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It provides an intuitive interface for creating **Junctions**, **Symbolic Links**, and **Hard Links**, and tracks your history.\n\nBuilt with **CustomTkinter**, LinkForge offers a sleek, dark-themed UI that works on both **Windows** and **Linux**.\n\n![LinkForge Screenshot](Image.png)\n\n## Features\n- **Cross-Platform:** Works on Windows (mklink) and Linux (ln -s).\n- **Multiple Link Types:**\n    - **Junctions** (Dir Symlinks on Linux)\n    - **Symbolic Links** (Files \u0026 Directories)\n    - **Hard Links**\n- **History Panel:** Tracks all created links for easy reference.\n- **Admin Awareness:** Automatically detects when Admin/Root privileges are needed.\n- **Modern UI:** Clean, dark-themed interface with tooltips and responsive design.\n\n## Installation\n\n### 1. Using Pip (Recommended)\nYou can install LinkForge directly from source:\n\n```bash\npip install .\n# Then run:\nlinkforge\n```\n\n### 2. Standalone Executable\nDownload the latest release for your OS from the [Releases Page](https://github.com/Mathew005/LinkForge/releases).\n\n**Windows:**\n- Run `LinkForge.exe`.\n\n**Linux:**\n- Run `./LinkForge`.\n\n### 3. From Source\n1. Clone the repository:\n   ```bash\n   git clone https://github.com/Mathew005/LinkForge.git\n   cd LinkForge\n   ```\n2. Install dependencies:\n   ```bash\n   pip install -r requirements.txt\n   ```\n3. Run the application:\n   ```bash\n   python main.py\n   ```\n\n## Usage\n\n1. **Select Source Path:** The file or folder you want to link to.\n2. **Select Link Parent:** The folder where you want to create the link.\n3. **Link Name:** The name of the new link.\n4. **Choose Type:** Select Junction, Symlink, or Hardlink.\n5. **Create:** Click \"Create Link\".\n\n## Building from Source\n\nTo create a standalone executable for your platform:\n\n**Windows:**\n```bat\nscripts\\build_windows.bat\n```\n\n**Linux:**\n```bash\nchmod +x scripts/build_linux.sh\nscripts/build_linux.sh\n```\n\nEXECUTABLES will be found in the `dist` folder.\n\n## License\nThis project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.\n\n## Contributing\nContributions are welcome! 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