"Open with" functionality

I’m a Windows user and have wanted to drift away from LightRoom v6.14 that I currently use solely for DAM purposes.

Currently I have several tools that I use for post processing, and the thing that kept me from jumping into digiKam is the limited “Open With” functionality, at least in Windows.

Is there any hope that this will be made significantly more flexible, than merely starting the application that’s set in Windows for the appropriate file type?

The default application that I have set for most graphic types in Windows is the Windows Picture Viewer. This would most assuredly not be the application that I would want to start by choosing a file in digiKam.

Thanks,