FastPreview Alternatives
FastPreview is described as 'was created in need of a usable PicaView replacement which was discontinued at the time' and is an app in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FastPreview for Windows, Windows Explorer and Mac. The best alternative is SageThumbs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FastPreview are XnShell, Image Resizer for Windows, PicaView and Assetizr.
FastPreview alternatives are mainly Image Converters but may also be Image Viewers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of FastPreview.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
SageThumbs is a powerful shell extension allowing to preview enormous amount of image formats directly in Windows Explorer by using Pierre-e Gougelet's GFL library (XnView's author).
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
XnShell is a free .
Image Resizer for Windows is a utility that lets you resize one or more selected image files directly from Windows Explorer by right-clicking.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
PicaView is the simple, no-hassle image viewing solution. This is an add-on for viewing images in File Explorer that lets you right-click on an image file to bring up a miniature image and image file information.
Discontinued
The product is no longer available on the official website, but you can still download it from OldVersion.com
Assetizr will give you one tool for resizing images and optimizing them for web and mobile applications. It's a fast and lightweight, drag-and-drop desktop app with batch processing, smart naming and more.
Pictus is a fast, free image viewer that enables Windows to see thumbnails of supported formats, such as PSD. Give it a spin today!
Discontinued
Last updated in 2008. See https://poppeman.se/pictus/
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
FirmTools ShellExtension is a real handy freebie for Windows users.
Discontinued
Last Release date: Sep 07, 2005. See http://free.firmtools.com/shellextension.php
A powerful photo resizer and optimizer for Mac, allows you to optimize all your photos by 80% ~ 20% comparing to their originals while keeping their original resolution, quality.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Windows Explorer
Context Viewer is an explorer extension in the form of a Control Panel applet that lets you preview image files and text in the right click menu.
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available, but the last version, 1.41, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine
AhaView is a handy picture viewer and converter. It allows you to browse, view, organize and convert your digital images.
