Symlinks Alternatives

Symlinks is described as 'The definitive system utility for Mac power users who need total control over their file structures, symlinks, and aliases. Whether you are offloading massive audio sample libraries, managing complex developer environments, or just trying to reclaim gigabytes of disk' and is an app. There are five alternatives to Symlinks for Windows, File Explorer and Chocolatey. The best Symlinks alternative is Link Shell Extension, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Symlinks are Symlinker, Symlink Creator, Symlink Creator by Arnob Paul and Directory Linker (DirLinker).

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  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.

    6 Link Shell Extension alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    • Chocolatey
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Symlink Creator is a GUI app that creates symbolic links (symlinks) based on the mklink command. It allows for the creation of multiple symlinks simultaneously. Symlinks, an NTFS feature, differ from traditional shortcut files as they don't have a file size and don't...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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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