Because Windows Is Great Right Up Until You Need It To Do Something Specific
Welcome to my pile of Windows-side experiments. This repo is where I prototype weird, useful, risky, and occasionally cursed ideas so I can stop re-solving the same problems every few months.
Some projects are tiny one-off tools. Some are deeper experiments that might eventually become real standalone repos.
- shellex/thumb-providers/tgs: Experimental Windows thumbnail handler for Telegram animated stickers (.tgs). Current focus: reliable registration flow, safer shell refresh behavior, and real thumbnail rendering pipeline work.
More folders will show up as I finish and clean up additional experiments.
Things can and will change without ceremony. I might rewrite an experiment, archive it, split it into its own repo, or decide it was a terrible idea and move on.
If you clone this, treat it like a workshop, not a polished product line.
I build this stuff for myself first. If it helps you too, awesome.
I try to keep experiments safe and understandable, but no promises on stability, compatibility, or support timelines. Read code before running anything in environments you care about.
- Browse to the experiment folder you care about.
- Read that folder's README for setup and usage.
- Test in a safe environment first (especially shell-level stuff).
PRs are welcome, especially if you have practical Windows-focused ideas or fixes. If you're opening a PR, keep experiments isolated in their own folder and include enough notes for someone else to reproduce what you built.
Check commit history. I am not maintaining a formal changelog in this repo right now.
Open an issue if you want to report a bug, suggest an experiment, or ask for clarification. I will respond when I can.