- https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
- https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/legacy/bb776911(v=vs.85)
- Vista or newer: SHGetKnownFolderPath
- Earlier: SHGetFolderPath
(for reference)
| Folder | Windows | xdg | MacOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | FOLDERID_Profile | HOME | HOME |
| Documents | FOLDERID_Documents | XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR | HOME/Documents |
| Pictures | FOLDERID_Pictures | XDG_PICTURES_DIR | HOME/Pictures |
| Music | FOLDERID_Music | XDG_MUSIC_DIR | HOME/Music |
| Videos | FOLDERID_Videos | XDG_VIDEOS_DIR | HOME/Movies |
| Desktop | FOLDERID_Desktop | XDG_DESKTOP_DIR | HOME/Desktop |
| Downloads | FOLDERID_Downloads | XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR | HOME/Downloads |
| Public | FOLDERID_Public | XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR | HOME/Public |
| Fonts | FOLDERID_Fonts | XDG_DATA_HOME/fonts | HOME/Library/Fonts |
| App Menu | FOLDERID_StartMenu | XDG_DATA_HOME/applications | HOME/Applications |
| Cache | %LOCALAPPDATA%/Temp | XDG_CACHE_HOME | HOME/Library/Caches |
| Roaming Configuration | %APPDATA% | XDG_CONFIG_HOME | HOME/Library/Preferences |
| Local Configuration | %LOCALAPPDATA% | XDG_CONFIG_HOME | HOME/Library/Application Support |
| Data | %APPDATA% | XDG_DATA_HOME | HOME/Library/Application Support |
| Runtime | %LOCALAPPDATA%/Temp | XDG_RUNTIME_DIR | HOME/Library/Application Support |