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WinFsp

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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.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Windows
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  1.  Filesystem
  2.  Fuse-api

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  • user-file-system
  • fuse

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    Useful open source software for setting up a shared folder for a Windows VM in Linux.

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WinFsp information

  • Developed by

    US flagBill Zissimopoulos

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

  • Alternatives

    14 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  7,500 Stars
  •  528 Forks
  •  77 Open Issues
  •   Updated Mar 12, 2025 
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Our users have written 3 comments and reviews about WinFsp, and it has gotten 10 likes

WinFsp was added to AlternativeTo by Bor on Sep 15, 2017 and this page was last updated Sep 15, 2017.

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•Mar 29, 2021
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Works great! Finally a fully open-source SFTP drive solution for windows. Just install all three: WinFsp, SSHFS-Win and SSHFS-Win Manager, and you'll be up and running in no time. Frictionless, painless, all in GUI.

Brouware
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•Oct 5, 2024
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Useful open source software for setting up a shared folder for a Windows VM in Linux.

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•Jan 20, 2022
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The BEST ssh filesystem manager for Windows

What is WinFsp?

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.

Developing file systems is a challenging proposition. Developing file systems for Windows is an order of magnitude more difficult. WinFsp attempts to ease the task of writing a new file system for Windows in the same way that FUSE has done so for UNIX.

Some of the benefits of using WinFsp are listed below:

Very well-tested and stable. Very fast. Strives for compatibility with NTFS. Read about its Compatibility. Easy to understand but comprehensive API. Consult the API Reference. FUSE compatibility layer for native Windows and Cygwin. Signed drivers provided on every release. Available under the GPLv3.

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