RESOURCES.md

Resources

*nix / XDG

• https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
• https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

Windows

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/legacy/bb776911(v=vs.85)
• Vista or newer: SHGetKnownFolderPath
• Earlier: SHGetFolderPath

MacOS

• https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010672-CH2-SW6

Similar Packages

(for reference)

• https://docs.rs/directories/2.0.2/directories/index.html

Folder List

Folder	Windows	xdg	MacOS
Home	FOLDERID_Profile	HOME	HOME
Documents	FOLDERID_Documents	XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR	HOME/Documents
Pictures	FOLDERID_Pictures	XDG_PICTURES_DIR	HOME/Pictures
Music	FOLDERID_Music	XDG_MUSIC_DIR	HOME/Music
Videos	FOLDERID_Videos	XDG_VIDEOS_DIR	HOME/Movies
Desktop	FOLDERID_Desktop	XDG_DESKTOP_DIR	HOME/Desktop
Downloads	FOLDERID_Downloads	XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR	HOME/Downloads
Public	FOLDERID_Public	XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR	HOME/Public
Fonts	FOLDERID_Fonts	XDG_DATA_HOME/fonts	HOME/Library/Fonts
App Menu	FOLDERID_StartMenu	XDG_DATA_HOME/applications	HOME/Applications
Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%/Temp	XDG_CACHE_HOME	HOME/Library/Caches
Roaming Configuration	%APPDATA%	XDG_CONFIG_HOME	HOME/Library/Preferences
Local Configuration	%LOCALAPPDATA%	XDG_CONFIG_HOME	HOME/Library/Application Support
Data	%APPDATA%	XDG_DATA_HOME	HOME/Library/Application Support
Runtime	%LOCALAPPDATA%/Temp	XDG_RUNTIME_DIR	HOME/Library/Application Support