How to configure xnview mp to use "Open with..." option with affinity 3 files?

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MichaelBeckett
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How to configure xnview mp to use "Open with..." option with affinity 3 files?

Post by MichaelBeckett »

i used to use a .bat file, but now i haven't a clue.
jkm
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Re: How to configure xnview mp to use "Open with..." option with affinity 3 files?

Post by jkm »

Right-Click on a file->Open With->Configure Programs
mcam
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Re: How to configure xnview mp to use "Open with..." option with affinity 3 files?

Post by mcam »

jkm wrote: Tue Jan 06, 2026 9:47 pm Right-Click on a file->Open With->Configure Programs
All well and good, but I can't find the path to the Affinity 3 executable on Windows. THAT seems to be the problem.
mcam
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Re: How to configure xnview mp to use "Open with..." option with affinity 3 files?

Post by mcam »

OK, I finally managed it. The Affinity executable in Windows, at least on my system, is saved in ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Canva.Affinity... etc.etc. You probably will hit a stone wall if you try to open the WindowsApps folder in Explorer, as it is protected. The way I managed to get the path was to run Affinity, open Task Manager, locate the Affinity process, and copy the path from its properties. I then pasted this into XNView's Open With/Configure Programs dialog box. Voila.