MysticThumbs Alternatives

MysticThumbs is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to MysticThumbs for Windows, File Explorer, F-Droid and Android. The best MysticThumbs alternative is SageThumbs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MysticThumbs are Icaros, Smart SVG Viewer, SVG Explorer Extension and SVG Shell Extensions.

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  1. SageThumbs icon

    SageThumbs

     61 likes

    SageThumbs is a Windows Explorer context menu extension allowing Windows users to preview enormous amounts of image formats directly within Windows Explorer.

    18 SageThumbs alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
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    • Most users think SageThumbs is a great MysticThumbs alternative.

    • SageThumbs is the most popular Windows alternative to MysticThumbs.

    • SageThumbs is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MysticThumbs.

    • SageThumbs is Free and Open SourceMysticThumbs is Paid and Proprietary
    • SageThumbs is LightweightMysticThumbs is not according to our users
  2. Icaros icon

    Icaros

     42 likes

    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.

    6 Icaros alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Icaros screenshot 1
     
  4. Smart SVG Viewer icon

    Smart SVG Viewer

     4 likes

    “Smart SVG Viewer” is a free, fast and convenient SVG image viewer with Thumbnail Gallery and Transparency Grid. It is a must-have tool for UI/UX design, Web design, and Graphic design.

    33 Smart SVG Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. SVG Explorer Extension icon

    SVG Explorer Extension

     22 likes

    Extension module for Windows Explorer to render SVG thumbnails, so that you can have an overview of your SVG files.

    18 SVG Explorer Extension alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about SVG Explorer Extension as an Alternative to MysticThumbs
    Elmir Farouk
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    Maybe the only SVG viewer out there , and it does his job perfectly .

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    • SVG Explorer Extension is Free and Open SourceMysticThumbs is Paid and Proprietary
  6. SVG Shell Extensions icon

    SVG Shell Extensions

     2 likes

    A collection of extensions tools for SVG files, integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer (Vista, 7, 8, 10 and 11):

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Pictus icon

    Pictus

     13 likes

    Pictus is a fast, free image viewer that enables Windows to see thumbnails of supported formats, such as PSD. Give it a spin today!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
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  10. Instant ThumbView

     3 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
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    • Instant ThumbView is the most popular commercial alternative to MysticThumbs.

    • Instant ThumbView is Paid and ProprietaryMysticThumbs is also Paid and Proprietary
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    ThumbView

     5 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    ThumbView screenshot 1
     
  12. FastPictureViewer Codec Pack icon

    FastPictureViewer Codec Pack

     2 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. iShell icon

    iShell

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    A set of extensions for Windows Explorer that used to preview SVG.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. SvgShellExtensions icon

    SvgShellExtensions

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    Windows (64-bit) Explorer Shell Extensions for SVG files Preview Handler and Thumbnail Provider

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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