Simple program to add Search on IMDb
to your Windows 10 Context Menu to automate the task of searching for IMDb page of a movie that you have on your computer
A simple program that searches for IMDb page of a movie on your computer in just a couple of clicks.
You just need to right click on the media file of the movie and click the Search on IMDb
button.
A new tab will be opened on your browser and the movie's page will be searched for on IMDb.
- Download the preferred varient from the Download Link
(Check FAQs section for guidance regarging varient) - Extract the downloaded zip file to
D:\IMDbinContextMenu
Note: You can extract to any location you wish but you need the make changes to the AddToRegistry.reg and search.bat file eg. If you extract toC:\Users\YourUsername\Downloads
then your files should look like this AddToRegistry.reg line 7:search.bat line 1:@="\"C:\\Users\\YourUsername\\Downloads\\search.bat\" \"%1\""
py method:exe method:python "C:\\Users\\YourUsername\\Downloads\\search.py" %1
"C:\\Users\\YourUsername\\Downloads\\search.exe" %1
- Double click on the AddToRegistry.reg file and follow the steps onscreen to add the registry entry
- Done, as simple as that
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Why does this exist?
A. Looking up a movie that you have on your system on IMDb in a lengthy process. This program exists to automate the process to just a couple of clicks. -
What varient should I download?
A. Py varient if you have Python installed on your system exe varient if you do not have python installed on your system -
How to uninstall the program?
A. Click on Start -> Type regedit -> Press Enter on Registry Editor -> Navigate toHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Run script
-> DeleteRun script
* The program fails when year of the movie is enclosed in brackets
eg: Movie.Name.(1999).720p.10bit.mp4
Fixed. Thanks to amogh-w
Search on multiple Rating websites at once such as Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes etc.
Auto PY to EXE is used to convert the python file to exe file
For any doubts or suggestions you may Contact me on Telegram @rajdedhia10
This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details