The link below shows some of the options available. I'm partial to Stihl, but Lowes or Home Depot will have similar products. While agree that any self-respecting logger wouldn't dream of using a grinder to sharpen their chains, many of us aren't skilled enough to free-hand the sharpening.
The bar-mounted sharpening tool is what I learned to sharpen with. It forces you to hold the file at the correct angle and depth. Harbor Freight sells one for under $20 and isn't worth the money. A decent one will probably run $40.
The file guides are another sharpening tool. They require a little more skill, but still help control the depth of the cut and have an angle reference stamped into them. Probably $10 with the file.
If you are only an occasional user, buy a spare chain and have it sharpened by a dealer. They will use a grinder and you may only get 50% of the life out of the chain. If that means you get 3 years out of a chain instead of 6, who cares?
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