MacDrive Alternatives

Apps similar to MacDrive include DiskInternals Linux Reader, which has a free version. Other options are Paragon HFS+ for Windows, TransMac, HFSExplorer and Apple File System for Linux. You can choose from more than 10 Filesystem Utilities like MacDrive for Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. 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.

    15 DiskInternals Linux Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
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  3. TransMac icon
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    Paid software for opening macOS storage devices and dmg files on a Windows desktop.

    13 TransMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. HFSExplorer icon
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    HFSExplorer is an application that can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. APFS module for linux, with experimental write support.

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    • Linux
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  6. ApfsAware icon
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    With ApfsAware, you can integrate APFS support into your Windows 10 and later systems. ApfsAware offers effortless APFS file system read-only access and operations, automatically recognizing and managing APFS disks, both internal and external.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Enables RW access to Apple APFS drives and volumes, for Windows 8 and above. It does not allow for formatting or filesystem checking.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. 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...

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    • Mac
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  9. FUSE driver for APFS (Apple File System).

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    • Linux
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