Overview
What is HFSExplorer?
HFSExplorer is a lightweight application that can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images.
In depth
A closer look at HFSExplorer
HFSExplorer is a lightweight application that can read Mac-formatted hard disks and disk images. It can read the file systems HFS (Mac OS Standard), HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) and HFSX (Mac OS Extended with case sensitive file names). HFSExplorer gives you the ability to browse Mac volumes with a graphical file system browser, extract files (copy to hard disk), view detailed information about the volume and make disk images from the volume.HFSExplorer can also read most .dmg / .sparsebundle disk images maked on a Mac, including zlib / bzip2 compressed images and AES-128 / AES-256 encrypted images. It supports the partition schemes Master Boot Record, GUID Partition Table and Apple Partition Map natively.HFSExplorer can be a useful tool if you use an Intel Mac running Windows with Boot Camp. It gives you the ability to access files on the Mac OS X volume. It can also be useful if you have a HFS+-formatted iPod, that you need to access content from within the Windows environment.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows (All Versions)
Verdict
Should you download HFSExplorer?
HFSExplorer runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
OpenSource under LGPL
license
— the installer is 1.63 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Desktop Tools.
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At a glance
HFSExplorer specifications
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows (All Versions)
- License
- OpenSource under LGPL
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 1.63 MB
- Price
- Free
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- 503
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