Announcing macFUSE 5.0.7 Posted on 30 Sep 2025
Release Notes
General
-
Update build process to use Xcode 26.0.1 (macOS 26.0 SDK)
-
Update Installer package to use absolute paths when invoking command line tools in the
postinstallscript -
Drop compatibility code for macOS 11 and earlier. macFUSE 5 supports macOS 12 through macOS 26.
-
Fix license file formatting. On macOS 26, QuickLook fails to render lists correctly if they are placed inside table cells in rich text documents.
Kernel Extension (Kernel Backend)
-
Update kernel extension to version 5.0.7
-
Preserve a vnode’s identity when marking it as dangling. Resetting the identity causes the
fchmod(2)system call to fail. This addresses macfuse/macfuse#1112. -
Resolve symbolic links in the kernel extension path before attempting to load the kernel extension
FSModule (FSKit Backend)
-
Improve support for macOS 26.
FSClientnow provides information about installed third party file system extensions, enabling more reliable detection of whether a file system extension has been enabled by the user. -
Add support for creating a mount point in
/Volumesautomatically when mounting a volume -
Introduce foundational changes in preparation for new FSKit features in macFUSE 5.1
libfuse3
- Replace
typeofwith the__typeof__builtin in headers. Thetypeofkeyword is part of the C23 ISO standard, but is not officially supported in older C ISO standards.



