Fast Explorer AlternativesContext Menu Managers & Shells like Fast Explorer

Fast Explorer is described as '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' and is a context menu manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fast Explorer for Windows, File Explorer and Mac. The best Fast Explorer alternative is Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fast Explorer are FileMenu Tools, Menuist, ShellExView and ShellMenuView.

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  1. Shell icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
    • Shell is the most popular Windows alternative to Fast Explorer.

    • Shell is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Fast Explorer.

    • Shell is Free and Open SourceFast Explorer is Free and Proprietary
    • Shell is LightweightFast Explorer is not according to our users
  2. FileMenu Tools icon
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    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 external applications, copy/move to a specific folder or...

    44 FileMenu Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  3. Menuist icon
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    Highly configurable extension enhancing Finder's right-click menu with powerful functionalities. Speeds up file operations like moving, copying, creating documents, and more. Includes features like quick preview, file sharing via QR code, and custom folder management.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Menuist is the most popular Mac alternative to Fast Explorer.

    • Menuist is Freemium and ProprietaryFast Explorer is Free and Proprietary
    • Menuist is LightweightFast Explorer is not according to our users
  4. ShellExView icon
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    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
     
  5. ShellMenuView icon
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    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
     
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    Yamicsoft Windows managers are powerful software tools to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up Windows XP,Vista, 7 and 8. They include over thirty different utilities to help your system to be stable, fast, secure and personal!

    94 Yamicsoft Windows Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Yamicsoft Windows Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to Fast Explorer.

    • Yamicsoft Windows Manager is Paid and ProprietaryFast Explorer is Free and Proprietary
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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. FilerFrog icon
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    FilerFrog helps you perform your every day file manipulation actions easily and efficiently

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Cannot edit / add context menu entries freely. Just add some context menu commands as designed by the authors. Most likely to become a commercial product soon.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • FilerFrog is Free and Open SourceFast Explorer is Free and Proprietary
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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