Compare vmount
macOS doesn't natively read most filesystems your USB drives, NAS, or Linux servers actually use. Several tools try to fill that gap. Here's an honest side-by-side of how vmount compares to the most popular alternatives.
MacFUSE is the long-standing kernel-extension framework for third-party filesystem drivers. vmount uses Apple's Virtualization.framework instead — no kexts, no Recovery Mode, no SIP changes.
Read comparison →Paragon's commercial NTFS driver is fast, but NTFS-only and charges per major version upgrade. vmount is $29 once and covers ext4, btrfs, XFS, NTFS, exFAT, LUKS, SMB, WebDAV, and SSHFS.
Read comparison →Mounty is a free utility that toggles Apple's experimental NTFS write driver — which Apple itself disables for a reason. vmount uses NTFS-3G in a sandboxed VM for actual reliability, plus support for every other major filesystem.
Read comparison →Try vmount
$29 one-time. Apple Silicon, macOS 14+. 14-day refund guarantee.