Link Shell Extension Alternatives

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 six alternatives to Link Shell Extension for Windows, Windows Explorer and Dropbox. The best alternative is FileMenu Tools, which is free. Other great apps like Link Shell Extension are Symlink Creator, Symlinker, Dropboxifier and Directory Linker (DirLinker).

Link Shell Extension alternatives are mainly Cloud Storage Services but may also be Shell Extensions or File Sync Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Link Shell Extension.

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Link Shell Extension

Free • Open Source
Shell Extension

Windows
Windows Explorer

Link Shell Extension (LSE) provides for the creation of Hardlinks , Junctions , Volume Mountpoints , and Vistas Symbolic...

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FileMenu Tools
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Freemium • Proprietary
Shell
Shell Extension
Windows
Windows Explorer
49 alternatives to FileMenu Tools
FileMenu Tools lets you customize the context (right-click) menu of Windows Explorer. The application adds built-in utilities to perform operations on files and folders and adds customized commands that let users run external applications, copy/move to a specific folder or...
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FileMenu Tools Features
1. PortableFileMenu Tools can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Windows Explorer ExtensionFileMenu Tools can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Context Menu
Customize Windows
Timestamps
Folder Sync
Change File Dates
Multiple languages
Symbolic links
Symlink Creator
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Free • Open Source
Windows
6 alternatives to Symlink Creator
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.
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Symlink Creator Features
1. PortableSymlink Creator can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Symbolic links
User friendly
Symlinker
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Free • Open Source
Windows
6 alternatives to Symlinker
With this utility you can use the symlink application Microsoft Windows has well hidden inside the cmd.exe app.
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Symlinker Features
1. PortableSymlinker can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Symbolic links
Dropboxifier
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Free • Open Source
Cloud Storage Service
File Sync Tool
Windows
Dropbox
30 alternatives to Dropboxifier
Dropboxifier helps you simplifying the process of adding folders to Dropbox and creating symbolic links. Dropboxifier was originally made to work with Dropbox but will also work with any other online storage application that creates a virtual folder on your hard drive (SkyDrive...
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Dropboxifier Features
1. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Folder Sync
Synchronization
Symbolic links
Directory Linker (DirLinker)
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
5 alternatives to Directory Linker (DirLinker)
Directory Linker is a small Winforms application that allows the user to quickly and easily create symbolic links in XP, Vista and Windows 7 for files and folders.
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Directory Linker (DirLinker) Features
Symbolic links
NTFS Link
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Free • Proprietary
Shell Extension
Windows
Windows Explorer
4 alternatives to NTFS Link
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...

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