diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b9d3874..e35fbb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [1.3.0] - 2024-03-10
+### Added
+- TXT files can now be right-clicked and opened like directories in file explorer.
+
 ## [1.2.1] - 2022-09-28
 ### Fixed
 - Supported file extensions are now consistent between [`package.json`](package.json) and [`src/utils.ts`](src/utils.ts).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2776646..2a19670 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "vscode-image-gallery",
 	"displayName": "Image Gallery",
 	"description": "Improve image browsing experience, especially for remote development.",
-	"version": "1.2.1",
+	"version": "1.3.0",
 	"publisher": "GeriYoco",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
 					"command": "gryc.openGallery",
 					"group": "2_grycImageGallery@1",
 					"when": "explorerResourceIsFolder && !virtualWorkspace"
+				},
+				{
+					"command": "gryc.openGallery",
+					"group": "2_grycImageGallery@1",
+					"when": "resourceFilename =~ /.*\\.txt/"
 				}
 			]
 		}
diff --git a/src/gallery/gallery.ts b/src/gallery/gallery.ts
index 80abaa4..139d173 100644
--- a/src/gallery/gallery.ts
+++ b/src/gallery/gallery.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { TFolder } from 'custom_typings';
 import CustomSorter from './sorter';
 import HTMLProvider from '../html_provider';
 import { reporter } from '../telemetry';
+import { minimatch } from 'minimatch';
 
 export let disposable: vscode.Disposable;
 
@@ -42,23 +43,45 @@ class GalleryWebview {
 
 	constructor(private readonly context: vscode.ExtensionContext) { }
 
-	private async getImageUris(galleryFolder?: vscode.Uri | string) {
+	private async parseTxt(path: vscode.Uri, globPattern: string) {
+		/**
+		 * Parse the TXT file and extract the URIs of the images from lines matching the glob pattern.
+		 * 
+		 * @param path The path to the TXT file.
+		 * @param globPattern The glob pattern to match the lines.
+		 */
+		let fileContents = (await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(path)).getText();
+		let fileLines = fileContents.split('\n');
+		let validPaths = fileLines.filter((line) => minimatch(line, globPattern));
+		let validUris = validPaths.map((path) => vscode.Uri.file(path));
+		return validUris;
+	}
+
+	private async getImageUris(galleryTarget?: vscode.Uri) {
 		/**
 		 * Recursively get the URIs of all the images within the folder.
 		 * 
-		 * @param galleryFolder The folder to search. If not provided, the
+		 * @param galleryTarget The TXT/folder to search. If not provided, the
 		 * workspace folder will be used.
 		 */
+		vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Gallery target:"+galleryTarget);
 		let globPattern = utils.getGlob();
-		let imgUris = await vscode.workspace.findFiles(
-			galleryFolder ? new vscode.RelativePattern(galleryFolder, globPattern) : globPattern
-		);
-		return imgUris;
+		if (galleryTarget?.toString().endsWith('.txt')) {
+			return await this.parseTxt(galleryTarget, globPattern);
+		}
+		else { // assume the target is a folder
+			return await vscode.workspace.findFiles(
+				galleryTarget ? new vscode.RelativePattern(galleryTarget, globPattern) : globPattern
+			);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public async createPanel(galleryFolder?: vscode.Uri) {
 		const startTime = Date.now();
 		vscode.commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'ext.viewType', 'gryc.gallery');
+		const imageUris = await this.getImageUris(galleryFolder);
+		this.gFolders = await utils.getFolders(imageUris);
+		this.gFolders = this.customSorter.sort(this.gFolders);
 		const panel = vscode.window.createWebviewPanel(
 			'gryc.gallery',
 			`Image Gallery${galleryFolder ? ': ' + utils.getFilename(galleryFolder.path) : ''}`,
@@ -66,13 +89,14 @@ class GalleryWebview {
 			{
 				enableScripts: true,
 				retainContextWhenHidden: true,
+				localResourceRoots: [vscode.Uri.file('/'),
+				// adding all directories is not needded
+				// ideally would only add the ones containing images
+				]
 			}
 		);
-
+		panel.webview.options.localResourceRoots
 		const htmlProvider = new HTMLProvider(this.context, panel.webview);
-		const imageUris = await this.getImageUris(galleryFolder);
-		this.gFolders = await utils.getFolders(imageUris);
-		this.gFolders = this.customSorter.sort(this.gFolders);
 		panel.webview.html = htmlProvider.fullHTML();
 
 		const imageSizeStat = utils.getImageSizeStat(this.gFolders);
diff --git a/src/gallery/script.js b/src/gallery/script.js
index a8cb673..741c408 100644
--- a/src/gallery/script.js
+++ b/src/gallery/script.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class DOMManager {
 			})
 		);
 		if (content.childElementCount === 0) {
-			content.innerHTML = "<p>No image found in this folder.</p>";
+			content.innerHTML = "<p>No image found in this gallery target.</p>";
 		}
 	}
 }