ContextEdit Alternatives

ContextEdit is described as 'Download ContextEdit - Lets you control which items appear on your windows context menu' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ContextEdit for Windows and File Explorer. The best ContextEdit alternative is Easy Context Menu, which is free. Other great apps like ContextEdit are Shell, FileMenu Tools, ShellExView and ShellMenuView.

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ContextEdit

Shell Extension
Free • Proprietary

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

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ContextEdit alternatives page was last updated Jul 13, 2021

Easy Context Menu
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...
15 Easy Context Menu alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
+1
Easy Context Menu Features
1. Manage system menu options
2. Add custom command options
3. Windows Explorer Extension
4. Customizable
5. Context Menu extension
6. Adds icons to context menu
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Discontinued
The latest major version is from 2015.
Easy Context Menu VS ContextEdit
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Comments about Easy Context Menu as an Alternative to ContextEdit

Guest
Doesn't allow edition of context menu per file extension.
Negative comment •Jul 29, 2019
1
- Easy Context Menu is the most popular Windows alternative to ContextEdit.
- Easy Context Menu is the most popular free alternative to ContextEdit.
- Easy Context Menu is Free and ProprietaryContextEdit is also Free and Proprietary

Shell
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 ap...
19 Shell alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell Extension
Platforms
- Windows
+7
Shell Features
1. Windows Explorer Extension
2. Context Menu
3. Context Menu extension
4. Customize Windows
5. Lightweight
6. Portable
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Shell VS ContextEdit
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- Shell is the most popular Open Source alternative to ContextEdit.
- Shell is Free and Open SourceContextEdit is Free and Proprietary
- Shell is LightweightContextEdit is not according to our users

FileMenu Tools
FileMenu Tools lets you customize the context (right-click) menu of Windows Explorer. The application adds built-in utilities to perform operations on files and folders and adds customized commands that let users run ex...
48 FileMenu Tools alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Shell
- Shell Extension
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
+9
FileMenu Tools Features
1. Portable
2. Windows Explorer Extension
3. Context Menu
4. Customize Windows
5. Timestamps
6. Folder Sync
7. Change File Dates
8. Multiple languages
9. Symbolic links
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ShellExView
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 ...
11 ShellExView alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
ShellExView Features
Windows Explorer Extension
Context Menu
Performance overview
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ShellExView VS ContextEdit
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Comments about ShellExView as an Alternative to ContextEdit

Guest
There are 3 utilities there... together you'll manage all aspect of Shell Menus
Positive comment •Apr 22, 2019
0
- ShellExView is Free and ProprietaryContextEdit is also Free and Proprietary

ShellMenuView
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
14 ShellMenuView alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
ShellMenuView Features
Portable
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ShellMenuView VS ContextEdit
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Right Click Enhancer
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...
16 Right Click Enhancer alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
Right Click Enhancer Features
Portable
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Right Click Enhancer VS ContextEdit
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Fast Explorer
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...
12 Fast Explorer alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
Fast Explorer Features
Windows Explorer Extension
Context Menu extension
Context Menu
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Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 3.1.11.430, released in August 2008, can be still downloaded from SoftPedia
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ShellMenuNew
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 ...
7 ShellMenuNew alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
ShellMenuNew Features
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Portable
Context Menu
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MenuMaid
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. Res...
11 MenuMaid alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
MenuMaid Features
Context Menu
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MenuMaid VS ContextEdit
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Right-Click Extender
Right-Click Extender will allow you to add or remove the following additional options to a File, Folder, Computer and Desktops Right Click Context Menu.
18 Right-Click Extender alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Right-Click Extender Features
Context Menu
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Right-Click Extender VS ContextEdit
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Context Menu Editor
Context Menu Editor can view and delete links to programs on your context menus (the popup menus you see when you right-click). Context Menu Editor does not delete the programs, it just removes them from your menus.
14 Context Menu Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Context Menu Editor Features
Context Menu
Context Menu extension
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Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.
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ShellNewHandler
ShellNewHandler is an Open-Source Tool to enable/disable ShellNew entries, aka New File context menu entries from Windows Explorer in Vista and Windows 7. Check or uncheck items to enable a desktop right-click context m...
6 ShellNewHandler alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
ShellNewHandler Features
Portable
Context Menu
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