# tibold/svg-explorer-extension

Extension module for Windows Explorer to render SVG thumbnails, so that you can have an overview of your SVG files

Repository: https://github.com/tibold/svg-explorer-extension
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/svg-explorer-extension
Language: PowerShell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-06-01T14:47:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3330, "days_push": 2284, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3703, forks 203 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:14.995001+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows Explorer shell extension that renders SVG file thumbnails directly in File Explorer. It installs as a native extension module so users can visually browse SVG files without opening them.

## Use cases
- see svg file previews in windows explorer
- show svg thumbnails in file explorer
- browse svg files visually without opening each one
- add svg preview support to windows
- identify svg files at a glance in folders

## When to choose
- you work with many SVG files on Windows and want visual previews in Explorer
- you want a simple install-and-forget thumbnail provider
- you need to quickly identify SVG assets in large folders

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Linux
- you need full SVG editing or rendering beyond thumbnails
- you need an actively developed tool with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, gui
- domain: files, windows, graphics, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: svg-thumbnails, shell-extension, windows-explorer, file-preview

## Member repositories
- tibold/svg-explorer-extension (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.995001+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:00.923162+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tibold/svg-explorer-extension (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:14.995001+00:00, sha 36d2369d9e63)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.