Paragon ExtFS Alternatives

Paragon ExtFS is described as 'Provides seamless access to Linux ext file systems on Mac, supporting ext2, ext3, and ext4 for smooth file operations including mount, edit, and repair' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Paragon ExtFS for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best Paragon ExtFS alternative is DiskInternals Linux Reader, which is free. Other great apps like Paragon ExtFS are Linux File Systems for Windows, ExtendFS, Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X and WinBtrfs.

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  1. 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.

    11 Linux File Systems for Windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  2. ExtendFS icon
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    Open-source read-only ext2, ext3, and ext4 file system driver for macOS that uses FSKit, allowing you to access files from a drive formatted on a Linux computer.

    8 ExtendFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X is a driver which gives you full read and write access to Windows partitions under Mac OS X. When working with media files or documents in Mac, you need access to the high performance of your system regardless if the files are located on the Mac’s HFS+...

    5 Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X as an Alternative to Paragon ExtFS
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    Paragon ExtFS allows r/w access for drives formatted as ext2, ext3, or ext4. Paragon NTFS is for r/w access for NTFS formatted drives. The two are not interchangeable at all, let alone a good alternative to one another.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X icon
    Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X icon
    • This alternative is disputed. Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X is a legitimate Paragon ExtFS alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X is Paid and ProprietaryParagon ExtFS is also Paid and Proprietary
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    WinBtrfs is a 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.

    6 WinBtrfs alternatives

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    Platforms

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

    10 HFSExplorer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about HFSExplorer as an Alternative to Paragon ExtFS
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    HFSExplorer is for Mac-formatted hard disks, it doesn't work with Ext.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    HFSExplorer icon
    • HFSExplorer is Free and Open SourceParagon ExtFS is Paid and Proprietary
  6. macFUSE icon
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    FUSE for macOS allows you to extend macOS via third-party file systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about macFUSE as an Alternative to Paragon ExtFS
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    FUSE, along with ext2fuse and ext4fuse, is the only alternative to Paragon's extFS for Mac. Unless Tuxera comes out with something.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    macFUSE icon
    • macFUSE is Free and ProprietaryParagon ExtFS is Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. 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
     
  9. Fuse4X icon
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    Filesystem in userspace implementation for MaxOSX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. 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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