libyal/liblnk

Library and tools to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format

219

stars

400

commits

C

primary language

Sep 8, 2026

updated

README

liblnk is a library to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format.

Project information:

* Status: alpha
* Licence: LGPL-3.0-or-later

Work in progress:

* Data block support
* Shell item support

Planned:

* Multi-threading support

For more information see:

* Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/wiki/Home
* How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/wiki/Building

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joachimmetz

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adiba

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liamjm

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libyal/liblnk

Library and tools to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format

219

stars

400

commits

C

primary language

Sep 8, 2026

updated

README

liblnk is a library to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format.

Project information:

* Status: alpha
* Licence: LGPL-3.0-or-later

Work in progress:

* Data block support
* Shell item support

Planned:

* Multi-threading support

For more information see:

* Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/wiki/Home
* How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/liblnk/wiki/Building

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Contributors

joachimmetz

398 commits

adiba

1 commits

liamjm

1 commits

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