Library and tools to access the Apple File System (APFS)
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updated Oct 10, 2026
libfsapfs is a library to access the Apple File System (APFS). Project information: * Status: experimental * Licence: LGPL-3.0-or-later Read-only supported APFS formats: * version 2 Supported APFS format features: * decmpfs compression * LZFSE (compresssion methods 11 and 12) * LZVN (compresssion methods 7 and 8) * raw (compresssion methods 9 and 10) * ZLIB (compresssion methods 3 and 4) * encryption * extended attributes Unsupported APFS format features: * APFS version 1 * Fusion drive (NX_INCOMPAT_FUSION) * snapshots * T2 encryption * decmpfs compression * "uncompressed" (compression methods 1) * LZBitmap (compression methods 13 and 14) For more information see: * Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/wiki/Home * How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/wiki/Building
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Library and tools to access the Apple File System (APFS)
C
429
224 commits
updated Oct 10, 2026
libfsapfs is a library to access the Apple File System (APFS). Project information: * Status: experimental * Licence: LGPL-3.0-or-later Read-only supported APFS formats: * version 2 Supported APFS format features: * decmpfs compression * LZFSE (compresssion methods 11 and 12) * LZVN (compresssion methods 7 and 8) * raw (compresssion methods 9 and 10) * ZLIB (compresssion methods 3 and 4) * encryption * extended attributes Unsupported APFS format features: * APFS version 1 * Fusion drive (NX_INCOMPAT_FUSION) * snapshots * T2 encryption * decmpfs compression * "uncompressed" (compression methods 1) * LZBitmap (compression methods 13 and 14) For more information see: * Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/wiki/Home * How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/wiki/Building
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194 followers · starred Aug 2021
548 followers · starred Apr 2020
313 followers · starred May 2020
120 followers · starred May 2022