Document Management Using TFS?

We are currently using TFS for our software development projects. The developers can check-out/check-in code in Visual Studio, and the testers can create work items in the web interface. This is working like a charm. However, now we would like to expand
our usage. We have a project that consists of a lot of binary files from other applications. We'd like to have version control around these, including check-out/check-in. We need people who don't use Visual Studio to have check-out/check-in capability.
What are the best options for this?
Here are the options I'm aware of, and a bit of discussion around each:
TFS web interface (http://server:port/tfs...) - would be great if it supported check-out/check-in, but it doesn't.
"Team Explorer" - this would work, and is free, but it feels like overkill in our case. I really don't want to have to 1) install it on all user machines, nor 2) train all the users how to use it.
Power Tools Shell Extensions - still requires too much 1) software installation on the client and 2) training
SharePoint - I believe there are actually two possibilities here: 1) using SharePoint exclusively (i.e. no need for TFS, since I understand SharePoint has document management of sorts built-in), or 2) SharePoint integration with TFS. (If that's
not true, please feel free to correct me.) The biggest problem with this route is that our IT department is reluctant to introduce SharePoint into the organization because of 1) greater server demands and added complexity and 2) additional cost.
I think we would prefer a web interface for its simplicity and lack of client footprint, but I'm not aware of a good, simple one with low back-end requirements and relatively low cost. Any thoughts, ideas, and opinions appreciated.
Thanks!
Brad.

Hi Brad,
Thanks for your post.
Yes, TFS Web Access not support check in/out, we can only download the files from TFS Web Access.
Yes, uses can use the free Team Explorer to control that files in your TFS Source Control, I think it’s easy to install and use.
Yes, before use this Power Tools Shell Extension, uses need install the Team Explorer on their clients first.
Yes, you can use SharePoint integrate with TFS Sever, then you can create team project portal and store that files in team project portal>>Libraries node(or other place), then users can connect to team project portal from their client, and check in/out
files from libraries node, needn’t install the Team Explorer on their clients.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms242883.aspx
Option 2 and 4 are both ok, if you cannot install Team Explorer on each client and want users check in/out files using browser, you need install and integrate SharePoint product with TFS Server. But if you store the files in team project portal, all the
files will store in SharePoint product database(not in TFS database). If you will upgrade or move your TFS Server in the future, you may
need upgrade your SharePoint product and reintegrate it with your new TFS Server again, if you want still use the files which stored in team project portals. If you install the Team Explorer for your users, all the files can store in TFS Source Control
using Source Control Explorer, in this case, all the files stored in TFS database, it’s easy to upgrade or migrate TFS Server in the future.
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