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APFS for Linux by Paragon Software

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APFS for Linux by Paragon Software is a driver for the access to the APFS-formatted volumes from a Linux environment.

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  • Developed by

    Paragon Software
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $39 and $40.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is APFS for Linux by Paragon Software?

Features

New Features

new Supported Linux Kernels

Linux kernel from 2.6.36 to 5.19.x

Automatic driver rebuild for newer supported kernels with DKMS library.

new Supported macOS versions

macOS versions 10.13 High Sierra to 12 Monterey. Key Features

32/64 Bit architecture support

Both x86 and x86-64 CPUs are supported.

Extended SMP support

Support for SMP kernels (multiprocessor systems).

Share your data over a network

Share volumes mounted by APFS for Linux via SAMBA.

Low CPU load during data transfers

Reduced CPU load and memory consumption.

No file or volume size limitations

There are no limitations to maximum file and volume size within Linux kernel and APFS limitations.

Support of non-Roman characters and languages

File and folder names in native languages, including Asian. Codepage for filename translation is specified via mount options. Supported Technologies

APFS features

Full support for APFS subvolumes on 64-bit systems Full support for space sharing between subvolumes within the same APFS container Reading and writing compressed files is fully supported in both sequential and random orders Reading and writing cloned files is fully supported in both sequential and random orders Read-only access to APFS encrypted volumes Read-only access to APFS snapshots

Compatibility

Supported Architectures

This product supports only x86 and x86-64 architectures.

Paragon Software Group also offers drivers for other architectures where Linux is used. For example:

ARM MIPS SuperH (SH4) Ubicom32 Power PC

For more information, please send us a request.

System Requirements

Processor: Intel Pentium 300 MHz and higher, or compatible Both 32- and 64-bit CPUs are supported RAM: 32 MB HDD: 10 MB

Supported storage types: SSD, HDD, flash. No support for Fusion Drive and T2 Security Chip encryption.

Supported Linux Kernels

Linux kernel versions 2.6.36 up to 5.19.x.

Due to the ever-changing nature of Linux, using newer Linux kernels may require changes to the product. The driver update appears within 1 month after the kernel release. The product doesn’t insure compatibility with highly customized kernels.

To keep up with changes in the Linux kernel, our product is updated frequently. As a result, this website may not contain the most up-to-date information. Please contact support for the most up-to-date list of supported Linux kernels.

Development Environment

A development environment is required to compile the Linux drivers.

Please make sure that you have installed:

kernel header files GNU C (gcc) compiler GNU C++ (g++/gcc-c++) compiler GNU Glibc-static libraries GNU Make GNU ld (binutils) Modutils (module-init-tools) DKMS library (for automatic installation upon kernel version change)