ThumbView Alternatives

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

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ThumbView enables image thumbnails and tooltips in Microsoft Windows XP Explorer (does not work on Windows 7) for filetypes...

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ThumbView alternatives page was last updated Jul 2, 2024
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  1. 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.

    18 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 ThumbView

     

    • SageThumbs is the most popular Windows alternative to ThumbView.

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

    • SageThumbs is Free and Open SourceThumbView is also Free and Open Source
    • SageThumbs is LightweightThumbView is not according to our users
  2. Icaros icon

    Icaros

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Icaros screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Icaros VS ThumbView

     
  4. 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 ThumbView

     
  5. 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.

    16 SVG Explorer Extension alternatives

    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 ThumbView

     
  6. 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):

    29 SVG Shell Extensions alternatives

    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 ThumbView

     
  7. Pictus icon

    Pictus

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

    17 Pictus alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
    Pictus screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last updated in 2008. See https://poppeman.se/pictus/

    Pictus Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Open PSD files

    Pictus VS ThumbView

     

  9. 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...

    13 Instant ThumbView alternatives

    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 ThumbView

     

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

    • Instant ThumbView is Paid and ProprietaryThumbView is Free and Open Source
  10. 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 ThumbView

     
  11. FastPictureViewer Codec Pack icon

    FastPictureViewer Codec Pack

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    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...

    4 FastPictureViewer Codec Pack alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FastPictureViewer Codec Pack screenshot 1

    FastPictureViewer Codec Pack Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Image Preview

    FastPictureViewer Codec Pack VS ThumbView

     

  12. MenuViewer

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    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.

    13 MenuViewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MenuViewer screenshot 1

    MenuViewer Features

    1.  Image Preview
    2.  Thumbnails

    MenuViewer VS ThumbView

     
  13. SvgShellExtensions icon

    SvgShellExtensions

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

    15 SvgShellExtensions alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SvgShellExtensions screenshot 1

    SvgShellExtensions Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  SVG Preview
    3.  Thumbnail preview
    4.  Support for SVG

    SvgShellExtensions VS ThumbView

     
  14. iShell icon

    iShell

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

    15 iShell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    iShell screenshot 1

    iShell Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  SVG Preview
    3.  Support for SVG
    4.  Thumbnail preview

    iShell VS ThumbView

     
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