Show HN: Envarly – Windows env var GUI that stages changes before applying

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Envarly — Windows Environment Variable Manager<br>Windows Environment Variable Manager · v1.4.0<br>Envarly<br>Edit, audit, and protect your Windows environment variables. Preview every change before applying, clean up PATH entries with folder pickers, and keep registry writes intentional.<br>Download v1.4.0 for WindowsView on GitHub →<br>Or install with WinGet:winget install Envarly.EnvarlyCopyCopied!Copy

Features<br>Everything you need to manage environment variables safely.<br>Practical PATH editor<br>Reorder entries, validate each one with a live ✓ / ✗ existence check, switch between list and plain text, move through rows with the keyboard, and choose folders — all without leaving the editor.

Secret detection<br>Name-based heuristics and value-pattern matching across 35+ token formats — GitHub, AWS, Anthropic, Stripe, npm, and more.

Diff detection<br>Detects registry changes made by other processes while Envarly is open. Shows a diff with selective apply per entry.

📸<br>Snapshots & demo mode<br>Save named snapshots of your full environment, encrypted with DPAPI. Demo mode opens realistic sample data for screenshots and walkthroughs without touching your registry.

Also included<br>Environment guidance<br>Shows short descriptions for well-known variables and warns on unresolvable %VAR% references in path entries.

Local undo before staging<br>Multi-step Ctrl+Z in the detail panel before staging. Drag reorders and text edits are independent undo steps.

Apply progress & log<br>A progress bar and per-variable log show exactly what happened while staged changes are written to the registry.

Import / Export<br>Read and write .json and .reg formats, plus export to PowerShell, DSC, and Ansible-friendly files. Preview before any write.

Resizable panels<br>Drag the sidebar and snapshots panel to the width you want. Sizes are remembered across restarts.

🔎<br>Check command<br>Find out why a command isn't found — searches the effective PATH for a name or exe path and flags shadowed duplicates.

Who is it for?<br>Envarly is built for developers and power users on Windows 10 and 11 who frequently edit User and System environment variables — and want a safer, more visual alternative to the built-in Windows Settings panel.<br>Whether you are managing a cluttered PATH variable, rotating API keys stored as environment variables, importing a team's .env baseline, or restoring a snapshot after a bad install — Envarly gives you full visibility before any registry write happens.

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