How to create and display URL shortcuts with their favicon in Dopus?

Help & Support
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In Windows 11 Pro, when I create a URL shortcut file with this content in DOpus:

[InternetShortcut]
URL=https://www.gpsoft.com.au
IconFile=https://www.gpsoft.com.au/favicon.ico
IconIndex=0

...and name it GPSoft.URL, the URL shortcut does not display the favicon!

Is there a built-in feature in Dopus that creates a URL shortcut from the URL in the clipboard, as it works with generic text? For example, when I copy the text https://www.gpsoft.com.au to the clipboard and then press CTRL+V in DOpus, it creates a text file "Clipboard Text.txt" instead of a URL shortcut! Why isn't Dopus so smart to create a URL shortcut and display it with the correct favicon?

2

ClipPaste URL will do this, even for multiple URLs. If you want icons it's probably best to reference locally cached images.

3

Thanks for the information. However, I don't understand why Windows or Dopus cannot download the known favicon (https://www.gpsoft.com.au/favicon.ico) and automatically use it in the URL shortcut.

4

One of the true mysteries of modern-day computing... luckily FavIconizer can fill the void.

5

Probably because Opus is a file manager, not a web browser, and isn’t designed around managing websites and URLs.