Folder Guide Alternatives

Folder Guide is described as 'After quick install it will appear in context menus of Windows Explorer and Open/Save dialogs as "Folder Guide" item. With Folder Guide, you no longer need dozens of mouse clicks to navigate to your desired folder. Now reach your favorite folders in just 2 mouse clicks' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Folder Guide for Windows and File Explorer. The best Folder Guide alternative is Filezo. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Direct Folders or Quick Access Popup. Other great apps like Folder Guide are Folders Popup, FlashFolder, StExBar and FileBox eXtender.

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  1. Filezo icon
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    Filezo (Formerly known as RecentX) is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders & programs. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    299 Filezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Filezo is the most popular Windows alternative to Folder Guide.

    • Filezo is the most popular commercial alternative to Folder Guide.

    • Filezo is Paid and ProprietaryFolder Guide is Free and Proprietary
  2. Direct Folders icon
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    Access your folders from anywhere.

    112 Direct Folders alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
    • Direct Folders is the most popular free alternative to Folder Guide.

    • Direct Folders is Freemium and ProprietaryFolder Guide is Free and Proprietary
    • Direct Folders is LightweightFolder Guide is not according to our users
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    The freeware Quick Access Popup (QAP) lets you move like a breeze between your frequently used folders, documents, applications, web pages and much more!

    16 Quick Access Popup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Folders Popup icon
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    Folders Popup lets you move like a breeze between your frequently used folders, documents and links! Have all your favorites at your finger tip - press the middle mouse button to popup your personalized menu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
    • Folders Popup is the most popular Open Source alternative to Folder Guide.

    • Folders Popup is Free and Open SourceFolder Guide is Free and Proprietary
  5. FlashFolder icon
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    FlashFolder is an open source tool that extends the file-related common dialogs (e.g. open/save dialog) seen in most Windows applications. A small toolbar docks onto these dialogs that provides menus for quick access to recently-used folders, favorite folders and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  6. StExBar icon
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    The StExBar provides many useful commands for your everyday use of Windows explorer. And you can add as many custom commands on your own as you like.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
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    FileBox enhances Windows by adding several advanced functions to the standard Open File and Save File dialog boxes. (Note that if a program uses its own "private" dialog boxes for these functions, you wont see our FileBox buttons, sorry.)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Folder Menu icon
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    Folder Menu - a tiny, portable folder switching tool and file launcher. You can quickly jump to your favorite folders in explorer, open/save dialog or command prompt...and more. You can also launch your favorite folders, files or urls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
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    Do you need to open a folder? You can open folders everywhere from a menu of your favorite folders, including dialog boxes for opening and saving all programs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    FindeXer customize your Explorer windows locations area for quick access to your most frequently used folders. After you install FindeXer, you need to restart Explorer and then view it by going to View -> Explorer Bar and selecting FindeXer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    WinExt Key Launcher is used to quickly open your resources by shortcut keys, you can press two keys (Ctrl+? or Alt+?) at any place of Windows to open the corresponding resource during it is running.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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