tuxera/ntfs-3g

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NTFS-3G Safe Read/Write NTFS Driver observed · 2026-10-01

github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g · homepage · C · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-10-01

Health v2 · maintenance only

93/100

Activity 97
Release rhythm 85
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 69
age_days: 2059
days_rel: 23
days_push: 23
n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1502 stars · 221 forks observed · 2026-10-01

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

NTFS-3G is an open-source read/write NTFS filesystem driver for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and other Unix-like systems, maintained by Tuxera since 2008. It enables safe interoperability with Windows NTFS volumes, including POSIX ACLs, extended attributes, junction points, and compressed files.

Use cases

mount a Windows NTFS drive with read/write access on Linux
access NTFS external hard drives from macOS or FreeBSD
recover or manage files on a Windows-formatted partition
read Windows 10 compressed files on a Unix system
set up NTFS support on an embedded or QNX device

When to choose

you need reliable read/write access to NTFS volumes on Linux or other Unix-like systems
you need POSIX ACLs, permissions, or extended attribute support on NTFS
you want a mature, widely packaged driver maintained by a commercial backer

When to avoid

you only need to read NTFS and your kernel already has a suitable read-only driver
you need native Windows filesystem performance on Windows itself
you need a filesystem other than NTFS

Facets

library · maturity stable

file-system cli operating-systems files cross-platform bsd cpp cross-platform ntfs fuse filesystem-driver windows-compatibility disk-utilities linux macos

3 sources

readme: https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g · fetched 2026-10-01 · aea6c96e30ec
homepage: https://www.tuxera.com/company/open-source · fetched 2026-08-29 · ce1384b42311
site_page: https://tuxera.com/about-tuxera · fetched 2026-08-29 · ce1384b42311

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
tuxera/ntfs-3g	main	93

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