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Current Status

Since May 2019 (version 3.9) some components of the macFUSE software are no longer open source, e.g. the kernel extension. The source code of all open source components can be found in the release branch of the macfuse repository.

The source code of the last full open source release (version 3.8.3), can be found in the support/osxfuse-3 branch of the osxfuse repository.

Bundling or integrating macFUSE with commercial software requires a paid-for license. Please refer to the macFUSE license and contact Benjamin Fleischer regarding commercial licensing options.

Why is macFUSE no longer open source?

In an ideal world macFUSE would be open source and companies making a profit from it would be supporting its continued development. Unfortunately, we are not living in an ideal world.

Please read FUSE for macOS: Why a popular open source library became closed source and commercially licensed for a more detailed answer.