Filesystem in Userspace
| Filesystem in Userspace | |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.17.2
/ 23 April 2025 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix, Unix-like |
| Type | File system driver |
| License | GPL for Linux kernel part, LGPL for Libfuse, Simplified BSD on FreeBSD, ISC license on OpenBSD; proprietary for macOS |
| Website | github |
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a software interface for Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code. This is achieved by running file system code in user space while the FUSE module provides only a bridge to the actual kernel interfaces.
FUSE is available for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD (as puffs), OpenSolaris, Minix 3, macOS, MorphOS (as filesysbox.library), and Windows.
FUSE is free software originally released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and the GNU Lesser General Public License.