Quick Shell

Quick Shell for PowerToys Run

Third-party plugin that reads the same shortcuts and settings as the Quick Shell Command Palette extension.

Install

From GitHub Releases

  1. Download QuickShell.Run-x64.zip or QuickShell.Run-ARM64.zip from Releases.

  2. Extract into:

    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins\QuickShell\

  3. Restart PowerToys.

From source

.\scripts\build-run-plugin.ps1 -Deploy

Restart PowerToys after deploy.

Usage

Action How
Browse shortcuts Alt+Space → qs
Home keyword Alt+Space → type keyword (e.g. api)
Create / export / import Alt+Space → qs → pick a utility row, or use PowerToys Settings → PowerToys Run → Quick Shell
Edit shortcut Select shortcut → → context menu → Edit shortcut
Run elevated Ctrl+Shift+Enter, or context menu

Shared data lives in %LOCALAPPDATA%\QuickShell\ (shortcuts.json, settings.json).

Submit to Microsoft’s plugin list

Open a PR to microsoft/PowerToys doc/thirdPartyRunPlugins.md with:

| [Quick Shell](https://github.com/tonythethompson/QuickShell) | [tonythethompson](https://github.com/tonythethompson) | Open saved project folders in any terminal — shared shortcuts with the Quick Shell Command Palette extension |

Link the release ZIP in the PR description.