Instant ThumbView Alternatives

Instant ThumbView is described as 'tiny image viewer that displays image thumbnails in a tooltip window, when mouse pointer is hovered over an image file in Windows Explorer. It supports a lot of popular image file formats, including BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WMF, EMF, TIFF and is very handy for' and is a Image Viewer in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to Instant ThumbView for Windows, Windows Explorer, F-Droid and Android. The best alternative is SageThumbs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Instant ThumbView are Icaros, SVG Explorer Extension, ThumbView and Pictus.

Instant ThumbView alternatives are mainly Image Viewers but may also be Image Converters or Shell Extensions. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Instant ThumbView.

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Instant ThumbView

Paid • Proprietary
Image Viewer

Windows
Windows Explorer

Instant ThumbView is a tiny image viewer that displays image thumbnails in a tooltip window, when mouse pointer is hovered...

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SageThumbs
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Image Converter
Windows
Windows Explorer
14 alternatives to SageThumbs
SageThumbs is a Windows Explorer context menu extension allowing Windows users to preview enormous amounts of image formats directly within Windows Explorer.
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SageThumbs Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionSageThumbs can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
2. LightweightSageThumbs consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in SageThumbs without registration.
4. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsSageThumbs can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
5. Ad-freeSageThumbs doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. Works OfflineSageThumbs can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Thumbnail preview
Image Preview
Thumbnails
File preview
Discontinued
The latest version 2.0.0.23 was released on May 9th, 2017.
Icaros
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Free • Proprietary
Shell Extension
Windows
Windows Explorer
5 alternatives to Icaros
Icaros is a collection of lightweight, high quality, Windows Shell Extensions, which is capable of providing Windows Explorer thumbnails for essentially any video media filetype.
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Icaros Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionIcaros can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Thumbnail preview
Shell Extension Replacement
Thumbnails
SVG Explorer Extension
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Free • Open Source
Windows
12 alternatives to SVG Explorer Extension
Extension module for Windows Explorer to render SVG thumbnails, so that you can have an overview of your SVG files.
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SVG Explorer Extension Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsSVG Explorer Extension can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Windows Explorer ExtensionSVG Explorer Extension can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
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ThumbView
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Windows Explorer
9 alternatives to ThumbView
ThumbView enables image thumbnails and tooltips in Microsoft Windows XP Explorer (does not work on Windows 7) for filetypes that are not natively supported. It started with PCX, TGA, DDS and PNG images, but now ThumbView supports an amazing 19 image types - directly inside any...
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ThumbView Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionThumbView can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Thumbnails
Thumbnail preview
Discontinued
No update has been released since version 1.0 was released on December 2nd, 2004.
Pictus
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Windows
Windows Explorer
15 alternatives to Pictus
Pictus is a fast, free image viewer that enables Windows to see thumbnails of supported formats, such as PSD. Give it a spin today!
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Pictus Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionPictus can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Open PSD files
Discontinued
Last updated in 2008. See https://poppeman.se/pictus/
MysticThumbs
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
Windows Explorer
8 alternatives to MysticThumbs
MysticThumbs generates thumbnails of many image types not natively supported by Windows. It does this transparently and in the background for Explorer so you don't have to run a separate application to preview your images.
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MysticThumbs Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionMysticThumbs can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Thumbnails
Thumbnail preview
FastPictureViewer Codec Pack
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
4 alternatives to FastPictureViewer Codec Pack
The FastPictureViewer Codec Pack is a one-stop shop that enables support for 44 additional image formats in Windows Explorer, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Photo Viewer, Windows Live™ Photo Gallery and, on Windows 7, also within Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player 12...
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FastPictureViewer Codec Pack Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionFastPictureViewer Codec Pack can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Image Preview
MenuViewer
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Free • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Windows
10 alternatives to MenuViewer
This shell extensions will show you a thumbnail of an image file, as well as its dimensions, when you right click on a filename inside Explorer.
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MenuViewer Features
Image Preview
Thumbnails
Exif Thumbnail Adder
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Free • Open Source
Android
F-Droid
8 alternatives to Exif Thumbnail Adder
This application for android devices searches for pictures (JPEG) on your device and adds a thumbnail if they don't have one yet. Thumbnails are added to the EXIF metadata structure.
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