Claude Context Menu Installer

A beautiful Windows installer that adds Claude AI to your File Explorer context menu with multiple options.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Beautiful GUI - Modern, user-friendly graphical interface

• 🎯 Multiple Options - Choose which menu items to install:

• Open Claude here

• Resume Claude here

• Open Claude here as admin (Windows 11 + sudo)

• Resume Claude here as admin (Windows 11 + sudo)

• 🔍 Auto-Detection - Automatically checks if Claude and sudo are installed

• 🎨 Custom Icon - Uses the official Claude icon in the context menu

• 🚀 One-Click Install - Simple installation with admin privilege request

• 📦 Standalone - Single executable with no dependencies

🖼️ Screenshot

The installer features a clean, modern interface with:

• Header with Claude branding
• Checkbox selection for each menu option
• Real-time system status (Claude installed, sudo available)
• Progress bar during installation
• Clear success/error messages

📋 Requirements

For Using the Installer

• Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Administrator privileges (automatically requested)

For Admin Options (Optional)

• Windows 11 (Build 26045+)
• Sudo enabled in Windows settings

For Menu to Work

• (Claude AI CLI) installed

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

Download InstallClaudeMenu.exe from the Releases page 1.

Double-click the executable

• Windows will ask for administrator permission
• Click “Yes” to continue

Select options you want to install using checkboxes 1.

Click “Install” 1.

Done! Right-click in any folder to see the “Claude” menu

Usage

After installation:

1. Open Windows File Explorer
2. Navigate to any folder
3. Right-click in an empty area
4. Select “Claude” to see all installed options
5. Choose your desired option

📖 Menu Options Explained

Option	Command	Description
Open Claude here	claude	Opens a new Claude session in the current folder
Resume Claude here	claude -r	Resumes your last Claude session in the current folder
Open Claude here as admin	sudo claude	Opens Claude with administrator privileges
Resume Claude here as admin	sudo claude -r	Resumes last session with admin privileges

🔧 Advanced

Uninstall

Run the installer again with the uninstall argument:

InstallClaudeMenu.exe uninstall

Or create a shortcut and add uninstall to the target path.

Installing Claude

If Claude is not installed, the installer will notify you. To install Claude:

PowerShell:

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd; .\install.cmd; Remove-Item install.cmd

Enabling Sudo (Windows 11)

For the “as admin” options to work:

1. Open Settings
2. Go to System > For developers
3. Enable “Sudo”

Or via PowerShell:

sudo config --enable normal

🛠️ Building from Source

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or higher
• pip (Python package installer)

Build Steps

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/claude-context-menu.git
cd claude-context-menu

Install dependencies

pip install pyinstaller Pillow cairosvg

Build the script

python build_final_script.py

Create the executable

pyinstaller --onefile --noconsole --icon=claude_icon.ico --name="InstallClaudeMenu" --uac-admin install_claude_context_menu.py

Find your executable

• Located in dist/InstallClaudeMenu.exe

📁 Project Structure

claude-context-menu/
├── dist/
│   ├── InstallClaudeMenu.exe     # Main executable
│   └── README.txt                # User guide
├── backup/                        # Backup files
├── claude_icon.ico                # Claude icon
├── install_claude_context_menu.py # Main installer script
└── README.md                      # This file

🔒 Security

• The installer requires administrator privileges to modify Windows Registry
• It only modifies registry keys under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Claude
• Icon is stored in C:\ProgramData\ClaudeMenu\claude_icon.ico
• No telemetry, no data collection, completely offline after Claude is installed

⚠️ Troubleshooting

Menu doesn’t appear

• Refresh File Explorer (F5)
• Restart File Explorer via Task Manager
• Restart your computer

“Claude is not installed” error

• Install Claude from claude.ai
• Or run the installer again and follow the installation prompt

Admin options don’t work

• Windows 11 (Build 26045+) required
• Enable sudo in Settings > System > For developers
• Or use regular “Open Claude here” instead

Permission denied errors

• Make sure you’re running as administrator
• Right-click the EXE → “Run as administrator”

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see below for details.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Claude AI - The amazing AI assistant
• Anthropic - For creating Claude
• Claude icon and branding belong to Anthropic

📞 Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions:

1. Check the Troubleshooting section
2. Search existing Issues
3. Open a new Issue if needed

🗺️ Roadmap

• Multi-language support
• Dark mode for installer UI
• Portable version (no admin required) (possible?)

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