A downloadable tool for Windows

WARNING: Use at your own risk. Somebody has brought to my attention a pretty serious bug where Windows has issues with renaming files across the system until you've rebooted after using this extension. Source code is available on Github if anybody wants to take a stab at fixing it but I will not be working on this any further.


A very simple DLL that lets you drag multiple folders and/or files into the game window. Only two functions are needed to use this extension.

This extension doesn't import anything. It only returns the paths of any folders/files dropped into the window.

This is a WINDOWS ONLY extension for Gamemaker Studio and Gamemaker Studio 2.

Please consider donating a couple bucks so I can keep making these. :)

Download

Download
HM_FileDropper.gmez 11 kB
Download
HippymansFileDropperDemo.exe 2 MB

Install instructions

Gamemaker Studio Install

  1. Create a new project and right click "Extensions" in the resource tree
  2. Click "Import Extension"
  3. Browse to the HM_FileDropper.gmez file you downloaded and click "Open"
  4. Double click "HM_FileDropper" to open the Extension Package Properties
  5. Click the Import Resources tab and then click "Import All" and close the Extension Package Properties
  6. Create a room and place the imported object into the room and run the project with F5.

Gamemaker Studio 2 Install

  1. Create a new project and right click "Extensions" in the resource tree
  2. Click "Import Extension"
  3. Browse to the HM_FileDropper.gmez file you downloaded and click "Open"
  4. When the extension window opens click "Add All" and then click "Import"
  5. Open the default room and place the imported object into the room and run the project with F5.

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