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CMM Plug-Ins

Current version: 2.2 :: Download »

About Trygve's CMM Plug-Ins

If you have MacOS 8 or later, you need these Contextual Menu Manager plug-ins! They extend the control-click menu that appears in the Finder and other CMM-aware applications, so that you can instantly manipulate files in powerful ways. Read the individual plug-in descriptions below for the details.

If you want to write your own CMM plug-ins, you should check out the CMM Plug-In Framework. It makes it very easy to get started writing plug-ins. And it's free! It's already been used to create some of the other cool plug-ins you find on web.

Trygve's CMM Plug-Ins have been selected Shareware of the Week by both MacOS Rumors and MacAddict Magazine!

The Plug-Ins

Convert Text

Converts the selected text files' line endings to Mac, DOS, or Unix format.

Cut / Copy / Paste File

Lets you treat files and folders as objects that can be cut, copied, and pasted.

Hide / Undo Hide / Show

Hides the selected files and folders. The previous Hide can be undone. Also lets you show all hidden items in a folder.

Launch

Launches any application you've made an alias of in the Launch settings folder.

Lift and Set File Info

Lets you set files' creators and/or types to the those of other files.

Lock / Unlock

Locks or unlocks the selected files. Depending on your access privileges and particular file server capabilities, you can also lock and unlock folders on a file server.

Move / Copy / Alias

Lets you move or copy the selected files and folders to the any destination folder or disk you've made an alias of in the Move / Copy / Alias settings folder. Also lets you make an alias of the selected items in the destination folder or disk.

Open With

Lets you open the selected files with any application you've made an alias of in the Open With settings folder.

Remove Custom Icon

Removes custom icons from the selected files and folders.

Set File Info

Sets the selected files' creator and/or type from a list of choices that you configure by placing files and aliases in the settings folders.

Simple Strip HTML

Removes all HTML tags from the selected HTML text files.

Touch

Sets the selected files' and folders' modification date to "now".

Installation & Setup

To install any plug-in, simply drag it to the System Folder icon. The Finder will place it in the Contextual Menu Items subfolder. Next time you reboot, it will be loaded.

To remove a plug-in, just drag it out of the Contextual Menu Items folder. Next time you reboot, it will not be loaded.

A couple of the plug-ins let you configure how they work. You configure these by placing files or aliases in the settings folders. After you install the plug-ins and reboot, you will see a folder called "CMM Plug-In Settings" inside the "Contextual Menu Items" folder inside the System Folder. This "CMM Plug-In Settings" contains subfolders for the various plug-in settings. Here is what to put in these subfolders:

Destinations. Place here aliases to folders or disks. These will appear as destinations for the "Move To", "Copy To", and "Make Alias In" commands. This lets you quickly move, copy, or alias the selected files and folders to these destinations, without having to keep the actual destination folders open on the desktop.

Launch. Place here aliases to applications. These will appear on the "Launch" submenu. This lets you launch any of these applications from wherever you are, as long as you can click to display the contextual menu.

Open With. Place here aliases to applications. These will appear as options for the "Open With" command. This lets you open the selected files with the chosen application, regardless of the file's creator.

Set Creator, Set Type, Set Type & Creator. Place here files or aliases to files. These will appear as options for the "Set Creator", "Set Type", and "Set Type & Creator" commands, respectively. This lets you set the selected files' types and/or creators. You will want to edit the names of the aliases to make it clear what they do.

System Requirements

A PowerPC machine running MacOS 8 or 9.

Licensing

The single user license fee for Trygve's CMM Plug-Ins is $10, and site licenses are $100.

To register your copy instantly and securely, please visit the online registration page. You can also use the Register application that is part of the download package; it will let you send an email to register, or print out a hardcopy to mail in.