Symlink Creator Alternatives

Symlink Creator is described as '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' and is an app. There are five alternatives to Symlink Creator for Windows, File Explorer and Chocolatey. The best Symlink Creator alternative is Link Shell Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Symlink Creator are FileMenu Tools, Symlinker, NTFS Link and Directory Linker (DirLinker).

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    Link Shell Extension (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.

    5 Link Shell Extension alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    • Chocolatey
     
    • Link Shell Extension is the most popular Windows alternative to Symlink Creator.

    • Link Shell Extension is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Symlink Creator.

    • Link Shell Extension is Free and Open SourceSymlink Creator is also Free and Open Source
    • Link Shell Extension is LightweightSymlink Creator is not according to our users
  2. FileMenu Tools icon
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    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...

    44 FileMenu Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  3. 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.

    5 Symlinker 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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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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