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).

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Symlink Creator alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    • Chocolatey
     
  2. FileMenu Tools icon
     85 likes

    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.

    45 FileMenu Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  3. Symlinker icon
     12 likes

    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
     1 like

    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
     
5 of 5 Symlink Creator alternatives