ext2fuse ☆

« Back to VersTracker

Description:
Compact implementation of ext2 file system using FUSE

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.8.1@2 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: filesystem fuse ext2 linux macos utility

Install: brew install ext2fuse

About:
ext2fuse is a lightweight FUSE-based driver that provides read and write access to ext2/ext3 filesystems without requiring kernel-level privileges. It enables users to mount these Linux-native partitions on non-Linux systems like macOS or FreeBSD in userspace. This makes it an ideal solution for data exchange and cross-platform disk management.

Key Features:

Userspace operation via FUSE (no kernel modules required)
Supports both ext2 and ext3 filesystems
Provides standard file operations (read, write, mkdir, rm, etc.)
Lightweight and compact implementation

Use Cases:

Accessing Linux ext2/ext3 partitions on macOS or other Unix-like systems
Data migration or file exchange between Linux and non-Linux environments
Recovering data from Linux-formatted drives on a Mac

Alternatives:

fuse-ext2 – fuse-ext2 is a more modern and actively maintained alternative with better ext4 support.
libguestfs – A comprehensive suite for accessing and modifying virtual disk images, which is much heavier than ext2fuse.

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Dependencies: e2fsprogs, libfuse@2

Bottles available for: x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 19, 2022 2:19pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	0ddeac75