FastPreview is a free software that lets you preview image as a thumbnail in the shell context menu. It’s a handy and convenient tool to quickly look at some image without having to open it in a separate image viewer. And if you want to open the image in its full resolution, FastPreview lets you do so with just one click!
I have seen so many image viewing applications earlier, but FastPreview is completely different and unique. It’s probably the best way to preview image as it provides you the ease of setting the thumbnail size according to your choice. FastPreview is available as a freeware and can be downloaded from its official site using the link given at the end of this article. Let’s see how to use this handy image viewer to preview images on Window.
Preview Image in Right-Click menu with FastPreview:
Once you install FastPreview in your system, it will automatically integrate to the shell context menu and displays a thumbnail preview of every image whenever you make a right-click on its icon.
Apart from that, it also displays the image resolution (width x height in pixels) and type, below the preview. Another option, “FP Info and Settings”, displays the list of supported image formats and allows you to change the thumbnail resolution.
You simply have to click on this preview in order to open the image in its full resolution. The image will be opened in a plain window, with just two options: close and minimize. However, a right click anywhere on the image gives you access to more options provided by FastPreview. These include opening another image, switching to free size or best fit, resampling image, opening image properties window, flipping or rotating image, deleting image, and exiting FastPreview.
This is all about this free image viewer, now let’s have a quick look on its key features.
Key Features of FastPreview:
- Free Image Viewer for Windows.
- Lets you preview image as thumbnail in context menu.
- Displays image resolution and type.
- Also displays image preview in its original form.
- More context menu options available, like open another image, flip/rotate image, resample image, delete image, etc.
- Lightweight and handy.
- Shell context menu integration.
- Displays EXIF/IPTC information.
- Supports 19 different image file formats including JPEG, BMP, PNG, ICO, RAW, and TIFF.
- Easy to use.
The Final Verdict:
FastPreview is an amazing tool to quickly preview images within the right-click menu. It’s handy, reliable, and probably the fastest way to preview images on Windows system. Give it a try!
