🚧 Would you like to contribute to PowerToys? 🚧

[crutkas]

Please make us aware with a comment in this thread linking to the issue on which you would like to help us on. We will reach out to you asap.

It doesn't matter if it's a bug fix, a new PowerToys or just a small change. Every contribution is welcome.

What do I have to consider?

• Please make yourself familiar with our contribution guidelines.
• Wait until we say you're good to work on the issue, as we don't want to reject your contribution, if we don't think it fits, after you have already done all the work.

Where can I find good issues to contribute to?

Searching for issues having a help-wanted or a good first issue label will show you some that we consider easy for beginners.

Where can I find more information on the source code?

Some of the of the source code is documented in the devdocs folder. Besides that most of the source code is docuemented with comments.

If you have any further questions don't hesitate to ask them on the issue thread of the issue you're working on.

[viggyd]

Bug fix: #25656
Sorry, didn't see this until I already did work for it...

crutaks: this has a fix in

[fredso90]

I'd like to work on #22982 if possible :)

crutaks: this has a fix in

[ohn0]

I want to work on #25925

[fredso90]

I'd like to work on #20718 if possible. ✅

[Odotocodot]

I'd like to work #29348. ✅

[Aaron-Junker]

Test for bot:
I would like to contribute

[akraa]

Hello, I'm new here and would like to try getting involved a little. Could I try #24978 ? Thanks ✅

[sincovschi]

Hello, I would like to propose and work on a new feature, which is opening start menu on "monitor with mouse cursor" just like "PowerToys Run" - "Preferred monitor position" option has. Need a bit of guidance and I'll be right on it.

[TheBiggestOfBoys]

I'd like to work on my issue: #22686

[amweiss]

I'd like to work on #30405

[CoreyHayward]

Id like to work on #18435 ✅

[nagolucky18]

I'm interested in working on 26755 ✅

[nagolucky18]

I'm interested in working on 23358 ✅

[geektbee]

TL;DR:
Is there any interest in implementing a multimonitor-supported Hot Corners feature?

TL:
I've created Hawt Koners Tool (https://github.com/geektbee/hawtkoners), a multimonitor-supported Hot Corners script via PowerShell (because PowerShell is what I've used most in automations in my life and work). Every Windows Hot Corners app I could find would only ever allow for configuring 4 corners, and only 4 corners. I have 3 monitors, and thought that should be 12 configurable corners. Not finding any app that could compensate for a varying amount of screens, I decided to pursue HKT. I now use HKT to activate some PowerToys hotkey combinations (b/c I have a poor memory, can't remember them, and don't think about them frequently enough), like Mouse Highlighter, Mouse Crosshairs, Mouse Spotlight, etc, and well as the Win+Tab feature, to start my screensaver, and open even simply open the Start Menu.

Now, I know PowerToys uses and combination of C++, C#, and C. Since PowerShell was created with C#, I'm wondering if I should attempt to pursue learning any of those and offering to re-write HKT in such a way that it could be part of PowerToys. Is a hot corners app a need? Is a hot corners app a highly desired want? What is the interest level here? How can we find that out?

Thanks!

[ckirby19]

Hi, I am interested in working on #26640 and #15280. ✅

[Dub1shu]

I'm interested in working on #30678 ✅

[htcfreek]

@crutkas
If we have such an issue we should either lock conversation or we have to look every x days for new contribution requests. (It seems that there is now one who answers the contribution requests here, except me.) Maybe we have to update the bot trigger.

[crutkas]

@fredso90 - please do - #20718 Find my mouse: set spotlight duration

@Dub1shu

• please do, looks like you have a PR on Unit converter supports negative values #30776. Great!

@ckirby19 - please do #26640 - Document Mouse Without Borders status colors

@ckirby19 - please do #15280 - Always on Top doesn't have an icon on TaskManager

@nagolucky18 - please do #23358- Default mode for screen ruler

@nagolucky18 - please do #26755- Peek Peek.UI persists as a media player

@akraa - please do - #24978 Add support for 'nmi'

[crutkas]

@Odotocodot - please do #29348 Improvement of OneNote plugin

[crutkas]

@CoreyHayward thanks for the PR on #18435!

[crutkas]

@TheBiggestOfBoys - for #22686, I put some comments in the issue

[crutkas]

@DanRosenberry amazing, #32011 was your PR! love it

[crutkas]

Hi!

Re: #27712
I have an early draft spec for the "New+" feature that I would like to submit a PR for (under /doc/specs and /doc/images/new+)
And if/when spec is approved in the future, then I'd love to work on the actual implementation as well.

Thank you!

I've created very very early version of what New+ could look like. Love to get a feel for whether New+ is something that we may consider for inclusion in PowerToys?
New+.very.very.early.version.mp4
A recording in slightly higher fidelity on YouTube https://youtu.be/6zZ_6i9JWpE?si=EFO192LrhHJOT3A0
Thank you - all the best, Christian

@crutkas do you know if New+ (or whatever we might end up calling it :-) ) may be considered for inclusion in PowerToys and should I create a PR for the initial spec (based on https://docs.google.com/document/d/10R9UiUanGkTqnGfuBNuymJYlOhilfaKMextq86Slzh0/edit)?

Thank you!

@ethanfangg can you look this over for @cgaarden

[crutkas]

@Mahfoudh94 #31413 is your PR, thanks, Jaime left some comments on it. If you need help, we are happy to

[crutkas]

@p-ku happy for you to do the opacity item.

[dzeng21]

Hi, I would like to work on #32189

[RadhiRasho]

Hello, I'd like to work on this issue: #28996

[Michael-K-Stein]

Hello! I'd like to add a feature to Mouse Without Borders, such that display monitors won't have to be in a single line or a square, rather they would act as pseudo-monitors which can be positioned freely.

[dzeng21]

Hi, I'd like to work on #32111

[htcfreek]

@crutkas
Please give some feedback on #28769 (comment) .

[ethanfangg]

@htcfreek and @dzeng21, I replied on the issue

[ethanfangg]

@Michael-K-Stein can you find an existing issue for this ask to reference to (or else create a new one and explain this in more detail)?

[andy586586]

Hi, I'd like to work on #32437

[Kissaki]

Searching for issues having a help-wanted or a help wanted-good first issue label will show you some that we consider easy for beginners.

The good first issue link is broken. It should be https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Help+Wanted%22+label%3A%22Good+first+issue%22+sort%3Aupdated-desc

[htcfreek]

Searching for issues having a help-wanted or a help wanted-good first issue label will show you some that we consider easy for beginners.

The good first issue link is broken. It should be https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Help+Wanted%22+label%3A%22Good+first+issue%22+sort%3Aupdated-desc

cc: @crutkas , @ethanfangg
Please fux the issue description of this issue

[ethanfangg]

Fixed. Thanks @Kissaki & @htcfreek.

[jhirvioja]

Hey, I'm interested in doing this feature for PowerRename: #3373

✅

[ethanfangg]

go for it @jhirvioja !

[booyahdude]

Hi, I'd like to work on #22258

[crutkas]

@booyahdude, please do, we will not integrate however until after 0.81.

[crutkas]

@booyahdude we have one more utility that will be added between now and Build conference in mid may, just as FYI.

[PesBandi]

Hi, I'd like to add ǽ (#32533) and ϑ (#32757) to Quick Accent.
I'd also like to add support for previewing .srt (subtitle) files (#32769)

[Kissaki]

I would like to resolve #10675. I analyzed it today and found a solution. Although I don't have full technical reasoning, I think I can make a good, reasonable case for it. I can at the very least create a draft PR that presents a change that practically, evidently resolves it.

[ethanfangg]

@PesBandi approved for all three requests

[hugoabernier]

I wouldn't mind working on #32849. I know it's a minor tweak, but I think it would help people who regularly use photo editing software.

[cor-bee]

İ would like to contribute regarding my issue #32861

[anthonymonforte]

I'd like to begin contributing and start with #8796

[anson-poon]

Hi! I would like to start contributing on my issue #33036

[PesBandi]

Hi! I am interested in adding IPA characters to Quick Accent (#30286).