Media Preview Alternatives

Media Preview is described as 'Fed up with Windows Explorer not always showing thumbnails for all of your media files? Then get Media Preview for free.*' and is an app in the file management category. There are three alternatives to Media Preview for Windows and Windows Explorer. The best Media Preview alternative is SageThumbs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Media Preview are Icaros and ADVANCED Codecs for Windows.

Media Preview alternatives are mainly Codec Packs but may also be Audio Codecs or Image Converters. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Media Preview.

Media Preview

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Fed up with Windows Explorer not always showing thumbnails for all of your media files? Then get Media Preview for free.*

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SageThumbs
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Free • Open Source
Image Viewer
Image Converter
Windows
Windows Explorer
14 SageThumbs alternatives
SageThumbs is a Windows Explorer context menu extension allowing Windows users to preview enormous amounts of image formats directly within Windows Explorer.
- - SageThumbs is the most popular Windows alternative to Media Preview.
- - SageThumbs is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Media Preview.
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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.
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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 Icaros alternatives
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..
2. LightweightIcaros consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
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Shark007 Codecs
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Free • Proprietary
Codec Pack
Audio Codec
Windows
8 Shark007 Codecs alternatives
A collection of audio and video codecs that contains full suite of all the best codecs available for Windows.
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Shark007 Codecs Features
1. PortableShark007 Codecs can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.

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