50 open-source Filesystems & Archives projects

Filesystems & Archives (File Formats): open-source projects that exist because someone reverse engineered a closed product, sorted by GitHub stars.

1. android-backup-extractor★ 2,606 · active · Java

   Unpacks and repacks Android adb backup (.ab) files

2. apfs-fuse★ 2,165 · slowing · C++

   FUSE driver for reading Apple APFS volumes

3. dislocker★ 1,951 · active · C

   FUSE driver to read/write BitLocker-encrypted volumes on Linux/macOS

4. lessmsi★ 1,774 · active · C#

   Views and extracts the contents of Windows Installer (.msi) files

5. NTFS-3G★ 1,529 · active · C

   Read/write NTFS driver for Linux/macOS

6. innoextract★ 1,396 · slowing · C++

   Unpacks installers created by Inno Setup without running them

7. exfat (relan)★ 888 · active · C

   Free FUSE exFAT implementation, written before Microsoft published the spec

8. linux-apfs-rw★ 809 · active · C

   Linux kernel APFS module with experimental write support

9. unshield★ 436 · active · C

   Extracts CAB files from InstallShield installers

10. libfsapfs★ 430 · active · C

    Library and tools to access Apple File System (APFS)

11. ubidump★ 293 · slowing · Python

    Tool to view and extract files from UBIFS images

12. libbde★ 262 · active · C

    Library and tools for BitLocker Drive Encryption volumes

13. libevtx★ 244 · active · C

    Library and tools for Windows XML Event Log (EVTX) format

14. libfsntfs★ 238 · active · C

    Library and tools to access NTFS

15. wimlib★ 225 · active · C

    Library and tools for the Windows Imaging Format (WIM), including its proprietary compression

16. libmspack★ 218 · active · C

    Library for Microsoft compression formats: CAB, CHM, HLP, LIT, KWAJ, SZDD

17. dtformats★ 201 · active · Python

    Collection of data formats

18. libfsrefs★ 201 · active · C

    Library and tools to access Microsoft ReFS

19. vpk★ 191 · dormant · Python

    Open, search, extract and create Valve VPK archives in Python

20. fatx★ 185 · active · C

    Original Xbox FATX filesystem library with Python bindings, FUSE driver and GUI

21. AmiFUSE★ 152 · active · Python

    Native Amiga filesystems on macOS, Linux and Windows via FUSE

22. libregf★ 142 · active · C

    Library and tools for the Windows NT Registry file (REGF) format

23. XADMaster★ 135 · active · C

    Unarchiver engine supporting StuffIt, DiskDoubler, Compact Pro and many legacy archive formats

24. libvshadow★ 119 · active · C

    Library and tools for Windows Volume Shadow Snapshot (VSS) format

25. gho★ 90 · active · Go

    Pure Go Norton Ghost GHO disk image parser

26. apfs.ksy★ 82 · archived

    APFS filesystem format for Kaitai Struct

27. go-ntfs★ 77 · active · Go

    Pure Go NTFS file system parser

28. pc98-disk-tools★ 72 · active · Python

    Tools for common PC-98 disk image formats

29. hbkit★ 70 · active · Python

    Recovers files from Synology Hyper Backup archives without Synology software

30. titl★ 66 · slowing · Java

    Tools for iTunes Libraries

31. DynamicDiskPartitioner★ 64 · slowing · C#

    Manage Windows dynamic disks and volumes (LDM)

32. unshieldv3★ 61 · slowing · C

    Extract InstallShield V3 (*.Z) archives

33. libzbitmap★ 59 · dormant · C

    Library for Apple's LZBITMAP compression

34. 98Bridge★ 51 · active · Python

    Mounts PC-98 disk images on Windows 11

35. castools★ 45 · active · C

    Reads sampled MSX cassette tapes and converts them to standard CAS images

36. rsrcfork★ 32 · dormant · Python

    Pure Python reader for classic Macintosh resource forks

37. libmodi★ 22 · active · C

    Library for Mac OS disk image formats (UDIF, sparse image, sparse bundle)

38. NbuExplorer★ 19 · dormant · C#

    Extracts Nokia NBU, NFB, NFC and ARC phone backup files

39. bom★ 18 · slowing · Go

    Apple iOS / macOS Assets.car decoder, write in golang

40. libitlp★ 17 · archived · C

    iTunes "itl" database parsing

41. dissect.hypervisor★ 12 · active · Python

    Parsers for VMware, Hyper-V and other hypervisor disk, backup and config formats

42. dissect.ntfs★ 11 · active · Python

    Python parser for the NTFS file system

43. dissect.fve★ 8 · active · Python

    Parsers for BitLocker and LUKS full-volume encryption, for use with known keys

44. dissect.apfs★ 6 · active · Python

    Python parser for the Apple File System (APFS)

45. libphdi★ 6 · active · C

    Library for the Parallels Hard Disk image format

46. dissect.vmfs★ 5 · active · Python

    Python parser for VMware's VMFS file system

47. nokia-nbu-tools★ 3 · dormant · Python

    Dumper for Nokia PC Suite NBU backup files

48. cabextract★ 0

    Tool for extracting Microsoft cabinet files

49. libmspack★ 0

    Library for Microsoft compression formats: CAB, CHM, LIT, HLP, KWAJ, SZDD

50. unrar-free★ 0

    Free software extractor for RAR archives