Visual Subst Alternatives

Visual Subst is described as 'Small tool that allows you to associate the most accessed directories with virtual drives. It uses the same API similar to the console subst utility, but makes it easier to create and remove virtual drives in a GUI way' and is an app. There are five alternatives to Visual Subst for Windows. The best Visual Subst alternative is USBDLM, which is free. Other great apps like Visual Subst are vSubst, Win Subst, Extra subst and Psubst.

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    Persistent USB thumbdrive mapping: USBDLM is a Windows service, that gives control over Window's drive letter assignment for USB drives. Running as service makes it independent of the logged on user's privileges, so there is no need to give the users the privilege to chan.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • USBDLM is the most popular Windows alternative to Visual Subst.

    • USBDLM is the most popular free alternative to Visual Subst.

    • USBDLM is Freemium and ProprietaryVisual Subst is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Creates drive-letters for any folders on your harddisk. Useful to create virtual drives e.g. on laptops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Win Subst is a free tool for Windows to substitute a drive letter to a local folder on the same computer, just like the old DOS subst command.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    "Visual Subst" sells just below $20 while "Win Subst" in all its simplicity and grace to its GUI does the job for free.

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    • Win Subst is Free and ProprietaryVisual Subst is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Extra Subst – program designed to make access to frequently used folders of your computer easier. It is also used to create, edit and remove virtual drives of your computer. Extra Subst creates virtual drives on the basis of selected folders.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Extra subst is the most popular commercial alternative to Visual Subst.

    • Extra subst is Paid and ProprietaryVisual Subst is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Associates a path with a drive letter and extends the standard SUBST command allowing to create persistent substituted drives between startups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Psubst is the most popular Open Source alternative to Visual Subst.

    • Psubst is Free and Open SourceVisual Subst is Freemium and Proprietary
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