HFSExplorer Alternatives

HFSExplorer is described as 'Application that can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HFSExplorer for Windows, Mac, Linux and File Explorer. The best HFSExplorer alternative is DiskInternals Linux Reader, which is free. Other great apps like HFSExplorer are Linux File Systems for Windows, Paragon ExtFS, Paragon HFS+ for Windows and MacDrive.

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    A freemium tool for reading files from EXT2/EXT3/EXT4, HFS, UFS2, Reiser4, and ReiserFS partitions in Windows. Some filesystem types locked restricted to "Pro" version.

    14 DiskInternals Linux Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is the most popular Windows alternative to HFSExplorer.

    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is the most popular free alternative to HFSExplorer.

    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryHFSExplorer is Free and Open Source
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    Gain full access to ExtFS/Btrfs/XFS partitions from a Windows environment, ensuring optimal data safety and performance. Supports automount, LVM, and integration with 3rd party applications through GUI or command line, suitable for media handling and full file control.

    10 Linux File Systems for Windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
    • Linux File Systems for Windows is the most popular commercial alternative to HFSExplorer.

    • Linux File Systems for Windows is Paid and ProprietaryHFSExplorer is Free and Open Source
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    Enables Mac users to access Linux ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems, performing file operations like read, write, move, and delete. Mount and repair Linux volumes effortlessly, ensuring fast and seamless use across different operating systems.

    10 Paragon ExtFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Paragon ExtFS is the most popular Mac alternative to HFSExplorer.

    • Paragon ExtFS is Paid and ProprietaryHFSExplorer is Free and Open Source
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    Software allows Windows users full interaction with Mac-formatted drives. Ensures stable data management and offers read and write support with optimized efficiency. Compatible with Apple Boot Camp, VMware, Parallels, and TrueCrypt.

    5 Paragon HFS+ for Windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  5. MacDrive icon
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    Enables seamless access to APFS and HFS+ Mac-formatted internal, external, multi-bay, and RAID drives from Windows PCs, allowing file sharing, editing, and data recovery without extra software, for cross-platform workflows and various storage devices.

    10 MacDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Lustre is a massively parallel filesystem designed for high-performance, large-scale data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    The Lustre is an independent file system without any HFS support

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Lustre is the most popular Linux alternative to HFSExplorer.

    • Lustre is the most popular Open Source alternative to HFSExplorer.

    • Lustre is Free and Open SourceHFSExplorer is also Free and Open Source
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    It provides Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 with full access to Linux Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as a dual boot environment on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. XtreemFS icon
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    XtreemFS is an object-based, distributed file system for wide area networks. The file system replicates objects for fault tolerance and caches metadata and data to improve performance over high-latency links. SSL and X.

    22 XtreemFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    The XtreemFS is an independent file system without any HFS support

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • XtreemFS is Free and Open SourceHFSExplorer is also Free and Open Source
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    MacDisk, a solution to read/write/format Macintosh floppy disks, CD-ROMs, Zip cartridges, USB drives and all other magnetic disks on a PC without any add-on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Mounting 3rd-party filesystems on macOS has always been tricky. There's official support for reading NTFS but otherwise we've mainly used solutions based on macFUSE. We've got NTFS-3g which is a pretty mature driver but for Linux filesystems there's only a couple...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
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