WinYourDesktop is a small and fast Desktop file interpreter for Windows.

A Desktop file is an menu entry file for a vast majority of desktop environments for Linux distros.

This article explains it further.

• Can start Terminal Type sessions
• Support for Windows and UNIX-like variables
  • Supports most Windows auto-generated variables
  • Supports most UNIX-like variables
    • e.g. $HOME will return C:\Users\DD
• Support for ~ (UNIX-like user profile path)
• Simple debugger
• Available in French and English

1. Place the executable file at a permanent spot where you will remember.
2. Then make WinYourDesktop the default application to open Desktop Entry files.
3. (Optional) Add WinYourDesktop in your anti-virus trusted list.
4. (Optional) Run it once so the .NET platform caches the app.

No installers are available for the moment.

Everything has been written in C# 6.0 for the .NET 4.6.1 platform with Visual Studio 2015.

The solution consists of three projects (build order respectively):

• wyd-lib (WinYourDesktopLibrary)
  • Library
• WinYourDesktop
  • UI app
• wydcon (WinYourDesktopConsole)
  • Console app

I am using these packages:

• Costura.Fody v1.3.3
• SharpShell (Future use)