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winfsp/winfsp

Windows File System Proxy - FUSE for Windows observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/winfsp/winfsp · homepage · C · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 8
  • 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: n/a
  • age_days: 3759
  • days_rel: 454
  • days_push: 30
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

8828 stars · 619 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

WinFsp is a Windows platform providing a kernel-mode file system driver and user-mode DLL that lets developers implement custom file systems as user-mode programs, similar to FUSE on Linux. It exposes native Windows, FUSE, and Cygwin APIs for C/C++ and .NET.

Use cases

  • mount remote storage as a Windows drive
  • write a custom file system for Windows without kernel programming
  • port FUSE file systems from Linux to Windows
  • expose an archive or database as a virtual drive
  • implement SSHFS on Windows

When to choose

  • you need to create a Windows file system in user mode
  • you want FUSE compatibility on Windows
  • you need NTFS-like performance and semantics for a virtual file system

When to avoid

  • you target Linux or macOS only
  • you need a pure kernel-mode file system with no user-mode component
  • your project cannot accept GPLv3 terms and you cannot purchase a commercial license

Facets

library · maturity stable

file-system sdk developer-tools files developer-tools operating-systems windows cpp c dotnet fuse kernel-driver user-mode-filesystem windows-kernel sshfs

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
winfsp/winfspmain66

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