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Best Free 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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open++ ?
http://dengdun.webs.com/en/openxx.htm
(great stub btw)
Good one, I'll add it to the list.
Add to Quick Launch context menu option is available to Vista by default. For XP users, a VB script to add that option is available here.
How about GXExplorer on SourceForge? Or at least the GXUtilities add-on for it...
GXUtilities is a shell extension that adds additional menu items to the shell's context menu, including options to change the case of file names, set a file's date and time, register or unregister COM objects and encrypt or decrypt files.
That one hasn't been updated in 7 years! That's not to say that it isn't worth a review, but I probably won't get around to it until I've tackled the more modern ones. But thanks for the lead, I would like to gather as complete a list as possible.
How about ContextEdit? It's an oldy, but it's interface is great (functionality wise). It's the most comprehensive context edit program I've found.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1556349,00.asp
Yes it's an oldy, the article (found here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,9879,00.asp) says it runs under Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, and Me. Thanks for the lead.
Moo0 RightClicker Free is an excellent context menu enhances AND cleanup/hide utility. I like it better than Mmm Free, and it works with Vista! http://www.moo0.com/software/RightClicker/
I'm looking forward to reading a thorough analysis of Moo vs Mmm! ;-)
Default Programs Editor : http://factormystic.net/blog/default-programs-editor
Thanks, I'll check it out.
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/
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
Already an excellent article here;
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm
Regards.....
Mike Connor
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.
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.
If your so picky maybe you ought to write the program yourself.
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.
What about Piky Basket 2.0 (last freeware version). It's really good.
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.
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.
One more is Moo0 RightClicker available from www.moo0.com
Anupam
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
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.
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