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A shell extension that adds preview thumbnails for STL files to Windows Explorer. Runs on Windows 7 or later.

Can also be used with Total Commander and FreeCommander.

Papa’s Best STL Thumbnails displaying a folder with random STLs from thingiverse

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Updated (changes, license).

Feel free to donate if you like my program!

64-bit Setup

recommended

32-bit Setup

for old systems

Video Guide

Michael from Teaching Tech made a video guide about the installation. He was so kind to allow me to embed it here! Thumbnail installation starts at 1:49.

Fast

Thumbnail generation is based on the fastest STL viewer available. Folders full of STL files are no problem, and most STL thumbnails are generated as fast as those of JPG photos.

Free

Compatible

Papa’s Best STL thumbnail viewer displays countless STL variations, even where other programs fail:

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: After downloading the archive from a provider like Kuyhaa , extract the files using a tool like WinRAR or 7-Zip .

: Office 2010 is reaching the end of its lifecycle. For better security and modern file format support, consider free alternatives like LibreOffice Portable or Microsoft 365 Online . portable-microsoft-office-2010-kuyhaa

: A lightweight tool for quick image cropping and edits. How to Use It : After downloading the archive from a provider

: Because these are "thin-app" or virtualized versions, some advanced features like third-party plugins or complex macros might not function as reliably as the installed version. portable-microsoft-office-2010-kuyhaa


Installation for all users

Papa’s Best STL Thumbnails installs for the current user by default. To install for all users on a system, open a command prompt or a PowerShell and run msiexec /i "Papas Best STL Thumbnails.msi" MSIINSTALLPERUSER="".

Repeat with every update!

: After downloading the archive from a provider like Kuyhaa , extract the files using a tool like WinRAR or 7-Zip .

: Office 2010 is reaching the end of its lifecycle. For better security and modern file format support, consider free alternatives like LibreOffice Portable or Microsoft 365 Online .

: A lightweight tool for quick image cropping and edits. How to Use It

: Because these are "thin-app" or virtualized versions, some advanced features like third-party plugins or complex macros might not function as reliably as the installed version.


Dark background on some thumbnails

a folder with two thumbnails whose background is entirely black

Clear your Explorer thumbnail cache (see above) or copy the file to a different location.

This is a bug in Windows 10 that also affects other thumbnails – for example transparent PNG images here and here.

I can’t do anything in my program to work around it, I’m afraid. Please use the Windows 10 feedback function to report this to Microsoft. If enough users do it, they may eventually fix it. Windows 7 does not have this bug.


Something Missing?

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