ShellMenuView AlternativesContext Menu Managers & Shells like ShellMenuView

ShellMenuView is described as 'Small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer' and is a context menu manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ShellMenuView for Windows, File Explorer and Mac. The best ShellMenuView alternative is Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ShellMenuView are Easy Context Menu, FileMenu Tools, RightMenu Master and ShellExView.

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ShellMenuView is a small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer

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ShellMenuView alternatives page was last updated Feb 25, 2025
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  1. Shell icon
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    Shell is a context menu extender that lets you handpick the items to integrate into Windows File Explorer context menu, create custom commands to access all your favorite web pages, files, and folders, and launch any application directly from the context menu.

    20 Shell alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Customize Windows
    2.  Context Menu extension
    3. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free

    Shell VS ShellMenuView

     
    • Shell is the most popular Windows alternative to ShellMenuView.

    • Shell is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ShellMenuView.

    • Shell is Free and Open SourceShellMenuView is Free and Proprietary
    • Shell is LightweightShellMenuView is not according to our users
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    Easy Context Menu enables you to add a variety of useful commands and tweaks for the Desktop, My Computer, drives, file and folder context menus. It helps in accessing most used windows components quickly and easily, it doesn’t get much easier than to check some boxes and set up...

    16 Easy Context Menu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Discontinued

    The latest major version is from 2015.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Manage system menu options
    2.  Add custom command options
    3. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    4.  Context Menu extension
    5.  Adds icons to context menu

    Easy Context Menu VS ShellMenuView

     
  3. FileMenu Tools icon
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    FileMenu Tools lets you customize the context (right-click) menu of Windows Explorer. The application adds built-in utilities to perform operations on files and folders and adds customized commands that let users run external applications, copy/move to a specific folder or...

    49 FileMenu Tools alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer

    FileMenu Tools Features

    1.  Portable
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Customize Windows
    4.  Timestamps
    5.  Folder Sync
    6.  Change File Dates
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Symbolic links

    FileMenu Tools VS ShellMenuView

     
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    Highly configurable extension enhancing Finder's right-click menu with powerful functionalities. Speeds up file operations like moving, copying, creating documents, and more. Includes features like quick preview, file sharing via QR code, and custom folder management.

    20 RightMenu Master alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
    6.  Context Menu extension

    RightMenu Master VS ShellMenuView

     
    • RightMenu Master is the most popular Mac alternative to ShellMenuView.

    • RightMenu Master is Freemium and ProprietaryShellMenuView is Free and Proprietary
    • RightMenu Master is LightweightShellMenuView is not according to our users
  5. ShellExView icon
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    Shell Extensions are in-process COM objects which extends the abilities of Windows operating system. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components.

    12 ShellExView alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.01) is from June 2019.

    ShellExView Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Performance overview

    ShellExView VS ShellMenuView

     
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    Right Click Enhancer gives you power to control the right click menu everyone uses. Right Click Enhancer allows yo to edit your right click menu in the way you want. Now with help of this wonderful tool you can add some good stuffs to your right click context menu.

    17 Right Click Enhancer alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Right Click Enhancer Features

    1.  Portable

    Right Click Enhancer VS ShellMenuView

     
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    Context Menu Editor can view and delete links to programs on your context menus (the popup menus you see when you right-click). Context Menu Editor does not delete the programs, it just removes them from your menus.

    14 Context Menu Editor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

    Context Menu Editor Features

    1.  Context Menu extension

    Context Menu Editor VS ShellMenuView

     
  8. ContextEdit icon
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    Download ContextEdit - Lets you control which items appear on your windows context menu.

    15 ContextEdit alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ContextEdit VS ShellMenuView

     
  9. Fast Explorer icon
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    Fast Explorer is a handy Windows shell context menu editor that allows you to add new menu items, cascaded menus, customize menu bitmaps and hint text, and even clean up context menu items and remove shell extensions of files and folders.

    13 Fast Explorer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 3.1.11.430, released in August 2008, can be still downloaded from SoftPedia

    Fast Explorer Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Context Menu extension

    Fast Explorer VS ShellMenuView

     
  10. ShellMenuNew icon
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    ShellMenuNew is a small utility that displays the list of all menu items in the 'New' submenu of Windows Explorer. It allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items, so this 'New' submenu will display only the items that you need.

    7 ShellMenuNew alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ShellMenuNew Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Portable

    ShellMenuNew VS ShellMenuView

     
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    ShellNewSettings is a free tool for Windows to remove items from Explorer's "new" menu. The "new" item list can easily get bloated and this simple app helps clean it up.

    6 ShellNewSettings alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ShellNewSettings Features

    1.  Customize Windows

    ShellNewSettings VS ShellMenuView

     
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    Are you looking for a fast and easy way to clean up your Window Explorer and Internet Explorer right-click (context) menu? Look no further. MenuMaid makes it simple! Just uncheck the items you don’t want to show up. Restore them at any time.

    12 MenuMaid alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MenuMaid VS ShellMenuView

     
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