Mac Context Menu

HogDrvr · 03-08-2023, 05:54 PM

Is there a way to manually add Calibre Viewer to the Mac OS context menu? It automatically shows for ePub and azw3 files but all my files are in Kepub and Kfx formats. The viewer opens them fine if I launch Calibre and then select View, so I know the formats are compatible. I can't add it using Mac's "always open with" option as the viewer is embedded in the Calibre program and not visible.

BetterRed · 03-08-2023, 06:05 PM

See Starting the E-book viewer

Hopefully that will give you a clue.

BR

HogDrvr · 03-08-2023, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

See Starting the E-book viewer

Hopefully that will give you a clue.

BR

Nope, I saw that but it doesn't answer my question. That shows how to open the viewer but not how to add to context menu.

BetterRed · 03-08-2023, 06:09 PM

I know it's doable because I've used it, but it was set up by the Mac owner.

BR

kovidgoyal · 03-08-2023, 10:33 PM

yeah its visible it is a sub-app inside the calibre.app folder. Navigate inside it and you will find it.

HogDrvr · 03-09-2023, 09:13 AM

Except Mac's Open With menu can't peek inside of apps.

kovidgoyal · 03-09-2023, 09:31 AM

Well then, I'am afraid you have to be content with only doing what Apple wants you to do. Which is not use sub-apps. They know better than you what you should be doing. It's the Apple Way

HogDrvr · 03-09-2023, 09:37 AM

Yeah, I figured as much. I was just hoping as the context menu entry is there for epub and azw3, just not kepub and kfx.

Thanks anyways

kovidgoyal · 03-09-2023, 10:26 AM

its there because epub and azw3 are known filetypes that calibre can handle (it has builtin plugins for them). kepub and kfx are from third party plugins. Since on macOS the list of filetypes an application can handle is not dynamic (it comes from Info.plist in the application bundle) filetypes introduced by third party plugins cant be registered with the system.

BetterRed · 03-09-2023, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I know it's doable because I've used it…

…for well-known file types like .c++, .h etc.

BR

arpeggioaccele · 05-23-2023, 07:41 AM

1. Go to applications, find calibre
2. right click, show package contents
3. go into Contents
4. copy and paste the ebook-viewer into Applications (i assume if its missing from there it will cause problems, it's only 50MB anyways)
5. do open with, other, enable all applications, select ebook-viewer, always open with

i don't have the file type that you were looking for but it seemed to work for a .png file

the only problem is that in macos opening a file like that steals the current ebook window, it doesn't create a new window which i find annoying so i always open from calibre lol

03-08-2023, 05:54 PM	#1
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	Mac Context Menu Is there a way to manually add Calibre Viewer to the Mac OS context menu? It automatically shows for ePub and azw3 files but all my files are in Kepub and Kfx formats. The viewer opens them fine if I launch Calibre and then select View, so I know the formats are compatible. I can't add it using Mac's "always open with" option as the viewer is embedded in the Calibre program and not visible.

03-08-2023, 06:05 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,704 Karma: 27405072 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	See Starting the E-book viewer Hopefully that will give you a clue. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 03-08-2023 at 06:08 PM.

05-23-2023, 07:41 AM	#11
arpeggioaccele light mode user Posts: 66 Karma: 16268 Join Date: May 2023 Location: New England Device: I use the Calibre ebook-viewer on macos and Apple Books on ios.	maybe try this? 1. Go to applications, find calibre 2. right click, show package contents 3. go into Contents 4. copy and paste the ebook-viewer into Applications (i assume if its missing from there it will cause problems, it's only 50MB anyways) 5. do open with, other, enable all applications, select ebook-viewer, always open with i don't have the file type that you were looking for but it seemed to work for a .png file the only problem is that in macos opening a file like that steals the current ebook window, it doesn't create a new window which i find annoying so i always open from calibre lol

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03-08-2023, 06:09 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,704 Karma: 27405072 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I know it's doable because I've used it, but it was set up by the Mac owner. BR

03-08-2023, 10:33 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,034 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yeah its visible it is a sub-app inside the calibre.app folder. Navigate inside it and you will find it.

03-09-2023, 09:13 AM	#6
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	Except Mac's Open With menu can't peek inside of apps.

03-09-2023, 09:31 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,034 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Well then, I'am afraid you have to be content with only doing what Apple wants you to do. Which is not use sub-apps. They know better than you what you should be doing. It's the Apple Way

03-09-2023, 09:37 AM	#8
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	Yeah, I figured as much. I was just hoping as the context menu entry is there for epub and azw3, just not kepub and kfx. Thanks anyways

03-09-2023, 10:26 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,034 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	its there because epub and azw3 are known filetypes that calibre can handle (it has builtin plugins for them). kepub and kfx are from third party plugins. Since on macOS the list of filetypes an application can handle is not dynamic (it comes from Info.plist in the application bundle) filetypes introduced by third party plugins cant be registered with the system.