10 Top Right Click Tools For Windows

The right mouse button is probably under utilized. Windows neither gives you good tools/features that can be accessed from the right click menu nor does it give options to customize the same.

Add some power to the right mouse button by using the following apps and tools. They could save your time, get tasks done quicker than you think and over the course of time, become so essential.


#1. Send To Flickr Upload photos to Flickr straight from the right click menu. A preview windows shows the progress of the upload.

#2. Send To Gmail Enter your Gmail login credentials, right click on any file and send it to your Gmail account. A quick backup solution.

#3. Send To Google Docs Right click on any document to upload it to Google Docs

#4. DeleteOnClick Adds an option to the right click menu to securely delete files so that they will not be recoverable later.

#5. Unlocker Windows gives an annoying File Cannot be Deleted message if you try to delete any file that is being used by a process. You can just right click and select the Unlocker tool to override this warning and proceed with the deletion.

#6. Image Resizer XP has got its image resizing Powertoy tool, but this one is for Vista users and users on 64 Bit OSes. Right click, choose the dimensions

#7. FileMenu Tools This app adds a whole lot of goodies in your Explorer sidebar.

Also, check out a similar tool called Open++ that can be used to add a range of custom options to your right click menu.

#8. ClickZap Double click on your right mouse button to quickly perform actions like muting speaker volume, shutting down Windows, minimizing or closing all Windows, or logging off.

#9. Clickie Path Name Copier Right click on any file/folder to copy its path to the clipboard. Can also be used to open the MS Dos Command Prompt in the selected directory.

#10. Rightload Adds right click context menu options so that you can upload pictures to Flickr, Imageshack, Tinypic, or an FTP server very, very quickly.

Bonus: If your right click menu is loaded with lots of options that you seldom use, check out Moo0 Right Clicker so that you can clean them up.

If you know of any other tools that add features to the right click menu, do suggest them in the comments.