anylinuxfs AlternativesFilesystem Utilities and other similar apps like anylinuxfs

anylinuxfs is described as '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' and is a filesystem utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to anylinuxfs for Windows, Linux, Mac and File Explorer. The best anylinuxfs alternative is DiskInternals Linux Reader, which is free. Other great apps like anylinuxfs are Linux File Systems for Windows, Paragon ExtFS, WinBtrfs and Paragon HFS+ for Windows.

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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 anylinuxfs.

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

    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is Freemium and Proprietaryanylinuxfs 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 anylinuxfs.

    • Linux File Systems for Windows is Paid and Proprietaryanylinuxfs 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 anylinuxfs.

    • Paragon ExtFS is Paid and Proprietaryanylinuxfs is Free and Open Source
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    WinBtrfs is a Windows driver for the next-generation Linux filesystem Btrfs. A reimplementation from scratch, it contains no code from the Linux kernel, and should work on any version from Windows XP onwards. It is also included as part of the free operating system ReactOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • WinBtrfs is the most popular Open Source alternative to anylinuxfs.

    • WinBtrfs is Free and Open Sourceanylinuxfs is also 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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    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  6. HFSExplorer icon
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    HFSExplorer is an application that can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images.

    10 HFSExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • HFSExplorer is the most popular Linux alternative to anylinuxfs.

    • HFSExplorer is Free and Open Sourceanylinuxfs is also Free and Open Source
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    Ext2Read is an explorer like utility to explore ext2/ext3/ext4 files. It now supports Linux LVM2. It can be used to view and copy files and folders. It can recursively copy entire folders. It can also be used to view and copy disk and file system images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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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    BeeGFS (formerly FhGFS) is a parallel cluster file system, developed with a strong focus on performance and designed for very easy installation and management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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

    24 Lustre alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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