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WinPATH Manager

A mouse-enabled terminal UI for managing Windows PATH environment variables. Click it. Type it. Either way, it just works.

Python 3.10+ Windows 10 / 11 Textual TUI

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See It in Action

WinPath Manager — USER PATH (20 entries)

── View ──           │  #  Path                                     Status
Load USER PATH       │  1  C:\Windows\system32                      OK
Load SYSTEM PATH     │  2  C:\Windows                               OK
Refresh Display      │  3  C:\Python314\Scripts                     OK
Toggle Expanded      │  4  C:\Windows\system32                      DUPLICATE
                     │  5  C:\Old\SDK\bin                           MISSING
── Edit ──           │  6  C:\Users\dev\.cargo\bin                  OK
Remove Duplicates    │  7  C:\Program Files\nodejs                  OK
Remove Invalid       │  8  C:\Go\bin                                OK
Move a Path          │
Add a Path           │──────────────────────────────────────────────
Remove Selected      │  USER PATH · 20 entries · all paths valid
                     │
── Save ──           │
Save to Registry     │  q Quit · u USER · y SYSTEM · ^S Save
Backup to File       │
Restore from File    │
                     │
Exit                 │

Features

🖱️

Mouse + Keyboard

Click sidebar buttons or use keyboard shortcuts. Full TUI built with Textual — works in any Windows terminal.

🔍

Duplicate Detection

Instantly highlights duplicate PATH entries in yellow. Remove them all with a single click.

❌

Invalid Path Detection

Flags paths that don't exist on disk in red. Clean them up in one action.

↕️

Reorder Entries

Move paths to any position with source/destination prompts. Priority order matters for PATH resolution.

💾

Auto-Backup on Save

Every registry write creates a timestamped backup file first. Restore from backup at any time.

🛡️

UAC Elevation

SYSTEM PATH edits automatically request admin privileges via UAC. No need to run as admin upfront.

📡

Environment Broadcast

Sends WM_SETTINGCHANGE after saving so running apps pick up changes without a reboot.

🔎

Expanded View

Toggle to see %VAR% references resolved to their actual values side-by-side.

📋

Backup & Restore

Export PATH entries to a plain text file. Restore from any backup with a single action.

Key	Action
`u`	Load USER PATH
`y`	Load SYSTEM PATH
`Ctrl+S`	Save to registry
`e`	Toggle expanded view
`d`	Remove duplicates
`i`	Remove invalid paths
`q`	Quit