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Version: 2023.2

Pimcore Direct Edit Client

Pimcore Direct Edit Client is a desktop client that is necessary to allow local file edits. It is an electron application that listens to all direct edit requests and handles all client-side interactions like downloading assets data, launching the associated application, watching for changes of the file and uploading the changed asset data back to Pimcore.

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Installation​

To install it, download latest and run the setup:

  • Windows Installer

  • MacOS Installer (ZIP)

  • The installation process will install the client typically in the user's C:\Users\youruser\AppData\Local\Programs\pimcore-direct-edit-client\ directory.

  • A file protocol handler (pimcorefile) will be added to the Windows registry, which picks up the communication between Pimcore and the local client.

Debugging​

In C:\Users\<your-user>\AppData\Roaming\Pimcore File Edit Client\logs\main.log you will find a log file that may be helpful to analyse a running application.

MacOS Preview App​

Direct Edit saves the image locally in the folder /Users/{USERNAME}/Library/Caches/com.pimcore.file-edit The Library Folder is something like the System Temp Folder. Regardless of the file, the preview app always produces a copy in the folder when editing (instead of overwriting the file), and the changes are not uploaded to Pimcore.

There are two ways to handle this:

  • Use another app for image editing (the Preview app is not really an image editing tool)
  • Modify the image so that it is saved somewhere else.
    • Keep in mind that the image is no longer be found in the temp folder provided by the system.