macfuse/macfuse
macFUSE umbrella repository observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 90
- Release rhythm 79
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 54
- age_days: 5565
- days_rel: 60
- days_push: 60
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
9787 stars · 548 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
macFUSE is a macOS software package that lets non-privileged users create file systems in user space, with a kernel extension bridging to kernel interfaces. It provides libfuse.dylib (a superset of the Unix FUSE API) and macFUSE.framework, a high-level Objective-C wrapper.
Use cases
- mount cloud storage as a local filesystem on macOS
- access non-native filesystems like NTFS or ext4 on a Mac
- transparently encrypt and decrypt files via a filesystem layer
- write a custom filesystem without kernel code
- build a network or distributed filesystem for macOS
When to choose
- you need to implement or mount custom file systems on macOS
- you want FUSE-compatible APIs (libfuse or Objective-C) on a Mac
- you need user-space filesystems supporting macOS 12 through recent versions
When to avoid
- you need a fully open-source solution - the kernel extension is closed-source
- you target Linux or Windows rather than macOS
- you cannot or do not want to install kernel extensions on macOS
Facets
library · maturity active
file-system sdk developer-tools operating-systems files developer-tools cpp c fuse kernel-extension user-space-filesystems objective-c macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/macfuse/macfuse · fetched 2026-08-28 · 234417d93ddf
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| macfuse/macfuse | main | 88 |
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