Portable File Type Manager

Designed as the portable counterpart of File Type Manager, this program helps you organize file extensions and actions associated with file types. It primarily addresses advanced PC users.

Portability perks

Since it's wrapped in a portable package, you can drop the program files anywhere on the HDD and just click the .exe to launch File Type Manager. Another possibility is to keep it stored on a USB flash drive to be able to directly run it on any computer effortlessly. It doesn't affect the Windows registry in any way. Just keep in mind that administrative rights are required.

Clear-cut interface and options

Made from a common-looking window with a clear-cut structure, the interface is rather user-friendly, although it doesn't put emphasis on looks. It loads a list with all file types by default, giving you the possibility to explore them in a hierarchical view.

Find and manage data

You can resort to a search function to locate file types, actions, file or shell extensions, and filter results by name, extension, command, internal name, or class ID.
New entries can be added to the list by indicating the category, display name, association, Inproc server 32, class ID, threading model, and extension type. These can be lated edited or removed from the list.
Furthermore, you can check out a list with approved shell extensions and MIME content types and manage entries, as well as use a tool to generate or query class IDs.

Evaluation and conclusion

We haven't come across any stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the application didn't freeze, crash or prompt error dialogs. It didn't hog system resources, using low CPU and RAM. All in all, File Type Manager gets the job done and mainly caters to experienced PC users.