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Best Free Right-Click Context Menu Extensions list
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List of shell menu extensions or right-click context menu add-ons and editors. A review for this software category has yet to be written. Proposed editor: Kathryn Proposed programs to review Context Menu Additions (add new entries): Context Menu Editors (manage previous entries):
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The programs above add multiple functions to the context menu or allow you to edit the context menu. The following are "One Trick Ponies", meaning they typically add a single function. These are mostly untested and will not be reviewed, but will be listed here for completeness. "Send To" Enhancements Send To Toys - An enhancement of the Send To context menu. File/Folder Tools awxRename - A Windows shell extension to rename files and/or folders by using perl functions and regular expressions.
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how about Right Click Enhancer ?
Thats what I use and love it,very versatile.Great for sending photos and files Iv downloaded from web ect to the correct folder.
This topic still alive?
I need to do something but can't figure out how.
I have lots of MP3 albums. I have artwork for them in a different folder and need a very simply function on my context menu;
The original cover file is named with information that I do not want to loose so I need to create a copy of that file and rename the copy to "Cover".
Step 1: Copy the cover file into the Album folder. (This is done manually, no need for any automation in this step)
Step 2: By Right-clicking on it, it automatically copies and renames itself to "Cover".
So then in the Album folder I have; The original cover file plus the new version of that file renamed to "Cover".
Is there any way to achieve this with any of the tools a named above?
Many thanks in advance.
You will need to post this query in our forum which is the correct place to receive individual support. There it will receive much greater coverage, you will be guaranteed a response, and the answer will remain on view for the benefit of others instead of becoming buried here in the comments.
FileMenuTools became a favorite of mine when checked all of these apps.
Just one question...All of these doesn't allow to work with any other menus than Windows Explorer, My computer & My desktop context menus.
Will we see examples of software that also can handle the context menu in Internet Explorer as well?
Would be awesome to find one really good universal editor that can work with both.
Thanks
nothing new here lately?
am wondering why there doesn't seem to be a program that does a good job of both adding and deleting entries to the right-click menu...
how about Right Click Extender?
Came across another one : MenuMaid
Another "one trick pony", but a good one;
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Select-All.shtml
Adds "Select all" to explorer context menu, also allows one to invert selections.
ctrl-a
For those of you looking for a free program mainly to remove stuff from the right click context menu try: http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html.
Once you install and run it, click on Optimize & Improve and then click on Context Menu Manager. Then just scroll down and uncheck whatever you don't want appearing. Simple and logical the way it should be. The utility does tonnes of other stuff as well.
So this is only Explorer context menu? I was actually hoping to find here something for Firefox...
Menu Editor:
https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/710
One more is Moo0 RightClicker available from www.moo0.com
Anupam
Filenote
Right click on any file and create a plain text file with the same file name.
http://download.cnet.com/FileNote/3000-2094_4-10019651.html
Yes, but doesn't work under Windows 7. They no longer work on the development.
What about Piky Basket 2.0 (last freeware version). It's really good.
Added links to reviews and made 2 subgroups:
Context Menu Additions add new functions to Explorer's right-click context menu.
Context Menu Editors/Managers allow you to delete (and sometimes move) previously installed entries in the context menu.
Great work.
Tried "Context Menu Editor". Using XP-Pro SP3. Does not show context menu entries properly.
Tried "moo", crashed explorer when "Duplicate Window" was used, this might well be a conflict with QTTABBAR.
Still have not found a suitable context menu editor. I suppose I will just go back to editing the registry! :)
Regards.....
Mike Connor
EDIT: Tried "Fast Explorer" site gives a WOT warning!
An Xp-based article explaining the technique with lots of examples would be attractive.
Curiously, on my system, WOT says green to our "Fast Explorer" link.
Just tried the Moon software as well; "Shell Tools",
works fine, but is not what I am looking for. I don't usually want to add anything to the context menu, I usually want to get rid of stuff that various programs put in there!
I have used "File menu Tools" from Lopesoft before, but it is pretty huge ( 7.3 MB ) and has a lot of stuff I don't want. I only want to edit the context menu!
Will see about an article.
Regards.....
Mike Connor
If your so picky maybe you ought to write the program yourself.
In addition to the ones I mention in the comment directly below,
FastExplorer may also do what you want, at least this review seems to suggest so: http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Fast-Explorer-Review-49759.shtml
I also found no WOT problem.
Most of the ones you've mentioned are more designed to add rather than remove things from the context menu.
According to their websites, these "editors" should allow you to remove junk:
ShellExView
Context Menu Editor
If no freeware options work out, I use a commercial program that allows me to delete pre-existing entries or move them to a new submenu (i.e. "Rarely Used >"): http://www.shelltoysxp.com/default.asp
However, it also has many other functions which you may not find useful.
Already an excellent article here;
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm
Regards.....
Mike Connor
No problem,, you might also want to check out "TYPES" - Windows file types configurator, not sure if it falls into the right click category.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/types/
Default Programs Editor : http://factormystic.net/blog/default-programs-editor
Default Programs Editor was recently updated to a new version, and new site, now at: http://defaultprogramseditor.com. It has full context menu editing as well as other stuff.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
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