SageThumbs AlternativesImage Viewers and other similar apps like SageThumbs

SageThumbs is described as 'Windows Explorer context menu extension allowing Windows users to preview enormous amounts of image formats directly within Windows Explorer' and is a popular Image Viewer in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SageThumbs for Windows, File Explorer, F-Droid and Android. The best SageThumbs alternative is Icaros, which is free. Other great apps like SageThumbs are XnShell, MysticThumbs, Pictus and SageThumbs 2K.

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  1. Icaros icon

    Icaros

     44 likes

    Icaros is a collection of lightweight, high quality, Windows Shell Extensions that provide Windows Explorer thumbnails for many media filetypes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
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    Icaros vs SageThumbs Comments
    Laura Timmel
    Negative
    6

    Whereas SageThumbs provides thumbnails for IMAGE files, Icaros works with VIDEO files.

    BevansDesign
    Positive
    1

    Contrary to what others say, this DOES make thumbnails for image files. It seems to generate thumbnails for PSD files just fine for me.

    Guest
    Negative
    3

    Icaros previews video files while SageThumbs is an extension for previewing image files. Completely different file types

    • Icaros is Free and ProprietarySageThumbs is Free and Open Source
    • Icaros is a Shell Extension SageThumbs is an Image Viewer
  2. XnShell icon

    XnShell

     19 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    XnShell screenshot 1
     
  4. MysticThumbs icon

    MysticThumbs

     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    MysticThumbs Control Panel v4.3.2
     
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    MysticThumbs vs SageThumbs Comments
    hermes3por3
    Positive
    -2

    I have found MysticThumbs a longstanding success at generating thumbnails for file formats not supported natively by Windows. What I value most is its smooth blend with explorer, the fact that does not block drives when I eject them, and its useful tray icon that indicates when it's working on new thumbnails. For its usefulness and reliability I am a happy customer!

    • MysticThumbs is Paid and ProprietarySageThumbs is Free and Open Source
  5. Pictus icon

    Pictus

     14 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
    Pictus screenshot 1
     
  7. SageThumbs 2K icon

    SageThumbs 2K

     11 likes

    A modern, crash-isolated Rust shell extension for Windows 11, the clean-room revival of the legendary (but decade-abandoned) SageThumbs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    SageThumbs 2K screenshot 1
     
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    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
    Instant ThumbView screenshot 1
     
  9. SVG Explorer Extension icon

    SVG Explorer Extension

     21 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    SVG Explorer Extension vs SageThumbs Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    no .psd, .ora, or .sai thumbnails

    • SVG Explorer Extension is Free and Open SourceSageThumbs is also Free and Open Source
  10. FastPreview icon

    FastPreview

     6 likes

    FastPreview was created in need of a usable PicaView replacement which was discontinued at the time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    FastPreview screenshot 1
     
  11. Smart SVG Viewer icon

    Smart SVG Viewer

     3 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Smart SVG Viewer screenshot 1
     
  12. PicaView icon

    PicaView

     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    PicaView screenshot 1
     
  13. ThumbView icon

    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
     
  14. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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