KnifeLemon · Oct 26, 2026 · Oct 25, 2026 · Oct 25, 2026 · Oct 25, 2026 · Oct 25, 2026
@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "مجلد الملف الأصلي نفسه",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "مجلد فرعي",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "مجلد ثابت",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "السؤال في كل مرة",
+  "ask.save_title": "حفظ النتيجة باسم",
+  "ask.folder_title": "اختر مكان حفظ النتائج",
   "presets.subfolder": "اسم المجلد الفرعي",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "فقط عندما ينتج أكثر من ملف",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "إذا نتج عن التحويل ملف واحد فإنه يُحفظ بجانب الأصل؛ ولا يُنشأ المجلد الفرعي إلا عندما ينتج عدة ملفات (مثل تقسيم PDF إلى صفحات).",

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "Gleicher Ordner wie die Quelldatei",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Unterordner",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "Fester Ordner",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Jedes Mal fragen",
+  "ask.save_title": "Ergebnis speichern unter",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Wählen Sie, wo die Ergebnisse gespeichert werden",
   "presets.subfolder": "Name des Unterordners",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Nur wenn aus einer Datei mehrere werden",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Wird eine Datei in eine einzelne Datei konvertiert, wird diese neben dem Original gespeichert. Nur wenn mehrere Dateien entstehen (etwa einzelne PDF-Seiten), wird der Unterordner verwendet.",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "Same folder as the source",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "A subfolder",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "A fixed folder",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Ask every time",
+  "ask.save_title": "Save the result as",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Choose where to save the results",
   "presets.subfolder": "Subfolder name",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Only when a file becomes several",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "A file converted to one file is saved next to the original; only one that becomes several files (a PDF split into pages) gets the subfolder.",

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "La misma carpeta que el original",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Una subcarpeta",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "Una carpeta fija",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Preguntar cada vez",
+  "ask.save_title": "Guardar el resultado como",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Elige dónde guardar los resultados",
   "presets.subfolder": "Nombre de la subcarpeta",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Solo si salen varios archivos",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Si un archivo se convierte en uno solo, se guarda junto al original; la subcarpeta solo se crea cuando salen varios archivos (un PDF dividido en páginas).",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "Même dossier que l'original",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Un sous-dossier",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "Un dossier fixe",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Demander à chaque fois",
+  "ask.save_title": "Enregistrer le résultat sous",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Choisissez où enregistrer les résultats",
   "presets.subfolder": "Nom du sous-dossier",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Seulement si un fichier en produit plusieurs",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Un fichier converti en un seul fichier est enregistré à côté de l'original ; seul celui qui en produit plusieurs (un PDF découpé en pages) va dans le sous-dossier.",

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "स्रोत वाला ही फ़ोल्डर",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "एक सबफ़ोल्डर",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "एक तय फ़ोल्डर",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "हर बार पूछें",
+  "ask.save_title": "परिणाम को इस रूप में सहेजें",
+  "ask.folder_title": "चुनें कि परिणाम कहाँ सहेजे जाएँ",
   "presets.subfolder": "सबफ़ोल्डर का नाम",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "सिर्फ़ तब, जब कई फ़ाइलें बनें",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "एक फ़ाइल बनने पर वह मूल फ़ाइल के पास सेव होती है; सबफ़ोल्डर सिर्फ़ तब बनता है जब कई फ़ाइलें बनें (जैसे PDF को पेजों में बाँटने पर)।",

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "元ファイルと同じフォルダー",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "サブフォルダー",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "指定したフォルダー",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "毎回確認する",
+  "ask.save_title": "変換結果を保存",
+  "ask.folder_title": "変換結果の保存先を選択",
   "presets.subfolder": "サブフォルダー名",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "複数のファイルになるときだけ",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "1つのファイルに変換されたときは元のファイルの隣に保存し、複数のファイルになるとき（PDFをページごとに分けるときなど）だけサブフォルダーを作ります。",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "원본과 같은 폴더",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "하위 폴더",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "지정한 폴더",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "매번 묻기",
+  "ask.save_title": "결과를 다른 이름으로 저장",
+  "ask.folder_title": "결과를 저장할 곳을 고르세요",
   "presets.subfolder": "하위 폴더 이름",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "여러 파일이 될 때만",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "한 파일로 변환되면 원본 옆에 저장하고, 여러 파일이 될 때(PDF를 페이지별로 나눌 때 등)만 하위 폴더를 만듭니다.",

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "स्रोत जस्तै उही फोल्डर",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "एउटा सबफोल्डर",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "एउटा निश्चित फोल्डर",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "हरेक पटक सोध्नुहोस्",
+  "ask.save_title": "नतिजालाई यस रूपमा सेभ गर्नुहोस्",
+  "ask.folder_title": "नतिजाहरू कहाँ सेभ गर्ने छान्नुहोस्",
   "presets.subfolder": "सबफोल्डर नाम",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "धेरै फाइलहरू बन्दा मात्र",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "एउटा फाइल रूपान्तरण हुँदा मूल फाइलकै छेउमा सुरक्षित हुन्छ; धेरै फाइलहरू बन्दा मात्र सबफोल्डर बन्छ (जस्तै पृष्ठहरूमा विभाजित गरिएको PDF)।",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "Ten sam folder co źródło",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Podfolder",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "Stały folder",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Pytaj za każdym razem",
+  "ask.save_title": "Zapisz wynik jako",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Wybierz, gdzie zapisać wyniki",
   "presets.subfolder": "Nazwa podfolderu",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Tylko gdy powstaje kilka plików",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Plik przekonwertowany na jeden plik zostaje zapisany obok oryginału; podfolder powstaje tylko wtedy, gdy powstaje kilka plików (PDF podzielony na strony).",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "A mesma pasta da origem",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Uma subpasta",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "Uma pasta fixa",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Perguntar sempre",
+  "ask.save_title": "Salvar o resultado como",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Escolha onde salvar os resultados",
   "presets.subfolder": "Nome da subpasta",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Só quando um arquivo vira vários",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Um arquivo convertido em um único arquivo é salvo ao lado do original; só um que vira vários arquivos (um PDF dividido em páginas) vai para a subpasta.",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "Mesma pasta da origem",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Uma subpasta",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "Uma pasta fixa",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Perguntar sempre",
+  "ask.save_title": "Guardar o resultado como",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Escolha onde guardar os resultados",
   "presets.subfolder": "Nome da subpasta",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Só se resultar em vários ficheiros",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Se a conversão gerar um só ficheiro, este é guardado junto ao original. A subpasta só é criada quando gerar vários ficheiros (por exemplo, ao dividir um PDF em páginas).",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "В ту же папку, что исходник",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Во вложенную папку",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "В заданную папку",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Спрашивать каждый раз",
+  "ask.save_title": "Сохранить результат как",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Выберите, куда сохранить результаты",
   "presets.subfolder": "Имя вложенной папки",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Только если файлов получается несколько",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Если из файла получается один файл, он сохраняется рядом с оригиналом; вложенная папка создаётся, только когда файлов несколько (например, PDF разбит на страницы).",

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "โฟลเดอร์เดียวกับต้นฉบับ",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "โฟลเดอร์ย่อย",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "โฟลเดอร์ที่กำหนดเอง",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "ถามทุกครั้ง",
+  "ask.save_title": "บันทึกผลลัพธ์เป็น",
+  "ask.folder_title": "เลือกที่บันทึกผลลัพธ์",
   "presets.subfolder": "ชื่อโฟลเดอร์ย่อย",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "เฉพาะเมื่อหนึ่งไฟล์แยกเป็นหลายไฟล์",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "ไฟล์ที่แปลงแล้วได้ไฟล์เดียวจะบันทึกข้างไฟล์ต้นฉบับ มีเฉพาะไฟล์ที่แตกออกเป็นหลายไฟล์ (เช่น PDF ที่แยกหน้า) ที่จะบันทึกลงในโฟลเดอร์ย่อย",

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "Kaynakla aynı klasör",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "Alt klasör",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "Sabit klasör",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "Her seferinde sor",
+  "ask.save_title": "Sonucu farklı kaydet",
+  "ask.folder_title": "Sonuçların kaydedileceği yeri seçin",
   "presets.subfolder": "Alt klasör adı",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "Yalnızca tek dosya birden fazla dosyaya dönüşürse",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "Tek dosyaya dönüştürülen dosya özgünün yanına kaydedilir; yalnızca birkaç dosyaya dönüşenler (sayfalara bölünen PDF gibi) alt klasöre kaydedilir.",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "与源文件相同的文件夹",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "子文件夹",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "指定文件夹",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "每次询问",
+  "ask.save_title": "将结果另存为",
+  "ask.folder_title": "选择结果的保存位置",
   "presets.subfolder": "子文件夹名称",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "仅在生成多个文件时",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "只生成一个文件时保存在原文件旁边，生成多个文件时（例如 PDF 拆分成页面）才新建子文件夹。",

@@ -760,6 +760,9 @@
   "presets.location.SameFolder": "與來源檔案相同的資料夾",
   "presets.location.Subfolder": "子資料夾",
   "presets.location.CustomFolder": "指定資料夾",
+  "presets.location.Ask": "每次詢問",
+  "ask.save_title": "將結果另存為",
+  "ask.folder_title": "選擇結果的儲存位置",
   "presets.subfolder": "子資料夾名稱",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several": "僅在產生多個檔案時",
   "presets.subfolder_only_several_hint": "只產生一個檔案時儲存在原始檔案旁邊，產生多個檔案時（例如 PDF 拆分成頁面）才新增子資料夾。",

@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ private void Convert(int index, int sub, IReadOnlyList<string> files, WebDrop? w
             return;
         }
 
+        // "Ask every time" (#521): the save dialog first; the toast shows the job, the donut has closed for the dialog.
+        // shortcut: files from a browser aren't asked about, they save into the download folder as "next to the source".
+        if (preset.Output.AskEveryTime && web is null)
+        {
+            Close(animate: false);
+            _ = AskThenConvertAsync(sources, preset);
+            return;
+        }
+
         log.LogInformation("Converting {Count} file(s) with preset {Preset}{Web}", sources.Count, preset.Id,
             web is null ? "" : " (from a browser)");
         var job = conversions.Start(sources, preset, showInToast: false, web);
@@ -363,7 +372,9 @@ private async Task MergeInOrderAsync(IReadOnlyList<string> files, Preset preset,
         try
         {
             var ordered = await windows.ChooseMergeOrderAsync(files);
-            if (ordered is not null)
+            if (ordered is not null && preset.Output.AskEveryTime && web is null)
+                await AskThenConvertAsync(ordered, preset);
+            else if (ordered is not null)
             {
                 conversions.Start(ordered, preset, web: web);
                 web = null; // the conversion owns the browser drop now
@@ -379,6 +390,24 @@ private async Task MergeInOrderAsync(IReadOnlyList<string> files, Preset preset,
         }
     }
 
+    private async Task AskThenConvertAsync(IReadOnlyList<string> sources, Preset preset)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // Asked as it will run (a ZIP from Settings › General is a .zip), for one file or a folder as the job makes them.
+            var running = store.Settings.WithDefaultOutput(preset);
+            if (await windows.AskSaveLocationAsync(sources, running, AskedLocation.MakesOneResult(running, sources.Count)) is { } asked)
+            {
+                log.LogInformation("Converting {Count} file(s) with preset {Preset} where the user chose", sources.Count, preset.Id);
+                conversions.Start(sources, asked);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OutOfMemoryException)
+        {
+            log.LogError(ex, "Could not ask where to save");
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>A tool (crop, clip) on files from a browser: they are saved first, then it opens on them.</summary>
     private async Task ShowToolForBrowserFilesAsync(WebDrop web, Filee.Core.Presets.Preset preset, PixelPoint? near)
     {

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
 using Avalonia.Layout;
 using Avalonia.Media;
+using Avalonia.Platform.Storage;
 using Filee.App.ViewModels;
 using Filee.App.Views;
 using Filee.Core.Conversion;
@@ -67,6 +68,56 @@ public sealed class WindowService(ILocalizer loc, IServiceProvider services, Mem
         return dialog.Result;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// "Ask every time" (#521): one save dialog for the batch, starting in the first source's folder. One result is
+    /// saved under a name (<see cref="AskedLocation.ForFile"/>), several go into a folder. Null when cancelled.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="oneResult">The batch makes one file (a single source, or a merge of several).</param>
+    public async Task<Preset?> AskSaveLocationAsync(IReadOnlyList<string> sources, Preset preset, bool oneResult)
+    {
+        // The donut has closed and the main window may be in the tray: a small window of its own owns the dialog.
+        var host = new Window
+        {
+            Width = 1,
+            Height = 1,
+            Opacity = 0,
+            ShowInTaskbar = false,
+            WindowDecorations = WindowDecorations.None,
+            WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.CenterScreen,
+            Title = "Filee",
+        };
+        host.Show();
+        try
+        {
+            var storage = host.StorageProvider;
+            var start = await storage.TryGetFolderFromPathAsync(Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetFullPath(sources[0]))!);
+            if (oneResult)
+            {
+                var extension = AskedLocation.Extension(preset, sources[0]);
+                var file = await storage.SaveFilePickerAsync(new Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FilePickerSaveOptions
+                {
+                    Title = loc["ask.save_title"],
+                    SuggestedStartLocation = start,
+                    SuggestedFileName = AskedLocation.SuggestedName(preset, loc.DisplayName(preset), sources[0]),
+                    DefaultExtension = extension.Length == 0 ? null : extension,
+                    ShowOverwritePrompt = true,
+                });
+                return file?.TryGetLocalPath() is { } path ? AskedLocation.ForFile(preset, path) : null;
+            }
+            var folders = await storage.OpenFolderPickerAsync(new Avalonia.Platform.Storage.FolderPickerOpenOptions
+            {
+                Title = loc["ask.folder_title"],
+                SuggestedStartLocation = start,
+                AllowMultiple = false,
+            });
+            return folders.FirstOrDefault()?.TryGetLocalPath() is { } folder ? AskedLocation.ForFolder(preset, folder) : null;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            host.Close();
+        }
+    }
+
     public MainWindow? Main => _main;
 
     /// <summary>