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ShellNewHandler VS CoolDock

Compare ShellNewHandler VS CoolDock and see what are their differences

ShellNewHandler

SourceForge.net: ShellNewHandler details page

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CoolDock

CoolDock adds a beautiful second Dock to your Mac with live widgets for music, todos, calendar events, weather, search, system stats, quick actions, and more.

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Paid €14.99 / One-off
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Measure.sh
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Which is more popular?

Based on our record, ShellNewHandler seems to be more popular. It has been mentioned 2 times since March 2021.

social mentions
2 vs 0
Monitoring Tools popularity
100% vs 0%

Base details

Website, pricing, platforms and company facts side by side.

ShellNewHandler
CoolDock
Website sourceforge.net cooldock.app
Pricing —
Paid €14.99 / One-off Official pricing
Company — Startup from Bulgaria · 1 - 9 employees · 2026
Listed in
Cloud Storage Monitoring Tools File Sharing Website Monitoring +1
Productivity Mac Widgets Window Manager Mac Tools +2

About ShellNewHandler and CoolDock

In their own words, as submitted to SaaSHub.

ShellNewHandler
CoolDock

No description of ShellNewHandler yet.

CoolDock is an award-winning second Dock for macOS. It sits beside your original Dock, so nothing about your current setup changes, and gives you a live strip of widgets, apps, folders and quick actions built for the way you actually work. CoolDock brings music, todos, calendar events, weather,...

Read more about CoolDock

Features and specs

What each product offers, as listed by its team.

ShellNewHandler 0 features
CoolDock 3 features

No features have been listed yet.

  • Dedicated, focused product
    I can't browse cooldock.app and have no reliable details on it, so this is a cautious assessment. A product with its own site and a narrow focus is often easier to learn and use than a broad suite, though you should check this on the site.
  • Possible free trial or demo
    Many small app vendors offer a trial, demo or free tier. Check the site for one, because it lets you test the app on your own setup before paying.
  • Likely direct vendor support
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Analysis

An editorial look at what each product does well and who it suits.

ShellNewHandler
CoolDock

Overall verdict

  • ShellNewHandler is a niche, lightweight utility hosted on SourceForge designed to give users more control over the Windows 'New' context menu (the ShellNew menu). It can be considered good for its specific narrow use case, but it is an older, minimally maintained tool that may not suit all users, especially those on modern Windows versions.

Why this product is good

  • Provides direct control over customizing the Windows right-click 'New' menu, allowing users to add or remove file type entries
  • Lightweight and free, without bundled bloatware typical of some other free utilities
  • Simple and focused in scope, making it easy to understand for its specific purpose
  • Open distribution via SourceForge allows transparency and no-cost access

Recommended for

  • Power users who want to declutter or customize the Windows New context menu
  • IT administrators managing standardized desktop environments across multiple machines
  • Users comfortable with older utility-style tools and Windows registry-related tweaks
  • Not recommended for casual users seeking modern, actively supported software with regular updates

No analysis of CoolDock yet.

Videos

Walkthroughs and reviews on video.

ShellNewHandler 0 videos + Add
CoolDock 2 videos + Add

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Cooldock – A Smart Second Dock with Live Widgets for macOS

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  • - Cooldock – A Smart Second Dock with 130+ Live Widgets for macOS

Category popularity

How often each product is chosen within a category, 0–100% relative to the other.

Score bands 0–20 21–40 41–50 51–60 61–100
ShellNewHandler
CoolDock
100% 100%
Monitoring Tools
0% 0%
0% 0%
Productivity
100% 100%
100% 100%
Website Monitoring
0% 0%
0% 0%
Mac
100% 100%

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Social recommendations and mentions

Recommendations tracked on public social media and blogs since March 2021.

ShellNewHandler 2 mentions
CoolDock 0 mentions
  • I recently got libreoffice, but now the new option in right click looks like a mess. Can someone help me get rid of them please?
    Use Shell New Handler. Run the portable app and simply untick the items you don't want to appear in your new context menu. Source: about 4 years ago
  • This menu should be easy to add/remove programs to... Who is really creating Access Databases from this menu often enough to keep it here? (Not me!) Is there an easy way to edit this?
    I've always used ShellNewHandler for this. It's a really simple portable utility that allows you to remove most of the items from that menu. Tested it out on Windows 11 and it's still compatible. Source: over 5 years ago

Tracking CoolDock since Sep 2026.

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