SvgShellExtensions Alternatives

SvgShellExtensions is described as 'Windows (64-bit) Explorer Preview Handler and Thumbnail Provider for SVG files' and is a Shell Extension in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SvgShellExtensions for Windows, File Explorer and PortableApps.com. The best SvgShellExtensions alternative is IrfanView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try SageThumbs or Universal Viewer. Other great apps like SvgShellExtensions are Smart SVG Viewer, SVG Explorer Extension, XnShell and SVG Shell Extensions.

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

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SvgShellExtensions alternatives page was last updated Feb 1, 2025
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  1. IrfanView icon

    IrfanView

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    Compact and efficient image application offering viewing, editing, and conversion with batch processing, multi-language support, plugin extensibility, and ad-free operation suitable for Windows and portable use.

    147 IrfanView alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BA flagBosnia & Herzegovina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    IrfanView screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Intuitive Interface
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Batch conversion
    2.  Image Conversion
    3.  Image Navigation
    4.  Portable
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Batch Rename Files
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  Convert images to PDF
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Lossless Compression

    IrfanView VS SvgShellExtensions

     

    • IrfanView is the most popular Windows alternative to SvgShellExtensions.

    • IrfanView is the most popular free alternative to SvgShellExtensions.

    • IrfanView is Free Personal and ProprietarySvgShellExtensions is Free and Open Source
    • IrfanView is LightweightSvgShellExtensions is not according to our users
  2. SageThumbs icon

    SageThumbs

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

    16 SageThumbs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    SageThumbs screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version 2.0.0.23 was released on May 9th, 2017.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Thumbnail preview
    7.  Image Preview
    8.  Thumbnails
    9.  File preview

    SageThumbs VS SvgShellExtensions

     

    • SageThumbs is the most popular Open Source alternative to SvgShellExtensions.

    • SageThumbs is Free and Open SourceSvgShellExtensions is also Free and Open Source
    • SageThumbs is LightweightSvgShellExtensions is not according to our users
  4. Universal Viewer icon

    Universal Viewer

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    Universal Viewer is an advanced file viewer for wide range of formats. Supported file formats are:

    164 Universal Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Image is shown
    Discontinued

    The latest version (6.7.9) is from 2021.

    Universal Viewer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Large File

    Universal Viewer VS SvgShellExtensions

     
  5. Smart SVG Viewer icon

    Smart SVG Viewer

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    “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.

    30 Smart SVG Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Smart SVG Viewer screenshot 1

    Smart SVG Viewer Features

    1.  Thumbnail preview

    Smart SVG Viewer VS SvgShellExtensions

     
  6. SVG Explorer Extension icon

    SVG Explorer Extension

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SVG Explorer Extension screenshot 1

    SVG Explorer Extension Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Thumbnail preview

    SVG Explorer Extension VS SvgShellExtensions

     
  7. XnShell icon

    XnShell

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    XnShell screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Editing
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Context Menu extension

    XnShell VS SvgShellExtensions

     
  9. SVG Shell Extensions icon

    SVG Shell Extensions

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SVG Shell Extensions screenshot 1

    SVG Shell Extensions Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Thumbnail preview

    SVG Shell Extensions VS SvgShellExtensions

     

  10. Instant ThumbView

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    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...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Instant ThumbView screenshot 1

    Instant ThumbView Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Image Preview
    3.  Thumbnail preview

    Instant ThumbView VS SvgShellExtensions

     

    • Instant ThumbView is the most popular commercial alternative to SvgShellExtensions.

    • Instant ThumbView is Paid and ProprietarySvgShellExtensions is Free and Open Source
  11. ThumbView icon

    ThumbView

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    ThumbView screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No update has been released since version 1.0 was released on December 2nd, 2004.

    ThumbView Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Thumbnails
    3.  Thumbnail preview

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  12. Renesis Player icon

    Renesis Player

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    The Windows File Explorer Plugin allows you to preview thumbnail images of your SVG Documents diretcly within the File Explorer.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Renesis Player screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Seems to be discontinued. Last version, 1.1.1, was released on 2008.

    Renesis Player Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension

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  13. MysticThumbs icon

    MysticThumbs

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    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.

    12 MysticThumbs alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    MysticThumbs Control Panel v4.3.2

    MysticThumbs Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Thumbnails
    3.  Thumbnail preview

    MysticThumbs VS SvgShellExtensions

     

  14. emfplugin

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    As of Windows Vista and Window 7, the Microsoft Windows Explorer no longer displays thumbnails image previews of EMF (Enhanced Metafile) and WMF (Windows Metafile) vector graphic images.

    This Windows Explorer plug-in restores this capability.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    emfplugin Features

    1.  Image Preview

    emfplugin VS SvgShellExtensions

     
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