Link Shell Extension AlternativesShell Extensions and other similar apps like Link Shell Extension

Link Shell Extension is described as '(LSE) provides for the creation of Hardlinks , Junctions , Volume Mountpoints , and Vistas Symbolic Links, (herein referred to collectively as Links) and a Folder Cloning process that utilizes Hardlinks or Symbolic Links' and is a popular Shell Extension in the os & utilities category. There are five alternatives to Link Shell Extension for Windows and File Explorer. The best Link Shell Extension alternative is FileMenu Tools, which is free. Other great apps like Link Shell Extension are Symlinker, Symlink Creator, NTFS Link and Directory Linker (DirLinker).

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  1. FileMenu Tools icon
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    Modify the Windows Explorer right-click menu, add built-in utilities, run custom commands, create symbolic links, sync folders with bidirectional deletion, reveal subfolder sizes, manage 'Send to' options, and enable or disable context entries from other apps.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  2. Symlinker icon
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    With this utility you can use the symlink application Microsoft Windows has well hidden inside the cmd.exe app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Symlink Creator simplifies the process of creating symbolic and hard links in Windows 7 and Windows 8 (likely Vista too). It is a GUI for the MKLINK command in Windows, which makes creating the links much easier.

    5 Symlink Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. NTFS Link icon
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    NTFS Link is a set of Windows Shell Extensions (i.e. they hook into the Windows Explorer), providing extended functionality for creating and using hard links and junction points on NTFS file systems. As neither hard links nor junctions are available on FAT, it will really only...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
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