FileMenu Tools AlternativesTop Context Menu Managers & Shell Extensions like FileMenu Tools

FileMenu Tools is described as 'Customize right-click menus in Windows Explorer with built-in file operations, custom commands, symbolic links, folder sync, and advanced context controls' and is a popular context menu manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to FileMenu Tools for a variety of platforms, including Windows, File Explorer, Mac, Linux and Web-based apps. The best FileMenu Tools alternative is Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FileMenu Tools are Easy Context Menu, Link Shell Extension, ContextMenuManager and Menuist.

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  1. Shell icon
     58 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.

    20 Shell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Shell vs FileMenu Tools Comments
    LR88
    Negative
    0

    It replaces the context menu with a proprietary one that you can't really modify.

    • Shell is Free and Open SourceFileMenu Tools is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Shell is LightweightFileMenu Tools is not according to our users
  2. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
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    Discontinued

    The latest major version is from 2015.

    Easy Context Menu vs FileMenu Tools Comments
    bitoolean
    Positive
    2

    Adds useful options to the system context menus. Customizable.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It is SO VERY SIMILAR that it truly is a brilliant alternative to the paid software we are comparing it with. Bother lose and gain features but in general they are the same thing essentially!

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    it's free.. and does the same job

    • Easy Context Menu is Free and ProprietaryFileMenu Tools is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Easy Context Menu is CustomizableFileMenu Tools is not according to our users
  3. Link Shell Extension (LSE) provides for the creation of Hardlinks , Junctions , Volume Mountpoints , and Vistas Symbolic Links, (herein referred to collectively as Links) and a Folder Cloning process that utilizes Hardlinks or Symbolic Links.

    7 Link Shell Extension alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    • Chocolatey
     
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    Link Shell Extension vs FileMenu Tools Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    FMT is a context menu feature enhancer while Link Shell Extension is only about creating soft links that appear hard.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    They have totally different functions. The only similarity is context menu.

    • Link Shell Extension is Free and Open SourceFileMenu Tools is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Link Shell Extension is a Shell Extension FileMenu Tools is a Context Menu Manager
    • Link Shell Extension is LightweightFileMenu Tools is not according to our users
  4. Enable and disable context menu options for files, folders, submenus (e.g. open, send to), Internet Explorer, and Win+X

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Menuist icon
     10 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. ShellMenuView icon
     32 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. 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.

    13 ShellExView alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  9. Toucan icon
     38 likes

    Toucan is a small portableapp utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 7 tabs, allowing you to easily find the function that you want.

    62 Toucan alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Discontinued

    Toucan is not being actively developed or maintained. That means that new features are unlikely to appear and bug submissions will generally not be reviewed unless a pull request with a fix is offered by the community.

    Toucan vs FileMenu Tools Comments
    Adraido K
    Negative
    2

    Toucan is for backups while FileMenu is for the context menu.

    • Toucan is Free and Open SourceFileMenu Tools is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Toucan is a File Sync FileMenu Tools is a Context Menu Manager
  10. FilerFrog icon
     16 likes

    FilerFrog helps you perform your every day file manipulation actions easily and efficiently

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    FilerFrog vs FileMenu Tools Comments
    bitoolean
    Positive
    0

    Pack/Unpack files into folders context menu option. FileMenu Tools charges for doing it with more than 20 items at a time. It's conveniently under "Organize" sub-menu, as I used to configure it with FileMenu Tools!

    • FilerFrog is Free and Open SourceFileMenu Tools is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. 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.

    16 Context Menu Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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