# Mountee

> Free, open-source NTFS read/write utility for Apple Silicon Macs, built on Apple's FSKit framework. No macFUSE, no third-party kernel extension, and no reduced macOS security required. GPL-3.0.

Official website: https://mountee.app/
Download: https://mountee.app/download/
Documentation: https://mountee.app/docs/
Installation: https://mountee.app/docs/installation/
Troubleshooting: https://mountee.app/docs/troubleshooting/
Known limitations: https://mountee.app/docs/limitations/
FAQ: https://mountee.app/faq/
Comparisons: https://mountee.app/alternatives/mounty/ and https://mountee.app/alternatives/paragon-ntfs/
Source code: https://github.com/alvarolorentedev/mountee
Latest release: https://github.com/alvarolorentedev/mountee/releases/latest
License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

## Product facts

- Name: Mountee
- Category: macOS NTFS read/write utility
- Latest verified release: 0.2.0, published 2026-10-16
- Download asset: MacNTFS-0.2.0.dmg (4.25 MB)
- Direct download: https://github.com/alvarolorentedev/mountee/releases/download/v0.2.0/MacNTFS-0.2.0.dmg
- SHA-256: cd718a001591097c0f71ad703c3bd239a17606f61285958b48a4b368dc645e3f
- Requirements: macOS 26 or later, Apple Silicon
- Verified on: macOS 26.6.2, macOS 27.0.1
- Dependencies: None — no macFUSE, Homebrew, kernel extension, or reboot.
- Read-only by default; read/write is an explicit per-volume action.
- Dirty or Windows-hibernated volumes are never mounted read/write.
- Mountee never formats, repairs, or erases a volume.
- Unsupported operations return ENOTSUP; nothing reports false success.
- The 0.2.0 installer is still named MacNTFS-0.2.0.dmg and installs MacNTFS.app. It is the same Mountee project; the app name is being migrated.

## Key features

- Free NTFS read/write on macOS 26 or later on Apple Silicon.
- Apple FSKit user-space file system extension; no kernel extension.
- Bundled ntfs-3g engine; no macFUSE, Homebrew, or separate driver.
- Read-only mounts by default with explicit per-volume read/write opt-in.
- Native Finder integration under /Volumes.
- Menu bar controls for mount, unmount, eject, reveal, and diagnostics.
- GPL-3.0 source available for audit.

## Known limitations

- No Intel Mac support and no macOS 15 or earlier support.
- No POSIX permission mapping from NTFS security descriptors.
- No symlinks, hard links, or extended attributes/resource forks.
- fsync delivery is not fault-injection tested for crash consistency.
- No format, repair, or erase operations.

## Official links

- GitHub: https://github.com/alvarolorentedev/mountee
- Releases: https://github.com/alvarolorentedev/mountee/releases/latest
- Issues: https://github.com/alvarolorentedev/mountee/issues
- Sponsor: https://github.com/sponsors/alvarolorentedev
- Author: Alvaro Lorente — https://github.com/alvarolorentedev

Verified: 2026-11-14. This file is optional experimental metadata for AI systems; it does not guarantee indexing or citation.