# macos-fuse-t/fuse-t

Repository: https://github.com/macos-fuse-t/fuse-t
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fuse-t
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-06-03T12:13:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 85, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1460, "days_push": 91, "days_rel": 91, "gap_med": 11.5, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1578, forks 24 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.651970+00:00)

## What it is
FUSE-T is a kext-less FUSE implementation for macOS that replaces kernel extensions with a userspace NFSv4/SMB/FSKit server, letting macOS mount FUSE filesystems as network volumes. It is a drop-in replacement for macfuse with compatible libfuse API headers.

## Use cases
- mount custom filesystems on macOS without kernel extensions
- replace macfuse in an app distribution to avoid kext installation issues
- run sshfs on modern macOS
- implement a userspace filesystem with libfuse APIs on macOS
- avoid system crashes caused by macfuse kexts
- mount FUSE volumes using macOS built-in tools

## When to choose
- you need FUSE filesystem support on recent macOS versions where kexts are hard to load
- you want a drop-in macfuse replacement without changing your filesystem code
- you need extended attributes and file locks support via NFSv4

## When to avoid
- you are building filesystems on Linux, where standard libfuse is the right choice
- you need the exact latest Linux libfuse API surface, which differs from the macfuse-compatible API
- you require a pure in-kernel filesystem solution

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, sdk
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, files
- platform: cpp, cli
- tags: fuse, macfuse-replacement, nfs, smb, fskit, kext-less, filesystem-in-userspace, macos

## Member repositories
- macos-fuse-t/fuse-t (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.651970+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 2026-08-30T03:56:55.738177+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/macos-fuse-t/fuse-t (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.651970+00:00, sha e3db0bbe073a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.