Symlinker Alternatives

Symlinker is described as 'With this utility you can use the symlink application Microsoft Windows has well hidden inside the cmd.exe app' and is an app. There are five alternatives to Symlinker for Windows, File Explorer and Chocolatey. The best Symlinker alternative is Link Shell Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Symlinker are FileMenu Tools, NTFS Link, Symlink Creator and Directory Linker (DirLinker).

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With this utility you can use the symlink application Microsoft Windows has well hidden inside the cmd.exe app.

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Symlinker alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    • Chocolatey

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Symbolic links
    5.  Add-ons
    6.  Folders

    Link Shell Extension VS Symlinker

     
    • Link Shell Extension is the most popular Windows alternative to Symlinker.

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

    • Link Shell Extension is Free and Open SourceSymlinker is also Free and Open Source
    • Link Shell Extension is LightweightSymlinker is not according to our users
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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...

    45 FileMenu Tools alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer

    FileMenu Tools Features

    1.  Portable
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Customize Windows
    4.  Timestamps
    5.  Folder Sync
    6.  Change File Dates
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Symbolic links

    FileMenu Tools VS Symlinker

     
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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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer

    NTFS Link VS Symlinker

     
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    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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Symbolic links

    Symlink Creator VS Symlinker

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Directory Linker (DirLinker) Features

    1.  Symbolic links

    Directory Linker (DirLinker) VS Symlinker

     
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