WinBtrfs Alternatives

WinBtrfs is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to WinBtrfs for Windows and Mac. The best WinBtrfs alternative is DiskInternals Linux Reader, which is free. Other great apps like WinBtrfs are Linux File Systems for Windows, Paragon ExtFS, Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) and Ext2 Installable File System.

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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 WinBtrfs.

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

    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryWinBtrfs 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 WinBtrfs.

    • Linux File Systems for Windows is Paid and ProprietaryWinBtrfs 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 WinBtrfs.

    • Paragon ExtFS is Paid and ProprietaryWinBtrfs is 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.

    9 Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) is the most popular Open Source alternative to WinBtrfs.

    • Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) is Free and Open SourceWinBtrfs 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
     
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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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