PhotoSanitize Pro and Enterprise can add an Open in PhotoSanitize command to Windows File Explorer. This lets you send supported image files to the application directly from their folder, without first opening PhotoSanitize and using Add Image(s).
The integration is useful for people who work with photographs throughout the day, particularly when images arrive individually rather than as organized batches.
Enabling Explorer integration
- Start PhotoSanitize with an activated Pro or Enterprise license.
- Choose Explorer Integration from the application’s commands.
- Confirm that you want to install the Open in PhotoSanitize command.
- Open File Explorer and locate a supported image file.
The integration is registered for the current Windows user. Depending on the Windows version and context menu configuration, the command may appear directly in the right-click menu or under Show more options.
If the integration is already installed, PhotoSanitize can display its current state and offer to remove it.
Opening photographs
Right-click a supported image in File Explorer and select Open in PhotoSanitize.
The image is passed to PhotoSanitize, where it can be analyzed, inspected, and sanitized using the normal interface. If the application is already running, it can receive the file through its existing application session where appropriate.
Choosing the Explorer command does not automatically sanitize the image. You still control the profile, visual review, and actual processing operation.
This is useful when you want to examine a photograph before attaching it to an email or publishing it. Rather than opening the application separately and navigating to the image, you can begin directly from the file you are already handling.
Multiple files and folders
PhotoSanitize can receive supported file paths from Windows, but the exact behavior of a multi-file context menu operation depends on how Windows passes the selected files.
For a larger collection, using Add Folder inside PhotoSanitize is often more convenient because it provides an explicit way to import supported images from the complete directory tree.
Removing the integration
Open PhotoSanitize and choose Explorer Integration again. If the command is installed for the current user, confirm its removal.
This is advisable before uninstalling PhotoSanitize or moving the installation to another location.
You can also manage the integration from the command line:
PhotoSanitize.exe --install-explorer
PhotoSanitize.exe --uninstall-explorer
PhotoSanitize.exe --explorer-status
These commands install, remove, or inspect the integration associated with the current user.
Organizational use
Explorer integration can make PhotoSanitize easier to access on workstations used by photographers, communications teams, administrative staff, or employees who regularly prepare images for external sharing.
Because the integration is user-specific, installing it for one Windows account does not necessarily make it available to every account on the computer.
Organizations deploying PhotoSanitize centrally should check the integration under the intended user accounts and verify that the registered command points to the correct installed executable.
Explorer integration is a convenience feature. It does not change the underlying edition restrictions, sanitization behavior, or verification requirements.