winget install --id tonythethompson.QuickShellAbout Quick Shell
Quick Shell is a PowerToys Command Palette extension that lets you save favorite project directories and launch them in Windows Terminal, PowerShell, PowerShell 7, or cmd — optionally running a command on open. After installing, open PowerToys Command Palette and run "Reload Command Palette Extension". For full Command Palette integration, MSIX install via scripts/deploy.ps1 is recommended.
What's new in 0.2.4.0
### Changed - Much smaller Command Palette package: Release MSIX is roughly ~30 MB after trim (down from ~126 MB) by dropping WinForms and stripping unused framework code, so installs and updates download less. - Snappier search and list refresh by cutting allocations on hot paths (task search tokens, PATH lookups, display text, health-check parsing). - Faster workspace suggestions and home-row enrichment with less redundant work while you browse and launch. - Quicker terminal profile icon loading via Windows Terminal fragment discovery, icon resizing, and skip-reparse when fragment files have not changed. - Smoother status and branch-picker refresh when drives come back online or a load fails (retryable errors, no stuck duplicate loads). ### Fixed - Profile icons from Windows Terminal fragments (including relative paths and fragment `updates`) resolve more reliably. - Blank `.ico` sources are handled without breaking valid PNG icons. - Offline or repaired workspace folders re-probe after a short TTL instead of staying stuck until restart.
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.2.4.0 | Unknown | ### Changed - Much smaller Command Palette package: Release MSIX is roughly ~30 MB after trim (down from ~126 MB) by dropping WinForms and stripping unused framework code, so installs and updates download less. - Snappie... |
| 0.2.0.0 | Unknown | - Discover local git repositories and add them as workspaces - Workspaces with unified create/edit form, import, and export - Optional companion app and dev-server command on open - Terminal launch fixes for WSL/Ubuntu,... |
| 0.1.2.1 | Unknown | - Restore in-app shortcut create/edit, pin, and settings UI - Preserve shortcuts across updates (recover from .bak and legacy paths) - Fix Inno COM CLSID registry registration - Run as administrator support |