Outlook File Drag
Drag and drop Outlook items as files into any application
Overview
Outlook File Drag is an add-in for Outlook 2013 and 2016 that allows you to drag and drop Outlook items (messages, attachments, etc) to applications that allow physical files to be dropped, such as web browsers.
How Does it Work?
When you try to drag and drop from Outlook, Outlook correctly identifies the format as virtual files (CFSTR_FILEDESCRIPTORW) since the files do not exist directly on disk. Instead, they are contained in a PST file, OST file, or on an Exchange server.
However, many applications do not support, such as web browers and most .NET/ Java applications.
To work around this issue, Outlook File Drag hooks the Outlook drag and drop process and adds support for physical files (CF_HDROP). When the application asks for the physical files, the files are saved to a temp folder.
Installation
To install, run the installer that matches your Windows build:
After installing, restart Outlook for the add-in to take effect.
Known Issues
Outlook File Drag does not currently allow dragging and dropping items as files in calendar view, as this was causing Outlook to crash. Hopefully this will be fixed in a future release.
Acknowledgements
Outlook File Drag uses these open source projects:
Feedback/Contribute
You can view the source code, report issues, and contribute on Github.
Version History
1.0
- Initial Release
Copyright
Outlook File Drag is copyright (c) 2018 by Tony Federer and released under the MIT License.