CBFS Connect Alternatives

CBFS Connect is described as 'Allows you to present any data source as a fully-featured Windows filesystem—be it database records, local or remote files, dynamically-generated content, or anything in-between. Without writing a single line of driver code, you'll be able to expose your data as' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are four alternatives to CBFS Connect for Mac and Windows. The best CBFS Connect alternative is WinFsp, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CBFS Connect are macFUSE, Dokan and Fuse4X.

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  1. WinFsp icon
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    WinFsp, Windows File System Proxy, is a set of software components for Windows computers that allows the creation of user mode file systems. In this sense it is similar to FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace), which provides the same functionality on UNIX-like computers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • WinFsp is the most popular Windows alternative to CBFS Connect.

    • WinFsp is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CBFS Connect.

    • WinFsp is Free and Open SourceCBFS Connect is Paid and Proprietary
  2. macFUSE icon
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    FUSE for macOS allows you to extend macOS via third-party file systems.

    12 macFUSE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • macFUSE is the most popular Mac alternative to CBFS Connect.

    • macFUSE is Free and ProprietaryCBFS Connect is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Dokan icon
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    When you want to create a new file system on Windows, for example to improve FAT or NTFS, you need to develop a file system driver. Developing a device driver that works in kernel mode on windows is extremely difficult.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Fuse4X icon
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    Filesystem in userspace implementation for MaxOSX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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