Desktop entry viewer
To open a Desktop entry file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| Desktop entry in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Apps | The command, as text |
| Links | Web addresses as links |
| Facts | Name, comment, icon, categories, terminal, actions |
| Text | The raw file under Text |
| Extensions | .desktop |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a Desktop entry file?
In short
A .desktop file is a Linux launcher: the name, icon and command of an app, or a link to a web address.
For an app, the command it runs, shown as text and never run, with its name, comment, icon, categories and actions. For a link, the address it opens; only http and https become links.
How to open a Desktop entry file
- Add your Desktop entry. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. For an app, the command it runs, shown as text and never run, with its name, comment, icon, categories and actions. For a link, the address it opens; only http and https become links.
- Take it further. Download any file from inside an archive, or open another file.
Questions
In /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.