Fast Explorer AlternativesShells and other similar apps 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 Shell. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fast Explorer for Windows and File Explorer. The best Fast Explorer alternative is Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fast Explorer are FileMenu Tools, ShellExView, ShellMenuView and Right Click Enhancer.

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Fast Explorer

Shell
Free • Proprietary

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...

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Fast Explorer alternatives page was last updated Dec 24, 2021

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 application directly from the context menu.
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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Is Shell a good alternative to Fast Explorer?
- 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

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 external applications, copy/move to a specific folder or...
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 that install additional shell extension components.
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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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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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 good stuffs to your right click context menu.
16 Right Click Enhancer alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
Right Click Enhancer Features
Portable
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Yamicsoft Windows Manager
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!
97 Yamicsoft Windows Manager alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- System Cleaner
- Duplicate File Finder
Platforms
- Windows
+1
Yamicsoft Windows Manager Features
1. Hardware Monitoring
2. Registry repairing
3. Customize Windows
4. Access Control
5. File Splitting
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- Yamicsoft Windows Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to Fast Explorer.
- Yamicsoft Windows Manager is Paid and ProprietaryFast Explorer is Free and Proprietary

Ultimate Windows Context Menu Customizer
Ultimate Windows Context Menu Customizer is a freeware from door2windows that allows you to customize the context menu of many locations with ease in Windows
13 Ultimate Windows Context Menu Customizer alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Ultimate Windows Context Menu Customizer Features
Manage system menus options
Context Menu
Customize Windows
Configurable
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FilerFrog
FilerFrog helps you perform your every day file manipulation actions easily and efficiently
5 FilerFrog alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell Extension
Platforms
- Windows
FilerFrog Features
Windows Explorer Extension
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Comments about FilerFrog as an Alternative to Fast Explorer

Guest
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.
Negative comment •Nov 10, 2015
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- FilerFrog is Free and Open SourceFast Explorer is Free and Proprietary

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. Restore them at any time.
11 MenuMaid alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
MenuMaid Features
Context Menu
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ContextEdit
Download ContextEdit - Lets you control which items appear on your windows context menu.
15 ContextEdit alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Shell Extension
Platforms
- Windows
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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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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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