Calibre file assiciation in Windows

DamonDiamond · 08-12-2015, 03:37 AM

Does anybody tell me where in Calibre is option for File Association in Windows?

BetterRed · 08-12-2015, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DamonDiamond

Does anybody tell me where in Calibre is option for File Association in Windows?

@DamonDiamond - there is this in the View Specific Format (Ctrl+V) dialogue

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phossler · 08-12-2015, 09:33 AM

Related, there is also the 'Open With' plug in. I find it very convient to open selected Calibre books in different formats and/or in different programs

theducks · 08-12-2015, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DamonDiamond

Does anybody tell me where in Calibre is option for File Association in Windows?

Preferences: Behavior: (right side) Use Internal Viewer for: No Tick = Use OS viewer for format. (user must provide OS

and viewer )

eschwartz · 08-12-2015, 10:54 AM

Do you mean associating filetypes from Windows so they open in calibre?

calibre automatically registers filetype associations on Windows 8 and above.
You can manually associate them on Windows 7 by entering the following into a command prompt:

Code:

calibre-debug --default-programs=register

Note that this will automatically set calibre as the default for filetype that does not yet have a default -- this may not be desired, since calibre handles a variety of files including DOC/DOCX/ZIP/RAR/TXT/HTML/PDF.

theducks · 08-12-2015, 11:36 AM

The BIG question is what you want to accomplish by setting the Windows (default) Action for a file type.

Setting it to Calibre.exe adds the book to the Library

Setting it to E-book viewer.exe opens the book in calibre's book viewer

Setting it to Edit E-book.exe opens the book in calibre's book editor (EPUB and AZW3 only)

08-12-2015, 03:37 AM	#1
DamonDiamond Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Hyundai tablet	Calibre file assiciation in Windows Does anybody tell me where in Calibre is option for File Association in Windows?

08-12-2015, 10:54 AM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Do you mean associating filetypes from Windows so they open in calibre? calibre automatically registers filetype associations on Windows 8 and above. You can manually associate them on Windows 7 by entering the following into a command prompt: Code: calibre-debug --default-programs=register Note that this will automatically set calibre as the default for filetype that does not yet have a default -- this may not be desired, since calibre handles a variety of files including DOC/DOCX/ZIP/RAR/TXT/HTML/PDF.

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phossler Wizard Posts: 1,087 Karma: 447222 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Valley Forge, PA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Related, there is also the 'Open With' plug in. I find it very convient to open selected Calibre books in different formats and/or in different programs

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,054 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	The BIG question is what you want to accomplish by setting the Windows (default) Action for a file type. Setting it to Calibre.exe adds the book to the Library Setting it to E-book viewer.exe opens the book in calibre's book viewer Setting it to Edit E-book.exe opens the book in calibre's book editor (EPUB and AZW3 only)

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