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# 📂 Open Bin Folder

**🚀 Instantly open your project's output directory in Windows File Explorer!**

A Visual Studio 2022/2026 extension that adds a right-click context menu command to open the project's bin folder. It intelligently uses the currently active solution/project configuration to navigate to the correct output folder (Debug, Release, etc.).

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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CodingWithCalvin/VS-OpenBinFolder/main/resources/logo.png" alt="Open Bin Folder Logo" width="128" height="128">
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<h1 align="center">Open Bin Folder</h1>

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<strong>Instantly open your project's output directory in Windows File Explorer!</strong>
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## ✨ Features

- **🖱️ Right-click to open** - Simple context menu integration in Solution Explorer
- **⚙️ Configuration-aware** - Opens the correct bin folder based on your active build configuration
- **⚡ Lightning fast** - No settings, no dialogs, just works!
A Visual Studio 2022/2026 extension that adds a right-click context menu command to open the project's bin folder. It intelligently uses the currently active solution/project configuration to navigate to the correct output folder (Debug, Release, etc.).

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## Features

## 📦 Installation
- **Right-click to open** - Simple context menu integration in Solution Explorer
- **Configuration-aware** - Opens the correct bin folder based on your active build configuration
- **Lightning fast** - No settings, no dialogs, just works!

### From Visual Studio Marketplace
## Installation

[![VS Marketplace](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS%20Marketplace-Open%20Bin%20Folder-purple?style=for-the-badge&logo=visualstudio&logoColor=white)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-OpenBinFolder)
### Visual Studio Marketplace

1. Open Visual Studio 2022
1. Open Visual Studio 2022 or 2026
2. Go to **Extensions > Manage Extensions**
3. Search for "Open Bin Folder"
4. Click **Download** and restart Visual Studio
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Download the latest `.vsix` from the [Releases](https://github.com/CodingWithCalvin/VS-OpenBinFolder/releases) page and double-click to install.

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## 🎯 Usage
## Usage

1. Right-click on any project in **Solution Explorer**
2. Select **Open Bin Folder**
3. Windows File Explorer opens to your project's output directory

That's it! The extension automatically detects your active configuration (Debug/Release) and opens the corresponding output folder.

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## Requirements

## 📋 Requirements
- Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
- .NET Framework 4.8

- 💻 Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
- 🔧 .NET Framework 4.8

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## Contributing

## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether it's bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests - all feedback helps make this extension better. 💪
Contributions are welcome! Whether it's bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests - all feedback helps make this extension better.

### Development Setup

1. 🍴 Clone the repository
2. 📂 Open `src/CodingWithCalvin.OpenBinFolder.slnx` in Visual Studio 2022
3. ▶️ Press F5 to launch the experimental instance

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1. Clone the repository
2. Open `src/CodingWithCalvin.OpenBinFolder.slnx` in Visual Studio 2022 or 2026
3. Ensure you have the "Visual Studio extension development" workload installed
4. Press F5 to launch the experimental instance

## 📄 License
## License

This project is licensed under the **MIT License** - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

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## 👥 Contributors
## Contributors

<!-- readme: contributors -start -->
[![CalvinAllen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/41448698?v=4&s=64)](https://github.com/CalvinAllen) [![DavidsonAudioMulti](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47409222?v=4&s=64)](https://github.com/DavidsonAudioMulti) [![MikeCheel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2339881?v=4&s=64)](https://github.com/MikeCheel)
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**⭐ If you find Open Bin Folder useful, please consider giving it a star! ⭐**

*Made with ❤️ for the Visual Studio community by Coding With Calvin*
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Made with ❤️ by <a href="https://github.com/CodingWithCalvin">Coding With Calvin</a>
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