even in the lock screen. In File Explorer, right-click one or more selected files and select **Rename with PowerRename** from the context menu. to open the Workspaces Editor. {Locked="Workspaces"} In the Workspaces Editor window create Workspaces - a set of applications arranged in a custom layout. You can launch Workspaces from the Workspaces Editor or by shortcuts created in the Workspaces Editor. Customize the configuration of your apps on launch by adding CLI arguments to each app in the Workspaces Editor. PowerRename supports searching for files using regular expressions to enable more advanced renaming functionalities. to open Run and just start typing. PowerToys Run supports various action keys to funnel search queries for a specific subset of results. Typing `<` searches for running processes only, `?` will search only for file, or `.` for installed applications! See PowerToys documentation for the complete set of 'Action Keys' available. to open Shortcut Guide, press it again to close or press **Esc**. Tips & tricks to bring up the Screen Ruler command bar. The Bounds mode lets you select a specific area to measure. You can also shift-drag an area to persist in on screen. The various Spacing modes allows tracing similar pixels along horizontal and vertical axes with a customizable pixel tolerance threshold (use settings or mouse wheel to adjust it). Screen Ruler Do not localize this string Color Picker Do not localize this string FancyZones {Locked="FancyZones"} File Locksmith Image Resizer Do not localize this string Keyboard Manager Do not localize this string Mouse Without Borders Product name. Do not localize this string PowerRename Do not localize this string Workspaces Do not localize this string PowerToys Run Do not localize this string Shortcut Guide Do not localize this string Welcome Couldn't load the release notes. Please check your internet connection. Open Settings What's new Give feedback Welcome to PowerToys Welcome to PowerToys What's new in PowerToys What's new in PowerToys Settings View on GitHub PowerToys Settings Title of the settings window when running as user Awake Awake is a product name, do not localize A convenient way to keep your PC awake on-demand. Awake Awake is a product name, do not loc Keep using the selected power plan Keep awake indefinitely Keep awake for a time interval Keep awake until expiration Keep screen on This setting is only available when keeping the PC awake Keep custom awake state until a specific date and time Mode Behavior Hours Minutes End date End time Awake Module name, do not loc Awake is a Windows tool designed to keep your PC awake on-demand without having to manage its power settings. This behavior can be helpful when running time-consuming tasks while ensuring that your PC does not go to sleep or turn off its screens. Awake is a product name, do not localize Open **PowerToys Settings** and enable Awake Awake is a product name, do not localize You can always change modes quickly by **right-clicking the Awake icon** in the system tray. Awake is a product name, do not localize An error occurred trying to install this update: Install now An update is available: Downloading... Try again to download and install Checking for updates... An update is ready to install: PowerToys is up to date Network error. Please try again later Download & install Fills Fits within Stretches to Centimeters Inches Percent Pixels Edit Edit size ImageResizer presets Add a new preset Remove Edit the {0} preset Expands to the AutomationProperties.Name value for the Edit button. Example: "Edit the Small preset". Remove the {0} preset Expands to the AutomationProperties.Name value for the Remove button. Example: "Remove the Large preset". No Label of a cancel button Are you sure you want to delete this item? Yes Label of a confirmation button See what's new Manage the state of your device when Awake is active Awake is a product name, do not localize Excluded apps Enable colorformat More options More options to as in: from x to y starts as in: doing x will start y Learn more about Awake Awake is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Command Not Found Command Not Found is the name of the module. Den Delimarsky's work on creating Awake Awake is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Color Picker Color Picker is a product name, do not loc Learn more about FancyZones {Locked="FancyZones"} Learn more about File Locksmith Learn more about Image Resizer Image Resizer is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Keyboard Manager Keyboard Manager is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Mouse utilities Mouse utilities is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Advanced Paste Advanced Paste is the name of the module. Learn more about Mouse Without Borders Mouse Without Borders is the name of the module. Learn more about File Explorer add-ons File Explorer is a product name, localize as Windows does Learn more about Peek Peek is a product name, do not loc Learn more about PowerRename PowerRename is a product name, do not loc Learn more about PowerToys Run PowerToys Run is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Screen Ruler Screen Ruler is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Shortcut Guide Shortcut Guide is a product name, do not loc File Explorer add-ons Do not localize this string Mouse utilities Mouse as in the hardware peripheral Find My Mouse Mouse as in the hardware peripheral Focus the mouse pointer pressing the Ctrl key twice, using a custom shortcut or shaking the mouse. Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. Key as in a keyboard key Mouse Highlighter Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. Use a keyboard shortcut to highlight left and right mouse clicks. Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. CursorWrap CursorWrap Wrap the mouse cursor between monitor edges Activation and behavior Disable wrapping while dragging Disable wrapping when using a single monitor Wrap mode Vertical only Horizontal only Vertical and horizontal Wrapping activation CursorWrap: Label for activation mode dropdown Control when cursor wrapping occurs as the pointer reaches the screen edge. CursorWrap: Description for activation mode dropdown Always CursorWrap: Activation mode - always wrap Holding Ctrl CursorWrap: Activation mode - wrap only when Ctrl held Holding Shift CursorWrap: Activation mode - wrap only when Shift held Mouse Pointer Crosshairs Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. Draw crosshairs centered around the mouse pointer. Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. Mouse Jump Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. Jump the mouse pointer quickly to anywhere on your desktop. Mouse as in the hardware peripheral. Open PowerToys Run Open Shortcut Guide Documentation Search this list Search this list Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Related information Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Edit Remove Cancel Press a combination of keys to change this shortcut Press a combination of keys to change this shortcut. Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut. Save Activation shortcut Invalid shortcut A shortcut should start with **Windows key**, **Ctrl**, **Alt** or **Shift**. The ** sequences are used for text formatting of the key names. Don't remove them on translation. Possible shortcut interference with Alt Gr Alt Gr refers to the right alt key on some international keyboards Shortcuts with **Ctrl** and **Alt** may remove functionality from some international keyboards, because **Ctrl** + **Alt** = **Alt Gr** in those keyboards. The ** sequences are used for text formatting of the key names. Don't remove them on translation. This shortcut has a potential conflict, but the warning is ignored. All monitors must have the same DPI scaling and will be treated as one large combined rectangle which contains all monitors New size First part of the default name of new sizes that can be added in PT's settings ui. Interval before returning to the previous awake state End date and time Mouse utilities A collection of mouse utilities. Find My Mouse Refers to the utility name Highlight the position of the cursor when pressing the Ctrl key twice, using a custom shortcut or when shaking the mouse. "Ctrl" is a keyboard key. "Find My Mouse" is the name of the utility Find My Mouse "Find My Mouse" is the name of the utility. Activation method Press Left Control twice Left control is the physical key on the keyboard. Shake mouse Mouse is the hardware peripheral. Only activate while holding the Windows key Specifies that the 'Find My Mouse' will only activate if the Windows key is held down while pressing the Ctrl key twice. Prevents module activation when an excluded application is the foreground application Excluded apps Example: outlook.exe Do not activate when Game Mode is on "Game mode" is the Windows feature to prevent notification when playing a game. Background color Spotlight color Spotlight radius (px) px = pixels Spotlight initial zoom Spotlight zoom factor at the start of the animation Animation duration (ms) ms = milliseconds Time before the spotlight appears (ms) ms = milliseconds Animations are disabled in your system settings. Minimum shake distance The minimum distance the mouse must move to be considered a shake. Lower values increase sensitivity. Shake detection interval (ms) ms = milliseconds Time window used to monitor mouse movement for shake detection. Shorter intervals may detect quicker shakes. Shake sensitivity factor (percent) Determines how far the pointer must move, relative to the screen diagonal, to count as a shake. Lower values make it more sensitive. Mouse Highlighter Refers to the utility name Highlight mouse clicks. "Mouse Highlighter" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse. Mouse Highlighter "Find My Mouse" is the name of the utility. Activation shortcut Customize the shortcut used to turn this mode on or off "Mouse Highlighter" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse. Primary button highlight color Secondary button highlight color Radius (px) px = pixels Fade delay (ms) ms = milliseconds Time before the highlight begins to fade (ms) ms = milliseconds Fade duration (ms) ms = milliseconds Duration of the disappear animation (ms) ms = milliseconds Mouse Pointer Crosshairs Refers to the utility name Draw crosshairs centered on the mouse pointer. "Mouse Pointer Crosshairs" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse. Mouse Pointer Crosshairs "Mouse Pointer Crosshairs" is the name of the utility. Activation shortcut Customize the shortcut to show/hide the crosshairs Crosshairs color Crosshairs opacity (%) Crosshairs center radius (px) px = pixels Crosshairs thickness (px) px = pixels Crosshairs border color Crosshairs border size (px) px = pixels Fix crosshairs length Crosshairs fixed length (px) px = pixels Crosshairs orientation Vertical and horizontal lines Vertical only Horizontal only Gliding cursor An accessibility feature that lets you control the mouse with a single button using guided horizontal and vertical lines Initial line speed Speed of the horizontal or vertical line when it begins moving Reduced line speed Speed after slowing down the line with a second shortcut press Custom colors Windows default Theme Customize the way zones look Zone appearance Geometric Code File type, do not translate Only .gcode files with embedded thumbnails are supported Geometric Code File type, do not translate Only .gcode files with embedded thumbnails are supported Number color Show zone number Off The state of a ToggleSwitch when it's off On The state of a ToggleSwitch when it's on Crop And Lock allows you to crop a current application into a smaller window or just create a thumbnail. Focus the target window and press the shortcut to start cropping. "Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility Crop And Lock "Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility Activation Crop And Lock "Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility Crop And Lock "Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility Learn more about Crop And Lock "Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility Reparent shortcut Creates a cropped version of an application’s window by embedding the original app into a new window. This is experimental and may cause issues due to the reparenting behavior. Thumbnail shortcut Creates a cropped, non-interactive thumbnail of another window. Improves app compatibility. Screenshot shortcut Creates a cropped, static screenshot of another window. The screenshot won't update with the original window's content. Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Crop And Lock "Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility Crop And Lock allows you to crop a current application into a smaller window or just create a thumbnail. Focus the target window and press the shortcut to start cropping. "Crop And Lock" is the name of the utility to crop and create a thumbnail of another window. The application isn't controllable through the thumbnail but it'll have less compatibility issues. to crop an application's window into a cropped window. This is experimental and can cause issues with some applications, since the cropped window will contain the original application window. to crop an application's window into a screenshot window. The screenshot won't update with the original window's content. Always On Top is a quick and easy way to pin windows on top. Always On Top Activation Activation Always On Top Excludes an application from pinning on top Excluded apps Example: outlook.exe Color Show a border around the pinned window Thickness (px) px = pixels Appearance & behavior Show Always on Top in the title bar context menu Lets you turn Always on Top mode on or off from the window's title bar right-click menu Always On Top {Locked} Do not activate when Game Mode is on Game Mode is a Windows feature Learn more about Always On Top {Locked="Always On Top"} Activation shortcut Customize the shortcut to pin or unpin an app window Press **{0}** to increase the opacity of the window Press **{0}** to decrease the opacity of the window Always On Top {Locked} Always On Top improves your multitasking workflow by pinning an application window so it's always in front - even when focus changes to another window after that. to pin or unpin the selected window so it's always on top of all other windows. You can tweak the visual outline of the pinned windows in PowerToys settings. Color mode Custom color Windows default {Locked="Windows"} Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Wrap text Feature on or off Allow child windows snapping What's new Peek Product name: Navigation view item name for Peek Peek Peek is a quick and easy way to preview files. Select a file in File Explorer and press the shortcut to open the file preview. Peek Peek is a product name, do not loc Behavior Always run without elevation (even if PowerToys is elevated) Runs Peek without admin permissions to improve access to network shares. To apply this change, you must disable and re-enable Peek. Peek is a product name, do not loc Automatically close the Peek window after it loses focus Peek is a product name, do not loc Confirm before deleting files You'll be asked to confirm before files are moved to the Recycle Bin Activation method Use a shortcut or press the Spacebar when a file is selected Spacebar is a physical keyboard key Custom shortcut Spacebar Disable rounded corners when a window is snapped Fine tune results ordering Results order tuning Use a higher number to get selected results to rise faster. The default is 5, 0 to disable. Selected item weight Selecting this can help preselect the top, more relevant result, but at the risk of jumpiness Wait on slower plugin results before selecting top item in results Plugin hints Choose which plugin keywords to be shown when the searchbox is empty Use a higher number to have this plugin's result show higher in the global results. Default is 0. Global sort order score modifier Enable rounded corners Learn more about Quick Accent Quick Accent is a product name, do not loc Quick Accent Quick Accent Workspaces Workspaces "Workspaces" is the name of the utility Activation Customize the shortcut to launch the Workspaces Editor Activation shortcut Create and manage Workspaces Open editor Learn more about the Workspaces utility Workspaces is the name of the module. Quick Accent is an alternative way to type accented characters, useful for when a keyboard doesn't support that specific accent. Activate by holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, then press the activation key (space, left or right arrow keys) and an overlay to select accented characters will appear! key refers to a physical key on a keyboard Quick Accent Attribution Pin a window Theme toggle shortcut Switch between light and dark mode Toggle theme Pick a color Crop and create a thumbnail Crop an app's window into a cropped window Crop an app into a screenshot window Open editor Find the mouse Turn on clicks highlighter Quickly move the mouse pointer Draw crosshairs centered on the mouse pointer Transform your clipboard content with the power of AI. A cloud or local endpoint is required. Learn more Preview file Open Run Start measurement Open Shortcut Guide {Locked="Windows"} Start text extraction Activation Activate zones Quick Accent is an easy way to write letters with accents, like on a smartphone. Quick Accent Open **PowerToys Settings** and enable Quick Accent. While holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, press the Activation Key and an overlay to select the accented character will appear. key refers to a physical key on a keyboard Activation Activation key key refers to a physical key on a keyboard Press this key after holding down the target letter key refers to a physical key on a keyboard Left/Right Arrow Left/Right arrow keyboard keys Space Space is the space keyboard key Left, Right or Space All are keys on a keyboard Toolbar Toolbar position Top center Top left corner Top right corner Bottom left corner Bottom center Bottom right corner Center Left Right Behavior Input delay (ms) ms = milliseconds How long a key must be held before the accent menu appears ms = milliseconds Prevents module activation if a foreground application is excluded. Add one application name per line. Excluded apps Example: Teams.exe Learn more about Text Extractor A new backup was not created because no settings have been changed since last backup. No backup found Failed to parse time Unknown Unknown This computer Current settings match at E.g., Food was served 'at' noon. Current settings differ Checking... Unknown Nothing to restore. No settings files found. There was an error. Try another backup location. There was an error in the settings format. Please check the settings file: Back up completed. No backup location selected. No backups found to restore. Invalid backup location. Text Extractor is a convenient way to copy text from anywhere on screen Text Extractor Text Extractor Text Extractor can only recognize languages that have the OCR pack installed. It is recommended to use the Snipping Tool instead of the TextExtractor module. Learn more about supported languages Text Extractor Text Extractor to open Text Extractor and then selecting a region to copy the text from. Hold the shift key to move the selection region around. Attribution Text Extractor works like Snipping Tool, but copies the text out of the selected region using OCR and puts it on the clipboard. Applies to json and xml. Files remain unchanged. Try to format the source for preview Some characters and phrases may conflict with global queries of other plugins if you use them as activation command. Learn more about conflicting activation commands The continuous capture mode will consume more resources when in use. Also, measurements will be excluded from screenshots and screen capture. pointer as in mouse pointer. Resources refer to things like CPU, GPU, RAM Show the Unicode code and name of the currently selected character Sort characters by usage frequency Track characters usage frequency and sort them accordingly Start selection from the left Start selection from the leftmost character for all activation keys, including left and right arrows Characters Choose character sets Show only accented characters common to the selected sets All available Special sets Language sets Special Characters Bulgarian Catalan Crimean Tatar Currency Croatian Czech Danish Gaeilge Gaelic language spoken in Ireland Gàidhlig Scottish Gaelic German Greek Hebrew French Finnish Estonian Esperanto IPA International Phonetic Alphabet Lithuanian Macedonian Maltese Maori Middle Eastern Romanization Dutch Norwegian Pinyin Proto Indo European Polish Portuguese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Turkish Vietnamese Icelandic Romanian Serbian Serbian Cyrillic Hungarian Italian Kurdish Welsh Quick and simple utility for managing hosts file. "Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc Hosts File Editor "Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc Hosts File Editor Products name: Navigation view item name for Hosts File Editor Hosts File Editor "Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility Show a warning at startup Activation Manage your hosts file "Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc Open Hosts File Editor "Hosts File Editor" is a product name Placement of additional content Bottom Top Behavior Open Hosts File Editor "Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility Learn more about Hosts File Editor "Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility Hosts File Editor is a quick and simple utility for managing hosts file. "Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility Hosts File Editor "Hosts File Editor" is the name of the utility Required in order to make changes to the hosts file Open as administrator A quick utility for managing environment variables. Environment Variables Environment Variables Environment Variables Activation Manage your environment variables Open Environment Variables Open Environment Variables Learn more about Environment Variables Environment Variables is a quick utility for managing environment variables. Environment Variables Required in order to make changes to the system environment variables Open as administrator Press duration before showing taskbar icon shortcuts (ms) ms = milliseconds A Windows shell extension to find out which processes are using the selected files and directories. {Locked="Windows"} File Locksmith File Locksmith Product name: Navigation view item name for FileLocksmith File Locksmith File Locksmith is the name of the utility Default and extended context menu Extended context menu only Show File Locksmith in Shell integration This refers to directly integrating in with Windows This setting is managed by your organization. Includes items like the file header and any lines that can’t be parsed Preferred language Pin a window so that: Always On Top To pick a color: Color Picker Here are a few shortcuts to get you started: To open the FancyZones editor, press: FancyZones Get access to your files and more: PowerToys Run Experimentation Only Windows Insider builds may be selected for experimentation {Locked="Windows Insider"} Allow experimentation with new features Diagnostics & feedback Learn more about the logged information and how it's used Diagnostic data Save logs to this device Advanced Paste Product name: Navigation view item name for Advanced Paste Formats clipboard content into plain text, Markdown, JSON, and more. Advanced formatting can use an online or local language model endpoint. Advanced Paste Advanced Paste Paste with AI Activation & behavior Custom format preview Preview the output of AI formats and Image to text before pasting Advanced AI Advanced Paste is a tool to put your clipboard content into any format you need, focused towards developer workflows. It can paste as plain text, Markdown, or JSON directly with the UX or with a direct keystroke invoke. These are fully locally executed. In addition, it has an opt-in AI feature that can use an online or local language model endpoint. Note: this will replace the formatted text in your clipboard with the selected format. Advanced Paste to open UI to select the format you want to paste your data as. to paste your clipboard data as plain text. to paste your clipboard data as Markdown. Note: Clipboard content type has to be HTML. to paste your clipboard data as JSON. Note: Clipboard content data has to contain XML or CSV text. Command Not Found Product name: Navigation view item name for Command Not Found A PowerShell module that detects an error thrown by a command and suggests a relevant WinGet package to install, if available. "Command Not Found" is a product name Command Not Found "Command Not Found" is a product name Installed Detected Not detected The following components are required PowerShell 7.4 or greater WinGet Client PowerShell module Command Not Found "Command Not Found" is a product name Add this module to the PowerShell 7 profile script so that it is enabled with every new session Installation logs Refresh Check if your PowerShell configuration is compatible and configured correctly Install Uninstall Command Not Found detects an error thrown by a command in PowerShell and suggests a relevant WinGet package to install, if available. "Command Not Found" is a product name Command Not Found "Command Not Found" is a product name If a command returns an error, the module will suggest a WinGet package that may provide the relevant executable. All apps Back Back Bug report Bug report Documentation Documentation More More Settings Settings Quick access Maximum file size to preview Size refers to the disk space used by a file The maximum size, in kilobytes, for files to be displayed. This is a safety mechanism to prevent loading large files into RAM. "RAM" refers to random access memory; "size" refers to disk space; "bytes" refer to the measurement unit A quick little utility to visualize and edit complex Windows Registry files. {Locked="Windows"} Registry Preview Registry Preview Product name: Navigation view item name for Registry Preview Registry Preview Registry Preview is the name of the utility In File Explorer, right-click a .REG file and select **Preview** from the context menu. You can preview or edit Registry files in File Explorer or by opening the app from the PowerToys launcher. Registry Preview is a quick little utility to visualize and edit complex Windows Registry files. {Locked="Windows"} Registry Preview Do not localize this string Learn more about Registry Preview Registry Preview is a product name, do not loc Open Registry Preview "Registry Preview" is the name of the utility Mouse Jump Refers to the utility name Quickly move the mouse pointer long distances. "Mouse Jump" is the name of the utility. Mouse is the hardware mouse. Mouse Jump "Mouse Jump" is the name of the utility. Customize the shortcut used to turn this mode on or off Activation shortcut Thumbnail size Constrain thumbnail image size to a maximum of pixels Maximum height (px) px = pixels Maximum width (px) px = pixels Appearance Preview style Select a predefined style, or apply a custom one Compact Bezelled Custom Copy to Custom preview style Background color 1 The start color for the background gradient fill on the preview image Background color 2 The end color for the background gradient fill on the preview image Border thickness The thickness (in pixels) of the border that surrounds the preview image Border color The color of the border that surrounds the preview image Border 3D depth The width (in pixels) of the 3d effect on the border that surrounds the preview image Border padding The amount of padding to draw between the border that surrounds the main preview image and the screen images Bezel thickness The thickness (in pixels) of the border that surrounds the individual screen images Bezel color The color of the border that surrounds the individual screen images Bezel 3D depth The width (in pixels) of the 3d effect on the border that surrounds individual screen images Screen spacing The width (in pixels) of the margin drawn between individual screen images Screen color 1 The start color for the background gradient fill on individual screen images Screen color 2 The end color for the background gradient fill on individual screen images Copy to Custom preview style Copy 127.0.0.1, ::1, ... "127.0.0.1 and ::1" are well known loopback addresses, do not loc Consider loopback addresses as duplicates Open Open Registry Preview Make Registry Preview the default app for .reg files Using this shortcut may prevent non-text paste actions (e.g. images, files) or built-in paste plain text actions in other applications from functioning. A lightning fast file preview feature for Windows. {Locked="Windows"} Peek to preview the file that's currently selected in File Explorer. Device name Security key Choose the encoding of the hosts file "Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc Encoding UTF-8 UTF-8 with BOM Always highlight color Automatically hide crosshairs when the mouse pointer is hidden Automatically activate on utility startup Find more plugins Find more plugins The enabled state of some plugins is managed by your organization. Opacity (%) Custom shortcut Press Right Control twice Right control is the physical key on the keyboard. Customize the shortcut used to turn this mode on or off Activation shortcut Administrator: PowerToys Settings Title of the settings window when running as administrator Home Home Sort utilities Alphabetically By status Sort utilities Preview .txt, .cpp, .py, .json, .xml, .csproj, ... Source code files (Monaco) Applies to json and xml. Files remain unchanged. Try to format the source for preview Wrap text Show minimap All None Not included in global results The size of result titles and the search query Text size (pt) Text size of result titles Show the release notes after an update To access settings, run the PowerToys executable again Show system tray icon Do not activate when Game Mode is on "Game mode" is the Windows feature to prevent notification when playing a game. Show notifications for new updates Some settings are managed by your organization. AI features are managed by your organization. The enabled state of some preview handlers is managed by your organization. The enabled state of some thumbnail handlers is managed by your organization. Enable sticky scroll Enable sticky scroll Show minimap Font size of the editor in pt. Recommended: 14pt {Locked="pt"} Font size Font size of the editor in pt. Recommended: 14pt {Locked="pt"} Font size Automatically close the window after it loses focus Advanced Paste is a product name, do not loc Show clipboard preview Enables display of clipboard contents preview in the Advanced Paste window Auto-copy selection for custom action hotkeys Advanced Paste is a product name Attempts to copy the current selection before running a custom action shortcut Advanced Paste is a product name The Command Not Found module is disabled by your organization. "Command Not Found" is a product name The Command Not Found module is enabled by your organization. "Command Not Found" is a product name New+ New+ is the name of the utility. Localize product name in accordance with Windows New Create files and folders from a personalized set of templates New+ New+ is the name of the utility. Localize product name in accordance with Windows New Learn more about New+ New+ learn more link. Localize product name in accordance with Windows New New+ Localize product name in accordance with Windows New PowerToys "Back up and Restore" feature doesn't take templates into account at this moment. If you use that feature, templates will have to be copied manually. Templates Templates label Location Templates Location label Learn more about template location Read more about templates location Change Button where user can Change the location of New templates Display options Display options label Hide the file extension in template names Template file name extension settings toggle Hide leading digits, spaces, and dots in template filenames Template filename starting digits settings toggle Ignores digits, spaces, and dots at the start of filenames—useful for sorting templates without showing those characters Template filename starting digits settings toggle Hide the built-in "New" context menu Localize New in accordance with Windows New Couldn't update the built-in "New" context menu setting. User-facing error shown when New+ fails to update the built-in New registry setting Behavior New+ behavior related settings label Replace variables in template filename New+ replace variables in template filename behavior toggle Learn more about supported variables and see examples New+ help link to learn more about supported variables and see examples Year, represented by a full four or five digits, depending on the calendar used. New+ description of the year $YYYY variable - casing of $YYYY is important Month, as digits with leading zeros for single-digit months. New+ description of the month $MM variable - casing of $MM is important Day of the month, as digits with leading zeros for single-digit days. New+ description of the day $DD variable - casing of $DD is important Hours, with leading zeros for single-digit hours. New+ description of the hour $hh variable - casing of $hh is important Minutes, with leading zeros for single-digit minutes. New+ description of the minute $mm variable - casing of $mm is important Seconds, with leading zeros for single-digit seconds. New+ description of the second $ss variable - casing of $ss is important Attribution giving credit New+ New+ is the name of the utility. Localize product name in accordance with Windows New Create files and folders from a personalized set of templates. In File Explorer, right-click the desktop or a folder and via the New+ from the context menu select your template. You can add new templates by opening the template folder via "Open templates" and add new files and folders there. You can have multiple templates of the same file type, and you can even template folders! Workspaces is a quick and easy way to launch a set of applications to custom positions and configurations with one-click. Workspaces Open editor ZoomIt {Locked="ZoomIt"} ZoomIt {Locked="ZoomIt"} ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. You can also use ZoomIt to snip screenshots to the clipboard or to a file. {Locked="ZoomIt"} ZoomIt {Locked="ZoomIt"} Learn more about ZoomIt {Locked="ZoomIt"} Attribution giving credit to the projects this utility was based on Running ZoomIt through PowerToys and the classical standalone ZoomIt executable at the same time is not supported. Please exit the original ZoomIt before enabling it here. Behavior Show tray icon Zoom Zoom in or out to enlarge content and make details clearer. Press **the mouse wheel** or **the Up / Down arrow keys** to zoom in or out. Press **Esc** or **the right mouse button** to exit zoom mode. Press **Ctrl + C** to capture the zoomed view, or **Ctrl + S** to save it. Press **Ctrl + Shift** to crop before copying or saving. Zoom activation Animate zoom in and out Smooth the zoomed image Initial zoom level Live Zoom Live Zoom keeps windows updating while zoomed. Live Zoom activation Draw Press **the left mouse button** to toggle drawing mode when zoomed in, and **the right mouse button** to exit. Press **Ctrl + Z** to undo, **E** to clear drawings, and **Space** to center the cursor. **Pen control** Press **Ctrl + the mouse wheel** or **Ctrl + Up / Down** to adjust the pen width. **Colors** Press **R** (Red), **G** (Green), **B** (Blue), **O** (Orange), **Y** (Yellow), or **P** (Pink) to switch colors. **Highlight and blur** Press **Shift + a color key** for a translucent highlighter, **X** for blur, or **Shift + X** for a stronger blur. **Shapes** Press **Shift** for a line, **Ctrl** for a rectangle, **Tab** for an ellipse, or **Shift + Ctrl** for an arrow. **Screen** Press **W** or **K** for a white or black sketch pad. Press **Ctrl + C** to copy or **Ctrl + S** to save, and **Ctrl + Shift** to crop. Draw without zoom hotkey Type Type text while drawing Text font Choose font Font refers to text font DemoType Insert predefined text snippets with a shortcut using a text file. Text can be pulled from the clipboard when it starts with **[start]**. Use **[end]** to separate snippets, **[pause:n]** to insert pauses (in seconds), and **[paste]** / **[/paste]** to send clipboard text. Use **[enter]**, **[up]**, **[down]**, **[left]**, and **[right]** to issue keystrokes. ZoomIt can send text automatically or run in manual mode. Keyboard input is blocked while text is being sent. In manual mode, press **Space** to unblock keyboard input at the end of a snippet. In auto mode, control returns automatically after completion. At the end of the file, ZoomIt reloads the file and restarts from the beginning. Press the hotkey with **Shift** in the opposite mode to step back to the previous **[end]** marker. Press **{0}** to reset DemoType and start from the beginning. DemoType activation Input file Browse Specify DemoType file.. All Files Drive input with typing Typing speed bigger is faster Break Displays a countdown overlay for timed breaks or presentations. Enter timer mode from the ZoomIt tray icon’s Break menu. Press **the arrow keys** to adjust the time. If the timer window loses focus through **Alt + Tab**, press **the left mouse button** on the ZoomIt tray icon to reactivate it. Press **Esc** to exit timer mode. Change the break timer color using the same keys as the drawing colors. The break timer font matches the text font. Break timer activation Timer (minutes) Show time elapsed after expiration Play sound on expiration Alarm sound file Browse Specify sound file... Sounds Timer opacity Timer position Top left corner Top center Top right corner Left Center Right Bottom left corner Bottom center Bottom right corner Show background bitmap Faded desktop Use image file as background Background image file Browse Specify background file... Bitmap files All picture files Scale to screen Record Record video of the screen. Record activation Press **{0}** to start or stop screen or zoom recording Press **{0}** to record a portion of the screen Press **{0}** to record a specific window Scaling Format Capture system audio Capture audio input Mono Microphone Default Snip Copy a selected area of the screen to the clipboard or to a file. Snip activation Press **{0}** to save the snip to a file instead of the clipboard. ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. You can also use ZoomIt to snip screenshots to the clipboard or to a file. {Locked="ZoomIt"} ZoomIt {Locked="ZoomIt"} Enable ZoomIt from the Settings page and check available shortcuts and modes. {Locked="ZoomIt"} Rules defined by your organization You cannot change, remove or disable these enforced rules. Open animation settings Language PowerToys matches your Windows language by default Restart PowerToys to apply language changes Restart Windows default Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Czech German English Spanish Persian (Farsi) French Hebrew (Israel) Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Dutch Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Russian Swedish Turkish Ukrainian Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Restart PowerToys for enable viewing change to take effect. Restart Advanced File Management Input & Output System Tools Command Palette Command Palette is a product name, do not loc Learn more about Command Palette Command Palette Product name: Navigation view item name for Command Palette A fully extensible quick launcher with a richer display and additional capabilities without sacrificing performance. Command Palette is a product name, do not loc Command Palette Command Palette is a product name, do not loc and start typing! For this utility to work, the Command Palette must be enabled and running in the background. The Command Palette has a ton of extensions to try out to make your launching experience even better. You can search for available extensions within the palette itself! PowerToys Run is getting an upgrade to v2! Check out the Command Palette, PowerToys Run's evolution Learn more Version Project website NEW Must be all caps Retry Retry Settings lightness (Oklab/Oklch) chromaticity A (Oklab) chromaticity B (Oklab) chroma (Oklch) hue (Oklch) Generate bug report package Log files will be zipped to your desktop Generate package Binary Geometric Code .bgcode .bgcode Binary Geometric Code You're up to date Update Available Version Learn what's new Configure shortcut Assign shortcut Quick access Shortcuts No actions to show.. No shortcuts to show.. Highlight the cursor or dim the screen to spotlight it Highlight mode Circle highlight Spotlight Helps us make PowerToys faster, more stable, and better over time Play a sound when pinning a window Stores diagnostic data locally in .xml format; folder may include .etl files as well. May use up 1 GB or more of disk space. Light Switch Easily switch between light and dark mode - on a schedule, automatically, or with a shortcut. Light Switch Learn more about Light Switch Behavior Light Switch Shortcuts Schedule Mode Determine when dark mode should be turned on Off Fixed hours Sunset to sunrise Scheduling is turned off. Turn on dark mode Turn off dark mode Location Used to automatically calculate accurate sunrise and sunset times Offset (in minutes) Adjust the trigger time by starting earlier or later Location required Sync your location so Light Switch can calculate the correct sunrise- and sunset times Apply dark mode to Pick which parts of your PC should follow Light Switch System Taskbar, Start, and other system UI Apps Supported applications Enable PowerDisplay module to use automatic monitor profile switching Apply monitor settings to Automatically switch PowerDisplay profiles when theme changes Dark mode profile Light mode profile Open PowerDisplay settings Select a location Save Cancel Detect your location automatically or enter it manually to calculate sunrise and sunset times. Sunrise Sunset Latitude Longitude Detect location Detect location Sunrise Sunset Unable to connect to location services. Please try again or enter your coordinates manually. Location services unavailable. Please enter your coordinates manually. Close PowerToys Don't loc "PowerToys" Closing PowerToys will stop all active utilities. Don't loc "PowerToys" Are you sure? Yes No Search results Modules No results Try a different search term This shortcut is already in use by another utility. This shortcut is already in use by a default system shortcut. PowerToys shortcut conflicts PowerToys shortcut conflicts If any shortcut conflicts are detected, they’ll appear below. Conflicts can happen between PowerToys utilities or Windows system shortcuts, and may cause unexpected behavior. If everything works as expected, you can safely ignore the conflict. Conflicts found for System shortcut This shortcut is reserved by Windows and can't be reassigned. See all Windows shortcuts No conflicts detected All shortcuts function correctly Resolve conflicts Shortcut conflicts Shortcut conflicts No conflicts found 1 conflict found {0} conflicts found {0} is replaced with the number of conflicts No leading spaces Do not prepend spaces to active lines when saving the hosts file Results for Prefix for search string. E.g. "Results for 'shortcut'" Utilities Light Switch Product name. Do not localize this string Light Switch automatically manages your Windows light and dark mode based on schedules, sunrise/sunset times, or manual control. Keep your system theme synchronized with your preferences and daily rhythm. Light Switch is a product name, do not localize Open **PowerToys Settings** and enable Light Switch to set up automatic theme switching Light Switch is a product name, do not localize Use the **keyboard shortcut** to instantly toggle between light and dark modes, or set up **sunrise/sunset automation** for natural theme transitions. Light Switch is a product name, do not localize Reset shortcut Reset to the default shortcut Reset Clear shortcut Clear and unassign this shortcut Clear Learn more Power Display A display management utility for brightness and power control Enable Power Display Configuration Toggle Power Display Dashboard: Label for the PowerDisplay activation hotkey Activation shortcut Header for the PowerDisplay activation shortcut setting Open Power Display Launch the Power Display utility Restore settings on startup Restore monitor brightness and color temperature when Power Display launches On Off Show system tray icon Choose if PowerDisplay is visible in the system tray Monitor refresh delay Number of seconds to wait after display changes before refreshing monitors. Increase if monitors are not detected after hot-plug. Profiles Quick apply profiles Click a profile button to quickly apply saved monitor settings Add profile Monitors No monitors detected. Ensure your external monitors are connected and powered on. Learn more about Power Display Power Display Power Display provides unified control over display settings across multiple monitors. Adjust brightness, contrast, volume, color temperature, and input source for all connected displays from a single overlay. Supports DDC/CI for external monitors and WMI for laptop displays, with profile support for quick configuration switching and LightSwitch integration for automatic theme-based adjustments. to open the Power Display overlay. **Create profiles** to save your preferred display settings, then configure them in **LightSwitch** to automatically switch profiles when the system theme changes. Open Power Display Display contrast slider Display volume slider Show input source control Show rotation control Show color temperature switcher Show power state control Hide monitor Confirm Color Temperature Change ⚠️ Warning: This is a potentially dangerous operation! Changing the color temperature setting may cause unpredictable results including: • Incorrect display colors • Display malfunction • Settings that cannot be reverted Do you want to enable color temperature control for this monitor? Enable Cancel Save Edit Profile Profile name Enter profile name (e.g., 'Gaming Mode', 'Work') Select what monitors and settings to include for this profile Brightness Contrast Volume Color temperature Select.. Profile Delete Profile Are you sure you want to delete '{0}'? Delete Apply profile More profile options Edit profile Delete profile Apply More settings Edit Delete Save current settings as new profile Monitor capabilities unavailable This monitor did not report DDC/CI capabilities. Advanced controls may be limited. VCP capabilities DDC/CI VCP codes and supported values (for debugging purposes) View VCP details View VCP details Detected VCP Codes Copy all VCP codes to clipboard Copy VCP codes to clipboard Copy Flyout options Show profile switcher Show or hide the profile switcher button in the Power Display flyout Show identify monitors button Show or hide the identify monitors button in the Power Display flyout Custom VCP Name Mappings Custom name mappings Define custom display names for color temperature presets and input sources Add custom mapping Add mapping Custom VCP Name Mapping VCP Code Color Temperature Input Source Custom Name Enter custom name Value Custom value... Enter custom value (hex) e.g., 0x11 or 17 Apply to all monitors On Off Select monitor Delete custom mapping? This custom name mapping will be permanently removed. Backup Backup hosts file "Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc Automatically create a backup of the hosts file when you save for the first time in a session "Hosts" refers to the system hosts file, do not loc Location Select location Automatically delete backups Days Set the number of backups to keep. Older backups will be deleted once the limit is reached. Set the number of days to keep backups. Older backups will be deleted once the limit is reached. Never Based on count Based on age and count Set an optional number of backups to always keep despite their age Backup count Set Location Open Foundry Local model list Do not localize "Foundry Local", it's a product name Run Foundry Local to download or add a local model Do not localize "Foundry Local", it's a product name No models downloaded Loading Foundry Local status.. Do not localize "Foundry Local", it's a product name Foundry Local model Do not localize "Foundry Local", it's a product name Use the Foundry Local CLI to download models that run locally on-device. They'll appear here. Do not localize "Foundry Local", it's a product name Refresh model list Foundry Local is not available on this device yet. Do not localize "Foundry Local", it's a product name Start the Foundry Local service before returning to PowerToys. Follow the Foundry Local CLI guide Do not localize "Foundry Local", it's a product name Model providers Add online or local models Edit Remove Model name Endpoint URL API key Enter API key API version Deployment name System prompt Save Cancel Display a preview of the current clipboard content Learn more Foundry Local is still in public preview Do not loc "Foundry Local" Configure the activation shortcut, extensions, behavior and much more Open Command Palette Command Palette is a product name, do not loc Find files, launch apps, and do so much more with the most extensible quick launcher. Command Palette Command Palette is a product name, do not loc Open Command Palette Command Palette is a product name, do not loc Powerful extensions help you do more Extensible Find files and launch apps in an instant Fast Beautiful A modern UI built with Fluent Design Fluent Design is a product name, do not loc Press **{0}** to activate live drawing and **Esc** to clear annotations or to exit. Press **Ctrl + Up / Down** to adjust the zoom level. Press **T** to switch to typing when drawing mode is active, and **Shift** for right-aligned text. Press **Esc** or **the left mouse button** to exit typing mode. Press **the mouse wheel** or **Up / Down** to adjust the font size. Text uses the current drawing color. Annotate the screen. None Show a monochrome icon that matches the Windows theme Quick Access flyout Fast access to quick actions and module toggles Activation shortcut Follow Night Light Personalize your Night Light settings. Following Night Light settings. Windowing & Layouts Welcome to PowerToys Ignore shortcut Add model Paste with AI provider configuration Model path Command Palette Command Palette is a product name and should not be localized View diagnostic data Show all results Sample