Xanashi/Icaros
Official issue tracker and download location for Icaros Shell Extensions observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 88
- Release rhythm 77
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 76
- age_days: 3306
- days_rel: 77
- days_push: 77
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1826 stars · 24 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Icaros is a collection of lightweight Windows Shell Extensions that provide Windows Explorer thumbnails for virtually any FFmpeg-supported video format, plus cover art thumbnails and file property handlers for many media filetypes. The repository serves as the official issue tracker and release download location, as the software itself is not open source.
Use cases
- show video thumbnails in windows explorer for mkv files
- get thumbnails for flv and avi videos in file explorer
- display media file properties like duration and resolution in explorer
- add cover art thumbnails for flac and ape audio files
- enable explorer previews for rmvb and m2ts videos
- see video length and dimensions in windows explorer columns
- fix missing thumbnails for mp4 and mov files on windows 11
When to choose
- you need explorer thumbnails or property support for media formats windows doesn't handle natively
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free shell extension on windows vista through 11
- you need cover art thumbnails for audio formats like flac, ape, or mpc
When to avoid
- you need open-source software you can inspect or modify
- you're on a non-windows platform
- you need thumbnailing outside of windows explorer
Facets
application · maturity active
image-processing file-system windows media desktop-applications files windows shell-extension thumbnailer windows-explorer ffmpeg video-thumbnails file-properties closed-source
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Xanashi/Icaros · fetched 2026-08-28 · 258637ff7b50
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Xanashi/Icaros | main | 87 |
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