Is there a way to have two options to open an *.md in two programs?

[Biff]

Is there a way to have two options to open an *.md in two programs? In LibreOffice and Notepad++? With a double click in Notepad++ (like it is now) and additionally in LibreOffice. Maybe with a double click while pressing a key or so?

[void]

Can be done with Custom Open Commands

To create a right click menu option to open md files in LibreOffice:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  custom
• Select: custom_open_commands
• Click Edit....
• Click Add Item....
• Set the name to:
  Open with LibreOffice
• Set the filter to:
  *.md
• Set the command to:
  "C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\soffice.exe" "%1"
• Click OK. (to create the item)
• Click OK. (to save the table)
• Click OK.

Right click your md file and click Open with LibreOffice.

[Biff]

Ah, super, done, thank you very much!

[Biff]

What is wrong here:



In the "Edit Table" ("Advanced" in "Options"), custom_open_commands.

FIlter: *.md;*.txt
Command: "C:\Users\Leno\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe" "%1"

Does not open:

[void]

Please make sure the path

C:\Users\Leno\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe

exists.

Please check the command line options for Obsidian.

[Biff]

Yes, it exists.

So, nothing else to do, adjust in Everything?

[void]

Does Obsidian launch if you try the following:
From the Start menu, search for:

run

Click Run.
Copy and paste the following command:

C:\Users\Leno\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe

Click OK.
Does Obsidian launch?

[Biff]

When I do this

Obsidian starts:

[void]

Thanks for checking Start -> Run.

Please send a debug log:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Start Debug Logging...
• Right click an md file and click Open with Obsidian.
• In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Stop Debug Logging...
  This will open your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt
• Please upload this file in a bug report.

[Biff]

OK, done.

Many thanks!

[therube]

Open with LibreOffice does work as expected?

From Start Menu (or C:\> prompt) does:

"C:\Users\Leno\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe" "c:\somedir\abc123.md"

cause Obsidian to open, loading abc123.md?

Or does Obsidian need some different command-line syntax? Maybe:

"C:\Users\Leno\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe" "file=c:\somedir\abc123.md"

[void]

2026-05-25 10:43:45.740: Admin: 0
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2026-05-25 10:43:52.470: Parameters '"I:\Downloads\file.md"'
2026-05-25 10:43:52.470: Directory 'C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian'
2026-05-25 10:43:52.470: File 'C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe'
2026-05-25 10:43:52.470: Mask 00000100
2026-05-25 10:43:52.470: Enter ShellExecute
2026-05-25 10:43:52.491: ShellExecute OK

Thank you for the logs.

The parameter, working directory, and file to open all look correct.
ShellExecute succeeds.
I don't have a good explanation as to why Obsidian doesn't show.
As far as Everything is concerned, the call to open Obsidian succeeded.

Please try the following:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  custom
• Select: custom_open_commands
• Click Edit....
• Select Open with Obsidian.
• Click Edit....
  Change the command to:

  Code: Select all

  notepad.exe "%1"
  

• Click OK. (to save changes to the item)
• Click OK. (to save changes to the table)
• Click OK.

Right click an md file and click Open with Obsidian.
If this opens in Notepad, then something is up with Obsidian.



Obsidian blocking files launched from Everything.exe?
-try reverting to Open with Obsidian command to:

"C:\Users\<your-username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe" "%1"

(adjust <your-username> to your username)
copying your Everything.exe to e2.exe
Exit Everything (File -> Exit)
Launch e2.exe
Right click an md file and click Open with Obsidian.
Does the issue persist?

[Biff]

Open with LibreOffice does work as expected?

Yes, the other programs do as well.

The parameter, working directory, and file to open all look correct.
ShellExecute succeeds.
I don't have a good explanation as to why Obsidian doesn't show.
As far as Everything is concerned, the call to open Obsidian succeeded.

It seems to be Obsidian restricting that:

https://obsidian.md/help/manage-vaults

A vault is a folder on your file system which contains your notes, attachments, and the configuration folder with Obsidian-specific settings.

So there does not seem to be a way achieving that.

[jdigital]

After finding this thread without a solution, I asked AI to generate a script that takes a full path to a file and open it in Obsidian.

It works by converting the path into an Obsidian URL and using that to launch Obsidian.

The result works nicely with Everything.