how to create an item in the context menu dolphin?

Hello everyone. Can anyone tell me how to add my own item to the "create" section of the Dolphin context menu? I want to add the ability to create a desktop file there, but I have no idea how to do it. I found some guide for KDE 6, where they suggest creating a directory ~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus, but it didn't work

Solution

Oh, damn, I'm an idiot, I didn't look all this time. I was looking for a new item in the "create" section, and it's right there in the context menu.

Nevertheless, here's the contents of the script that creates a desktop file with the name you choose

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=inode/directory;
Actions=CreateDesktopFile;
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
[Desktop Action CreateDesktopFile]
Name=Создать desktop file
Icon=document-new
Exec=bash -c 'filename=$(kdialog --title "Создание desktop файла" --inputbox "Введите имя файла (без расширения):"); if [ -n "$filename" ]; then echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=\nGenericName=\nIcon=\nExec=\nTerminal=false\nCategories=;\nKeywords=" > "%f/$filename.desktop" && kate "%f/$filename.desktop"; fi'

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=inode/directory;
Actions=CreateDesktopFile;
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
[Desktop Action CreateDesktopFile]
Name=Создать desktop file
Icon=document-new
Exec=bash -c 'filename=$(kdialog --title "Создание desktop файла" --inputbox "Введите имя файла (без расширения):"); if [ -n "$filename" ]; then echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=\nGenericName=\nIcon=\nExec=\nTerminal=false\nCategories=;\nKeywords=" > "%f/$filename.desktop" && kate "%f/$filename.desktop"; fi'

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=inode/directory;
Actions=CreateDesktopFile;
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
[Desktop Action CreateDesktopFile]
Name=Создать desktop file
Icon=document-new
Exec=bash -c 'filename=$(kdialog --title "Создание desktop файла" --inputbox "Введите имя файла (без расширения):"); if [ -n "$filename" ]; then echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=\nGenericName=\nIcon=\nExec=\nTerminal=false\nCategories=;\nKeywords=" > "%f/$filename.desktop" && kate "%f/$filename.desktop"; fi'

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=inode/directory;
Actions=CreateDesktopFile;
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
[Desktop Action CreateDesktopFile]
Name=Создать desktop file
Icon=document-new
Exec=bash -c 'filename=$(kdialog --title "Создание desktop файла" --inputbox "Введите имя файла (без расширения):"); if [ -n "$filename" ]; then echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=\nGenericName=\nIcon=\nExec=\nTerminal=false\nCategories=;\nKeywords=" > "%f/$filename.desktop" && kate "%f/$filename.desktop"; fi'

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asen23•4/6/25, 3:18 AM

works fine for me, make sure the format is correct

Aasen23 works fine for me, make sure the format is correct

ГрюндикOP•4/6/25, 6:59 AM

format of what? I did it directly with commands from the guide. Nothing appeared in the context menu. Even after rebooting the PC

asen23•4/6/25, 7:50 AM

format of the desktop file, like syntax and such

asen23•4/6/25, 7:51 AM

https://develop.kde.org/docs/apps/dolphin/service-menus/

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Creating Dolphin service menus

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asen23•4/6/25, 8:16 AM

https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/blob/main/system_files/desktop/kinoite/usr/share/templates/vkBasalt.desktop
here is how bazzite does it

GitHub

bazzite/system_files/desktop/kinoite/usr/share/templates/vkBasalt.d...

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Solution

Грюндик•4/6/25, 9:31 AM

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=inode/directory;
Actions=CreateDesktopFile;
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
[Desktop Action CreateDesktopFile]
Name=Создать desktop file
Icon=document-new
Exec=bash -c 'filename=$(kdialog --title "Создание desktop файла" --inputbox "Введите имя файла (без расширения):"); if [ -n "$filename" ]; then echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=\nGenericName=\nIcon=\nExec=\nTerminal=false\nCategories=;\nKeywords=" > "%f/$filename.desktop" && kate "%f/$filename.desktop"; fi'

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=inode/directory;
Actions=CreateDesktopFile;
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
[Desktop Action CreateDesktopFile]
Name=Создать desktop file
Icon=document-new
Exec=bash -c 'filename=$(kdialog --title "Создание desktop файла" --inputbox "Введите имя файла (без расширения):"); if [ -n "$filename" ]; then echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=\nGenericName=\nIcon=\nExec=\nTerminal=false\nCategories=;\nKeywords=" > "%f/$filename.desktop" && kate "%f/$filename.desktop"; fi'

[Desktop Entry] Type=Service ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin MimeType=inode/directory; Actions=CreateDesktopFile; X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel [Desktop Action CreateDesktopFile] Name=Создать desktop file Icon=document-new Exec=bash -c 'filename=$(kdialog --title "Создание desktop файла" --inputbox "Введите имя файла (без расширения):"); if [ -n "$filename" ]; then echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=\nGenericName=\nIcon=\nExec=\nTerminal=false\nCategories=;\nKeywords=" > "%f/$filename.desktop" && kate "%f/$filename.desktop"; fi'

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