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How to edit the context menus of Nautilus File Manager?

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2300 / 2 Years ago, tue, july 26, 2022, 4:08:13

I need to change the menu items present in the Nautilus File Manager. I am open to getting my hands dirty in Python or anything else for that matter.
I would like add or remove menu items from the context menu in Nautilus. Any help regarding this will be very helpful.

Note:

I am not looking to going to any other file manager for this reason.

I am not talking about Nautilus scripts either. I would like to know how the menu item called 'Scripts' was created in the first place.

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answered 2 Years ago howesale · Accepted Answer

To add menu items to can write a Nautilus extension, like

from gi.repository import Nautilus, GObject



class MyItemExtension(GObject.GObject, Nautilus.MenuProvider):

    def get_file_items(self, window, files):

        menuitem = Nautilus.MenuItem(name='MyItem::SomeItem', 

                                     label='My Item', 

                                     tip='my own item',

                                     icon='')



        menuitem.connect('activate', self.on_menu_item_clicked, files)

        return menuitem,



    def on_menu_item_clicked(self, item, files):

        print [f.get_name() for f in files]

Save this into something like /usr/share/nautilus-python/extensions/myitem.py, install the package python-nautilus and restart Nautilus, for example by running nautilus -q; sleep 2; nautilus. Now you should see a new item "My Item" if you rightclick a file.

As far as I know there is no documented way to remove menu items.

The see API reference for some more information.