# gerard/ext4fuse

EXT4 implementation for FUSE

Repository: https://github.com/gerard/ext4fuse
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ext4fuse
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2021-04-11T05:18:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5947, "days_push": 1970, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1032, forks 120 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.206813+00:00)

## What it is
A read-only ext4 filesystem implementation for FUSE, written in C. Its primary purpose is mounting and reading Linux ext4 partitions from macOS, though it works on any FUSE-capable platform.

## Use cases
- read ext4 linux partition from mac
- mount linux disk on osx
- access ext4 files without booting linux
- recover files from a linux drive on mac
- mount ext4 read-only safely
- view linux partition contents from freebsd

## When to choose
- you need to read ext4 partitions from macOS or another non-Linux FUSE platform
- you want a safe, read-only mount with no risk of corrupting the filesystem
- you prefer a lightweight C tool installable via Homebrew or ports

## When to avoid
- you need to write to ext4 partitions - it is strictly read-only
- you need ext2/ext3 or other filesystem support
- you need an actively developed project - releases have been infrequent

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: file-system, cli
- domain: files, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: bsd, cli
- tags: fuse, ext4, read-only, filesystem-driver, cross-platform-mounting, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- gerard/ext4fuse (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.206813+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:06:44.624371+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gerard/ext4fuse (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.206813+00:00, sha e353039659c0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.