How do you use Yazi on Windows to replace the default file explorer

[nik-rev]

What system are you running Yazi on?

Windows

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

Zed 0.211.6 integrated terminal

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 25.5.31 (b65a880 2025-05-30)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-pc-windows-msvc (windows-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.87.0 (17067e9a 2025-05-09)

Ya
    Version: 25.5.31 (b65a880 2025-05-30)

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-256color")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : Some("zed")
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: Some("0.211.6")
    Brand.from_env      : None
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Right(Unknown { kgp: false, sixel: false }), light: false, csi_16t: (0, 0), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Chafa
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 33, columns: 120, width: 0, height: 0 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : None
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL           : None
    EDITOR          : None
    VISUAL          : None
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "code %*", block: false, orphan: true, desc: "code", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "code -w %*", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "code (block)", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "code -w %*", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "code (block)", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : program not found
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : program not found

Dependencies
    file          : program not found
    ueberzugpp    : program not found
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: program not found / program not found
    pdftoppm      : program not found
    magick        : program not found
    fzf           : program not found
    fd/fdfind     : 10.3.0 / program not found
    rg            : 14.1.1
    chafa         : program not found
    zoxide        : 0.9.8
    7zz/7z        : program not found / 25.01
    resvg         : program not found
    jq            : program not found

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: program not found / program not found
    xclip        : program not found
    xsel         : program not found

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: program not found


See https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors.

Describe the question

For example, when you get prompted to open a new file or folder, in firefox or any other app - is it possible to use yazi for that rather than the Windows file explorer?

Anything else?

No response

Checklist

• I have read all the documentation
• I have searched the existing discussions/issues

[bogorad]

I suppose you could associate yazi with several filetypes, then it will open in the file's directory and highlight the file passed as an argument.