# damienvanrobaeys/run-in-sandbox **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/damienvanrobaeys-run-in-sandbox).** _How this analysis was created: the description and tags below were written by an AI model that read this project's README and public documentation pages; stars, license and language come straight from the GitHub API. The model does not read the source code._ 905 stars · 99 forks · PowerShell · AGPL-3.0 ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/damienvanrobaeys/Run-in-Sandbox - Homepage: https://www.systanddeploy.com/2023/06/runinsandbox-quick-way-to-runextract.html - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/damienvanrobaeys-run-in-sandbox.md ## Description Run-in-Sandbox is a sandbox automation utility that provides a right-click shell extension for Windows Explorer, allowing users to launch executables, scripts, installers, and compressed archives directly inside an isolated Windows Sandbox environment. It automates directory mapping, execution commands, and configuration generation to test software without requiring manual setup. The project integrates with the operating system desktop context menu to trigger ephemeral virtualized desktop sessions on demand. It features dynamic tool downloading to fetch required extraction utilities and helper binaries at runtime, along with script-driven orchestration to handle file unpacking, directory sharing, and container startup sequences. Core capabilities cover local file sharing to expose specific host directories to temporary virtual machine sessions, automated XML configuration generation, and isolated container virtualization to run untrusted binaries safely without affecting the host operating system. ## Tags ### Part of an Awesome List - [Virtualization and Isolation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/security/virtualization-and-isolation.md) — Runs untrusted binaries safely inside lightweight hardware-isolated operating system sandboxes. ### Development Tools & Productivity - [Configuration File Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/configuration-generators/configuration-file-generators.md) — Generates temporary XML sandbox configuration files on the fly for host folder mounting and execution. - [Sandboxed Execution Extensions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/shell-scripting-libraries/setup-automation-scripts/sandboxed-execution-extensions.md) — Sandboxing software runs scripts and installers inside an isolated virtual environment with a single right-click from the host system. ([source](https://github.com/damienvanrobaeys/run-in-sandbox#readme)) ### Networking & Communication - [Host-to-Guest File Sharing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-file-sharing/host-to-guest-file-sharing.md) — Exposes specific host directories to temporary virtual machine sessions for seamless data exchange. ### Operating Systems & Systems Programming - [Shell Extension Registries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/shell-extension-registries.md) — Registers Windows registry handlers to intercept right-click actions and pass target paths to scripts. - [Workflow Orchestration Scripts](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/terminal-command-line-environments/shells-scripting/workflow-orchestration-scripts.md) — Orchestrates file unpacking, directory sharing, and container startup sequences using command-line scripts. - [Automatic Sandbox Launching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/automatic-sandbox-launching.md) — Launches executables and installers inside an isolated environment directly from the desktop context menu. ([source](https://github.com/damienvanrobaeys/run-in-sandbox#readme)) - [Windows System Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/system-programming-primitives/system-abstractions/os-specific-integration-modules/windows-system-integrations.md) — Integrates directly with the Windows desktop environment to trigger ephemeral virtualized sessions. - [OS Context Menu Customizers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/os-context-menu-customizers.md) — Adds custom right-click actions to files and folders in Windows Explorer for administrative tasks. ### Security & Cryptography - [Sandbox Deployment Automators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/application-and-system-security/sandbox-and-isolation/sandbox-deployment-tools/sandbox-deployment-automators.md) — Automates directory mapping and execution commands to test software inside Windows Sandbox. ### User Interface & Experience - [Finder Context Menu Extensions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/context-menu-customizations/finder-context-menu-extensions.md) — Provides a right-click shell extension that launches scripts and archives directly inside Windows Sandbox. ### DevOps & Infrastructure - [Running Sandbox Replacements](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/sandbox-lifecycle-management/running-sandbox-replacements.md) — Manages isolated Windows Sandbox execution directly from the system context menu. ### Testing & Quality Assurance - [Software Testing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/software-testing.md) — Tests untrusted executables and installers in a secure sandbox to protect the host operating system.