Context Menu Editor Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Context Menu Editor for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Shell, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Context Menu Editor and 13 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Context Menu Editor are HiBit Uninstaller, FileMenu Tools, Easy Context Menu and ShellExView.

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  1. Shell icon
     53 likes

    Shell is a context menu extender that lets you handpick the items to integrate into Windows File Explorer context menu, create custom commands to access all your favorite web pages, files, and folders, and launch any application directly from the context menu.

    18 Shell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Uninstall stubborn software and Windows apps, remove leftover files, registry entries, junk, browser extensions, manage startup items, shred sensitive files, clean disks, fix registry problems, and control system restore points with integrated optimization tools.

    38 HiBit Uninstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. FileMenu Tools icon
     86 likes

    Modify the Windows Explorer right-click menu, add built-in utilities, run custom commands, create symbolic links, sync folders with bidirectional deletion, reveal subfolder sizes, manage 'Send to' options, and enable or disable context entries from other apps.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  4. Easy Context Menu enables you to add a variety of useful commands and tweaks for the Desktop, My Computer, drives, file and folder context menus. It helps in accessing most used windows components quickly and easily, it doesn’t get much easier than to check some boxes and set up...

    15 Easy Context Menu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  5. ShellExView icon
     44 likes

    Shell Extensions are in-process COM objects which extends the abilities of Windows operating system. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components.

    11 ShellExView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  6. ShellMenuView icon
     31 likes

    ShellMenuView is a small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Right Click Enhancer gives you power to control the right click menu everyone uses. Right Click Enhancer allows yo to edit your right click menu in the way you want. Now with help of this wonderful tool you can add some good stuffs to your right click context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. ContextEdit icon
     6 likes

    Download ContextEdit - Lets you control which items appear on your windows context menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. ShellMenuNew icon
     6 likes

    ShellMenuNew is a small utility that displays the list of all menu items in the 'New' submenu of Windows Explorer. It allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items, so this 'New' submenu will display only the items that you need.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. ShellNewSettings is a free tool for Windows to remove items from Explorer's "new" menu. The "new" item list can easily get bloated and this simple app helps clean it up.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Fast Explorer icon
     11 likes

    Fast Explorer is a handy Windows shell context menu editor that allows you to add new menu items, cascaded menus, customize menu bitmaps and hint text, and even clean up context menu items and remove shell extensions of files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  12.  4 likes

    Are you looking for a fast and easy way to clean up your Window Explorer and Internet Explorer right-click (context) menu? Look no further. MenuMaid makes it simple! Just uncheck the items you don’t want to show up. Restore them at any time.

    12 MenuMaid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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