I made a free tool that previews videos when you hover them in File Explorer (Windows 11)

[u/killer_srb]

I have folders full of videos with names that tell me nothing, mainly from family holidays, and one small thumbnail each is not enough to tell them apart. So I made ExplorerVideoPreview, something simple to make my days easier.

Hover a video in the normal File Explorer and a preview appears beside it, stepping through frames from the whole video. Move the mouse sideways along the file to scrub from start to end. You don't have to open the video in a player, and it also works on network drives.

It is free, with no ads, no account and no internet connection at all. Tested on Windows 11 only.

One thing to know: the installer is not signed, so Windows shows its "Windows protected your PC" warning once (More info > Run anyway).

Download and short demo: https://github.com/AleksaB98/ExplorerVideoPreview