MenuViewer Alternatives

MenuViewer is described as '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' and is a Image Viewer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MenuViewer for Windows and Windows Explorer. The best alternative is SageThumbs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MenuViewer are XnShell, PicaView, ThumbView and FastPreview.

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

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MenuViewer

Free • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Windows

This shell extensions will show you a thumbnail of an image file, as well as its dimensions, when you right click on a...

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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.
XnShell
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Free • Proprietary
Image Converter
Windows
Windows Explorer
25 alternatives to XnShell
XnShell is a free File Explorer extension that installs a number of image-related tools in the right-click context menu, including a thumbnail preview, image conversion to a wide variety of formats, image resizing, editing image IPTC...
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XnShell Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionXnShell can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Context Menu extension
PicaView
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Free • Proprietary
Image Converter
Windows
Windows Explorer
11 alternatives to PicaView
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.
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PicaView Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionPicaView can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Image Preview
Fullscreen support
Batch conversion
Discontinued
The product is no longer available on the official website, but you can still download it from OldVersion.com
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.
FastPreview
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Windows Explorer
11 alternatives to FastPreview
FastPreview was created in need of a usable PicaView replacement which was discontinued at the time.
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FastPreview Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionFastPreview can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Image Preview
Thumbnail preview
Shell integration
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/
Instant ThumbView
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Shell Extension
Windows
Windows Explorer
9 alternatives to Instant ThumbView
Instant ThumbView is a 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...
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Instant ThumbView Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionInstant ThumbView can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Image Preview
Thumbnail preview
FirmTools ShellExtension
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Free • Proprietary
Image Converter
Windows
Windows Explorer
11 alternatives to FirmTools ShellExtension
FirmTools ShellExtension is a real handy freebie for Windows users.

Install this tool and it will add three new options to your menu when you right click on a picture file: convert, print, and thumbnail preview.

Converting supports most of the formats you will ever need: JP.
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FirmTools ShellExtension Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionFirmTools ShellExtension can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Thumbnail preview
Image Preview
Shell integration
Discontinued
Last Release date: Sep 07, 2005. See http://free.firmtools.com/shellextension.php
Context Viewer
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Windows Explorer
10 alternatives to Context Viewer
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. It can also display customized information about images and set hotkeys to enable or disable the preview along with a few more...
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Context Viewer Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionContext Viewer can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Image Preview
Context Menu extension
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available, but the last version, 1.41, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine
AhaView
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Paid • Proprietary
Image Viewer
Image Converter
Windows
6 alternatives to AhaView
AhaView is a handy picture viewer and converter. It allows you to browse, view, organize and convert your digital images.

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