Homebrew 3DSShellExt, show .cia .3dsx .smdh icons in windows

[kkguo]

This is a Shell Extension for Windows, showing .CIA/.3DS/.3DSX/.SMDH/.NDS icons in explorer.

Update 05/04/2017: v0.1.2

• Fix NoCrypto flag mask, now showing icon for non-encrypt cia correctly.
• Downgrade .net requirement to 4.0
• Add a default icon for encrypted files.

Spoiler

Updates 05/03/2017: v0.1.1

• Add support to .NDS (dsi rom) file
• Project name changed to DSShellExt, as it's supporting NDS files.
• Add support to .3DS
• Fix icons not showing for certain decrypted .cia files.
• NOT SUPPORTING encrypted roms, most likely it needs your console to decrypt it.

Todo:

• Barcode for FBI direct install?
• Show more information in the tool tip, such as title name, region info.

Snapshot:

thanks to @Petraplexity for the snapshot.

Download:
https://github.com/kkguo/DSShellExt/releases

SourceCode:
https://github.com/kkguo/DSShellExt

Please report issue or suggestion at https://github.com/kkguo/DSShellExt/issues

Have fun!

 

[JadedSynner]

This is neat and helpful! Thanks

 

[erman1337]

Not a Windows user but looks neat

 

[OrGoN3]

U tryna hax me systems?

 

[GerbilSoft]

Not a Windows user but looks neat

I've been working on something similar, rom-properties. The current release doesn't support 3DS (it'll be in the next release), but it does support DS, Wii, and GameCube, and it also runs on Linux. (KDE4, KDE5, GNOME 3; thumbnailing under Xfce is not yet supported.)

If you're using Mac: I've tried looking for interfaces for custom thumbnail generation and property pages, but couldn't find anything.

 

[kkguo]

So a new release, v0.1.1

 

[GerbilSoft]

FYI: .NET Framework 4.5 has a minimum requirement of Windows Vista, so if your extension actually needs 4.5 and can't run on 4.0, you should update the README.

 

[kkguo]

FYI: .NET Framework 4.5 has a minimum requirement of Windows Vista, so if your extension actually needs 4.5 and can't run on 4.0, you should update the README.

You are right, did you already see problem on that?
Actually the target in the project is .net 4.5, it can be lower.
I will change it to 4.0 in next release, just for some feature introduced in 4.0 which is helpful creating shell extension with .net (I forget the name of that feature...)

 

[GerbilSoft]

You are right, did you already see problem on that?
Actually the target in the project is .net 4.5, it can be lower.
I will change it to 4.0 in next release, just for some feature introduced in 4.0 which is helpful creating shell extension with .net (I forget the name of that feature...)

I haven't actually tested it yet, but that was something I noticed while looking over the project.

 

[KunoichiZ]

I ran install.bat and it worked for some of my CIAs (ACNL update, FE if DLC, and TWLSaveTool are some examples) and it didn't work on other CIAs (Fantasy Life DLC and FE Fates DLC are some examples). Is it supposed to work on all CIAs or just some of them?

 

[Deleted-379826]

Gonna check this out. It'll be nice to have, I don't store many 3ds related things though. Maybe add one for nand backups and make it a brick logo or something?

 

[kkguo]

I ran install.bat and it worked for some of my CIAs (ACNL update, FE if DLC, and TWLSaveTool are some examples) and it didn't work on other CIAs (Fantasy Life DLC and FE Fates DLC are some examples). Is it supposed to work on all CIAs or just some of them?

if the rom file is decrypted, it should work. To the best my knowledge, encrypted rom needs your console key to get the icon, correct me if I'm wrong.
I started 3DS journey recently (pretty late, I know), still studying the system...

 

[KunoichiZ]

if the rom file is decrypted, it should work. To the best my knowledge, encrypted rom needs your console key to get the icon, correct me if I'm wrong.
I started 3DS journey recently (pretty late, I know), still studying the system...

That would probably explain things. I'm pretty sure some of my CIAs aren't decrypted.

 

[kkguo]

That would probably explain things. I'm pretty sure some of my CIAs aren't decrypted.

So, just a question for you, do you want the default icon or you want a customized icon indicating it's 3DS file but encrypted?

 

[KunoichiZ]

So, just a question for you, do you want the default icon or you want a customized icon indicating it's 3DS file but encrypted?

I think a customized icon would fit better. With the icons for the decrypted files, it looks a little out of place for the encrypted files to not have an icon (other than the blank, standard icon). It doesn't have to be anything to specific, though.

 

[GerbilSoft]

if the rom file is decrypted, it should work. To the best my knowledge, encrypted rom needs your console key to get the icon, correct me if I'm wrong

It needs Slot0x2C. This is a common key (not system-specific), but it's still locked in the Boot ROM.

Some encrypted CIAs have a plaintext meta section at the end of the file. If the CIA's meta size is non-zero, you can check this instead of reading the ExeFS. https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/CIA

 

[kkguo]

It needs Slot0x2C. This is a common key (not system-specific), but it's still locked in the Boot ROM.

Some encrypted CIAs have a plaintext meta section at the end of the file. If the CIA's meta size is non-zero, you can check this instead of reading the ExeFS. https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/CIA

it's already done in the first version. and NCCH is read if no metadata exsiting.
So, maybe just wait for the boot9... I doubt even hedgeberg will release it, damn copyright thing..

 

[Deleted User]

Not working for me.

#######################################################
##            DS Shell Extension                     ##
##                                                   ##
##           https://github.com/kkguo/DSShellExt     ##
#######################################################
FIND: `/i': No such file or directory
FIND: `x86': No such file or directory
The system cannot find the path specified.
Done!

/-------------------------------------------------------------------\
 DSShellExt is an open-source project,
 ApkShellExt is a sister project of DSShellExt
 Please visit https://github.com/kkguo/DSShellExt for more information
\-------------------------------------------------------------------/
Press any key to continue . . .

 

[kkguo]

So, another update..

Not working for me.

#######################################################
##            DS Shell Extension                     ##
##                                                   ##
##           https://github.com/kkguo/DSShellExt     ##
#######################################################
FIND: `/i': No such file or directory
FIND: `x86': No such file or directory
The system cannot find the path specified.
Done!

/-------------------------------------------------------------------\
 DSShellExt is an open-source project,
 ApkShellExt is a sister project of DSShellExt
 Please visit https://github.com/kkguo/DSShellExt for more information
\-------------------------------------------------------------------/
Press any key to continue . . .

@RosaliinaDaHacker64, which system are you on?
If you know what I'm talking about, please try manually install the dll like this:
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regasm.exe /codebase DSShellExt.dll

 

[Deleted User]

So, another update..

@RosaliinaDaHacker64, which system are you on?
If you know what I'm talking about, please try manually install the dll like this:
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regasm.exe /codebase DSShellExt.dll

Windows 8.1.
I'll try installing that way

Edit: It works!