FilerFrog is a free program that can install a wide array of useful tools into the Windows context menu, in the vein of such useful context-menu based apps as Lammer Context Menu and Freewaregenius favorite FileMenu Tools. It works with both 32bit and 64bit versions of Windows
This program offers a wide range of commands, including many of the usual file management operations, but it also offers an interesting list of image manipulation functions (resizing, publishing lists of images to PDF), and a unique “desktop sorting” tool designed to organize the desktop.
FilerFrog enables you to pick and choose exactly which functions you want and to remove others. This is especially useful if you find a handful of functions useful and want them easily accessible but do not want to clutter your context menu with a host of other commands which you do not care for or see yourself using.
First off, a quick presentation of the various functions, then a list of my favorites:
The desktop sorting function: sorts your desktop icons by type, and draws rectangles on the desktop wallpaper to provide a visual organizational tool (see screenshot to the right). You will either like this or not, but one good thing about it is that no matter how much your desktop changes you could always get it re-organized at the press of a button. (Note: the rectangle colors and gradients are user customizable).
The file management functions: publish a list of selected files to HTML (in a variety of ways), encrypt/decrypt files, split and join files, and a mass renaming tool (which, I must say, is not as sophisticated as the mass renaming functions in the other context menu tools mentioned in the first paragraph above).
Also offers file organization functions which to me are the more interesting of the bunch, including: extract files to/from folder, move files up one folder, delete empty folders, and “touch”, which reverts the “date created/modified” for selected files and folders to the current time.
The image manipulation functions: add a logo to an image or images, resize images by percent, or a custom resize by pixel. Also quickly convert to JPG (but, interestingly, no option to convert JPGs or other images to other image types). I especially like that it lets me quickly change the percent of compression for JPGs without changing anything else.
Other image functions: converting batches of images into PDF “albums”. I found this to be somewhat strange and hard to control, but if you want it it’s there I suppose. If you want to convert images to PDF’s in general I would recommend you use JPG to PDF.
My favorite FilerFrog functions: see these in the screenshot to the right. I put the desktop sort function in there because of its originality alone, even though I don’t anticipate ever using it 
The verdict: this is the kind of all-in-one toolbox that I like. Its not as powerful as the infinitesimally customizable FileMenu Tools, which includes a handful of the file management commands that FilerFrog offers but not the image manipulation or the desktop sorting functions.
In a nutshell: FilerFrog provides a very nice range of potentially very useful tools, and I highly recommend it.
Version Tested: 2.1.0
Compatibility: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7. 32 bit and 64 bit supported
Go to the program home page to download the latest version (approx 1.56 megs); download the appropriate version 32 bit or 64 bit.
Note that this software just recently became freeware, and some of the pages on the site still contain out of date text that makes it seem that this is for-pay software (it isn’t anymore).
Couldn’t agree more on this.
It is really nice tool but falls a bit short if compared to the current best File Menu Tools. Due some unique functions it provides I have installed it alongside File Menu tools on my machine…so best of both worlds.
Unfortunately, this program does not work. Downloadsquad covered it some months ago. It has major problems with Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. It literally does nothing, and cannot be uninstalled. The authors do not reply to support questions at all. Not worth the trouble to install, in my opinion. I am not the only one to register this complaint.
Hmm…
I don’t know about other software reviewers, but when I post a program I actually test it first, and therefore if it is written up here then certainly you can be sure that it has performed as reported. Honestly how does it make any sense to say that a program “does nothing” in the face of a 600+ word review and multiple screenshots? And FYI I tested on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
To uninstall: run the installer again, and choose “remove” rather than “repair”. When it reports that Windows explorer is using some files click “continue” and these files will be removed on reboot.
I will say one thing in fairness: I installed this program months ago and it “did nothing” (a.k.a. did not appear in the context menu). I went back to it recently just to make sure that I had the correct 64 bit version and found version 2.1 rather than 2.0. Could it be possible that version 2.0 had a glitch that was later fixed? I am speculating of course and did not see a changelog, but really don’t care: the version I tested worked perfectly well. Hence the review.
I never said you didn’t test it. Just relaying my experience. Here is the link to Downloadsquad which covers a period of at least 2 weeks. http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/09/01/fillerfrog-windows-context-menu-actions-tools/ Read the comments there. Suggesting that I uninstall a program that doesn’t give me an uninstaller is kind of useless. And using the installer to uninstall is not very intuitive. (At least I didn’t intuit it) It is possible that 2.1 now properly works, but since the good folks at Filerfrog don’t reply to emails, I was never made aware that an upgrade had been posted. And if that upgrade fixed the “it does nothing problem” then obviously it must have “done nothing,” if they went ahead and fixed it. So, honestly, it makes perfect sense to say “it does nothing” when it doesn’t do anything. The downloadsquad article also had screen shots and words. That doesn’t mean that the program worked for me or at least one other person who posted there. It doesn’t mean it worked for you, by your own admission, months ago.
@ David: I think the bottom line is that this program works, can be easily uninstalled, and is free for the download if you see that it can be useful for you.
But one more thing: having decided to give away the program for free, you can see (at least I can see) that they might not think that they owe anybody to get back to them on email or provide technical support.
Samer- I agree with everything you said. However, in the thread at downloadsquad, they did reply, and said that they will reply to everyone. Nevertheless, they offered no help and did NOT reply to my subsequent emails. They owe me nothing, certainly, and that is precisely what I got. My sole motivation for even posting here was to warn people that the program, for me, did nothing, and could not be uninstalled. (When I cannot uninstall a program, it concerns me.) I am not a troll. Just giving my opinion. I apologize if I offended anyone.
@ David: you didn’t offend anyone; I am grateful for your comments.Thanks.