Drag and drop Outlook items as files into any application
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.
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.
To install, run the installer that matches your Windows build:
After installing, restart Outlook for the add-in to take effect.
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.
Outlook File Drag uses these open source projects:
You can view the source code, report issues, and contribute on Github.
If you find this project useful, please consider donating. Your donations are appreciated. =)
- Fixed issue that prevented dragging items from one group to another
- Fixed PathTooLong exception when temporary filename was longer than MAX_PATH
- Fixed issues with 64-bit Outlook
- Added self-signed certificate
- Initial Release
Outlook File Drag is copyright (c) 2018 by Tony Federer and released under the MIT License.