New Release: Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera with macOS Monterey support

We are excited to announce a brand-new release of Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera, with macOS Monterey support!

Edit your files on Windows NTFS drives in macOS Monterey

Microsoft NTFS for Mac is a file system driver giving you full access for reading and writing to Windows NTFS formatted drives on your Mac. Our latest version supports the newly released macOS 12 Monterey and is also backwards compatible all the way to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

With the new 2021 version, you can seamlessly use your drive between your Mac and Windows computers. This new release includes improvements to the caching layer for better performance on SSDs and hard drives, as well as various other bug fixes.

We always suggest using the latest version of our software to get the best performance and new features. For existing customers, upgrading from the previous version to this new one is free. To update, simply go to System Preferences -> Microsoft NTFS by Tuxera -> Updates tab on your Mac. Or you can always get the latest version directly from our website.

New to Mac?

If you have just switched from Windows to Mac, you might be having trouble copying files to hard drives used on Windows. This is because out of the box, Apple’s Macs only come with support for reading NTFS drives, the popular file system used in Windows. With Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera, you can read and write files to your NTFS-formatted USB drives, and use those drives on both your Mac and Windows computers.

If you don’t have a license yet, you can get one here.

To test out Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera before purchase, feel free to download our 15-day trial – just head here and click the “Download now” button.

Here’s a video to help you get started with Microsoft NTFS for Mac by Tuxera:

https://youtu.be/J8rn0skFJfs

 

If you have questions or are feeling stuck, head over to our NTFS for Mac Help Center. There you’ll find our FAQ, troubleshooting tips, and more.

 


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New Release: Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018 with macOS Mojave support

We are excited to announce a brand-new release of Tuxera NTFS for Mac with macOS Mojave support!

Edit your files on Windows NTFS drives in macOS Mojave

Tuxera NTFS for Mac is a file system driver giving you access and full read/write capability to Windows NTFS-formatted drives on your Mac. Our latest version supports macOS 10.14 Mojave and is also backwards compatible all the way to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. With Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018, you can seamlessly use your drive between your Mac and Windows computers.

We always suggest using the latest version of our software to get the performance upgrades and new features. However, if you're using the older version of Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018 with High Sierra support, you do not need to update our software when you upgrade to Mojave at this time.

But if you're still using Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2016 or an earlier release, you'll want to update to our latest version. For existing customers, upgrading from the previous version to this new one is free. To update, simply go to System Preferences -> Tuxera NTFS For Mac -> Updates tab on your Mac (for Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 and above). Or you can always get the latest version directly from our website.

New to Mac?

If you have just switched from Windows to Mac, you might be having trouble copying files to hard drives used on Windows. This is because out of the box, Apple's Macs only come with support for reading NTFS drives, the popular file system used in Windows. With Tuxera NTFS for 2018, you can read and write files to your NTFS-formatted USB drives, and use those drives on both your Mac and Windows computers.

If you don't have a license yet, you can buy one from our website. To test out Tuxera NTFS for Mac before purchase, you can download a 15-day trial from our website. Here are some helpful videos and links to get you started:

https://youtu.be/uv6NTED593Y

Tuxera NTFS for Mac FAQ

Formatting an NTFS drive using a Mac

How to format drives in NTFS on a Mac — in 3 easy steps


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New release: Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018 with High Sierra support

Great news for Tuxera NTFS for Mac fans! We've got a brand-new version ready to download with macOS High Sierra support– Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018.

Read and write to Windows NTFS drives on macOS High Sierra

As with previous versions, Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2018 brings full read and write compatibility with Windows NTFS-formatted drives to your Mac. Our latest version supports macOS High Sierra and Sierra, OS X El Capitan, and all previous OS X versions from 10.4 (Tiger) onward.

Regardless of your operating system version, we recommend upgrading Tuxera NTFS for Mac for all the latest features and improvements.

If you’re running High Sierra, you’ll definitely want to upgrade to the latest version of Tuxera NTFS for Mac. In an earlier post, we discussed an issue with High Sierra blocking the 2016 release of Tuxera NTFS for Mac. With the launch of High Sierra, Apple introduced a requirement that users must manually approve any software that loads new kernel extensions. The NTFS for Mac 2018 installer now easily guides you through this process.

What’s a kernel extension?

In plain English, the kernel is a program running at the core of macOS. The kernel has complete control over everything inside the Mac. A “kernel extension” is code that would help expand the kernel’s capabilities. In the case of Tuxera NTFS for Mac, our kernel extension expands the capability of your Mac to write, delete, and move files on Windows NTFS-formatted drives.

New to Mac?

If you’ve just switched from Windows to Mac, you might be having trouble copying, editing, or deleting files stored on USB sticks or external hard drives you used to use with your Windows PC. That’s because out of the box, Apple’s operating system, macOS, only allows you to read files stored on drives formatted with NTFS, the file system used with Windows PCs. With NTFS for Mac 2018, you can access, edit, store, and transfer files between PCs and Macs hassle-free.

If you don’t have a license for Tuxera NTFS for Mac, it’s a convenient, one-time purchase valid for the entire lifetime of the software! Visit our product page to buy the software or download and try it free for 15 days. We even have some helpful links to get you started:

Tuxera NTFS for Mac FAQ

Formatting an NTFS drive using a Mac

How to format drives in NTFS on a Mac — in 3 easy steps

As always, if you have any questions or feedback, our support team is happy to help. Get in touch at macsupport@tuxera.com.


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Tuxera NTFS for Mac now supports macOS Sierra

With the much-awaited launch of macOS Sierra, we’re pleased to announce that Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2016 is now available! Macworld has a great overview of the new features in Sierra, so be sure to check them out if you’re not quite up to speed. For us, two interesting improvements stand out. One is Sierra’s new Optimized Storage. This new feature frees up storage space on your Mac by automatically moving rarely used files to iCloud. This of course requires you to buy a subscription for iCloud storage if you need more than the free 5 GB of space you get.

Another new development is Apple File System (APFS), which starting in 2017, will replace the decades-old HFS+. APFS is scalable from Apple Watches to Mac Pros, and should bring better interoperability between all Apple products. It’s also more secure and reliable than HFS+. Although APFS won’t ship in Apple devices until next year, we’re keeping an eye on all the latest developments. 

Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2016 brings support for Windows drives to macOS Sierra

As with previous versions, Tuxera NTFS for Mac brings full read-write compatibility with Windows NTFS-formatted drives to your Mac. Our software makes it possible for you to access, edit, store, and transfer files hassle-free. It supports macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, and all previous OS X versions from 10.4 (Tiger) onward. If you aren’t upgrading to macOS Sierra, we still recommend upgrading Tuxera NTFS for Mac for all the latest features and improvements.

If you don't have a license for Tuxera NTFS for Mac, it’s a convenient, one-time purchase valid for the entire lifetime of the software! Visit our product page to buy the software or download and try it free for 15 days. If you have any questions or feedback, our support team is happy to help. Get in touch at macsupport@tuxera.com.

Thanks for your valued feedback

Back in June, we launched a release candidate for Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2016. We’d like to extend our thanks to those of you who downloaded the RC version and sent us feedback. With your comments and suggestions, we’ve been working on improvements for today’s release. For a summary of all major changes and improvements to our NTFS driver for Mac, visit the release history page.

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OS X El Capitan: Get Support for NTFS Drives

El Capitan is out, building on top of Yosemite. Major refinements include added user-friendly features and under-hood performance boosts. Upgraded Metal, Apple's graphic processing technology, improves image rendering and resources efficiency making gaming and launching apps much faster.

What else is new? Spotlight search now offers better functionality with more sources and support for natural language input. Users can manage messages with iOS-style gestures and take control of multiple emails with a revamped set of tools. Added Smart Suggestions recognize events and names easily adding them to contacts and calendar. If you like multitasking you will love Split View. New tool from Apple lets you work in two applications at once without a distraction of other open apps.

We have a fresh Tuxera NTFS for Mac for those looking for seamless handling NTFS drives on a Mac. Apple does not support writing NTFS volumes out of the box so if you want to transfer files between Windows and Mac, edit and delete them without formatting the drive to HFS+ you will need a third party solution.

Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015

Tuxera NTFS for Mac brings automatic updates letting you upgrade the application as soon as the new version becomes available. You can do it via the "Updates" tab in Tuxera preference pane in System Preferences. We also added much needed functionality for disk formatting as well as check & repair tools. The System Integrity Protection (SIP) feature introduced by Apple in El Capitan prevents the use of third-party software in Disk Utility meaning that formatting, checking and repairing NTFS drives is not easily available. Tuxera Disk Manager ensures that that these tools are easy to use and always a click away.*

Always fast and reliable, Tuxera NTFS for Mac delivers the highest transfer speeds while protecting your data with smart caching layer. Wondering how it behaves with other programs? Tuxera NTFS for Mac is compatible with popular virtualization and encryption solutions including Parallels Desktop® and VMware Fusion®.

Would you like to hear more? Check our product page for more information. If you have any questions, check the FAQ or contact Tuxera support team. Download the software and enjoy seamless read and write compatibility with NTFS drives. If you don't have a license yet, you can buy it through our web-shop or try it for 15-days.

* Tuxera Disk Manager will be available in the following update


Tuxera NTFS for Mac: Special Pre-release for OS X 10.11 El Capitan Public Beta Testers

If you are one of the public beta testers of OS X 10.11 El Capitan, you should also try out our pre-release version of Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 with NTFS read/write support for OS X El Capitan.

OS X 10.11 El Capitan was announced during the WWDC keynote on June 8, 2015 as the successor to OS X Yosemite. This new version of OS X  brings with it stability and performance improvements and security updates. It also includes new features like Split View (a snap-assist feature for window management) and several enhancements for well-known apps such as Mail, Notes, and Spotlight.

The pre-release of Tuxera NTFS for Mac for OS X El Capitan is free of charge for our existing customers. If you are not a paying customer yet, we offer a 15-day trial during which you can test Tuxera NTFS for Mac and see how it works.

Download it now and enjoy seamless compatibility with NTFS drives on your Mac.


Tuxera NTFS for Mac with Full Support For OS X Yosemite

Apple just rolled out with the latest updates. At the event last night the company unveiled a new, slimmer version of iPad 2 along with updates to iPad mini iMac computers. Last but not least, new operating system - OS X Yosemite is now available for a download from the Mac App Store.

The upgrade comes with several exciting features. Mac and iOS operating systems not only look similar but are now very much interconnected. For instance, you can easily move your work between Mac, iPhone and iPad and pick up exactly when you left off on the other device. You can also make and receive calls directly from your Mac. Very nifty.

To make sure you are always up to date, we have a fresh update of Tuxera NTFS for Mac for you, now with full support for the OS X Yosemite. If you are not planning on upgrading just yet, it works perfectly fine with all Mac OS X versions starting from 10.4 (Tiger).

Download it now and enjoy seamless compatibility with NTFS drives. Interested but haven't purchased the software yet? We offer 15-day trial during which you can test Tuxera NTFS for Mac and see how it works.

Do you have any questions or comments? Our support team will be happy to help.


Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2012 Released, Localized Into 13 Languages

Comes With Extensive NTFS Repair Fully Integrated With Mac OS X

HELSINKI, FINLAND-- April 30, 2012 -- Tuxera Inc., the leading provider of interoperable file systems for Android, Linux, Mac and other platforms, today announced the release of Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2012. The installer and user interface have been localized to support twelve new languages including Arabic, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. Among many new features Tuxera NTFS for Mac now includes Tuxera's extensively developed NTFS verify and repair functionality fully integrated with Disk Utility. The release has been successfully tested and verified to work with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Lion.

Tuxera NTFS for Mac allows Mac OS X users read and write to external hard drives, USB memory sticks and other portable storages formatted with Microsoft Windows. Tuxera's software is a key tool for users who migrate from Windows to Mac and need to retrieve important data from Windows backup storages. Tuxera NTFS for Mac is also a very popular tool for designers and digital imaging professionals who work with large files across PCs and Macs. FAT is not a suitable option for portable file system storage because it limits file sizes to 4GB, and cloud storages have well known performance, security and availability concerns. Tuxera NTFS for Mac has been designed to support the users need for interoperability across their devices.

"Tuxera is committed to provide all Mac users worldwide an easy-to-use, lightning fast tool to access their Windows formatted hard drives and other storages. Tuxera NTFS for Mac installer and preference panel is now translated and localized into 13 languages," said Oscar Santolalla, Product Manager at Tuxera. "Mac keeps on growing in popularity and we are answering to the demand. Tuxera will verify and confirm Tuxera NTFS for Mac fully supports the next major OS X version Mountain Lion as soon as it is released."

For more information, please contact:
Tuxera Inc.
Viet-Anh Le
Viet-anh@tuxera.com
Marketing Manager
+358-40-088-5099

About Tuxera
Tuxera is the leading provider of file systems that allow music, pictures, videos and other content to be ported across devices. Building on the success of open source, Tuxera’s industry-standard NTFS and exFAT solutions for Android, Linux, Mac OS X and other platforms have hundreds of millions installations. Close collaboration with Microsoft ensures reliable compatibility and helps Tuxera to set the standard in high-performance, low power use for embedded and mobile solutions. Tuxera’s customers include leading hardware, software, and consumer electronics companies. For more information, please visit http://www.tuxera.com/.


Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2011.4 Now Available

Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2011.4 Now Available
Improves Responsiveness for 64-bit Kernels and Supports Mac OS X Lion

HELSINKI, FINLAND – May 3, 2011 – Tuxera Inc., the leading provider of Windows-compatible file systems for Linux, Android, Mac and other platforms, today announced the availability of a new release of its widely adopted Tuxera NTFS for Mac. Among the numerous added enhancements, the new version includes automatic translation of filenames and important improvements in performance on 64-bit kernels. Tuxera NTFS for Mac also ensures full support to the next Mac OS X version 10.7 Lion expected to be released later in 2011.

New components of Mac OS X recently started to encode file attributes in a way that Windows Explorer was not able to access. Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2011.4 brings in automatic translation of filenames, removing any problem when copying files to NTFS volumes. Additionally, this release ensures improved responsiveness when using multiple simultaneous NTFS volumes on 64-bit Mac OS X kernels.

Tuxera NTFS for Mac allows Apple Mac OS X users to read and write in Windows NTFS format fuss-free. Transferring files from Windows to Mac and vice versa is made easy with the help of Tuxera software as the common Windows-formatted hard drives and memory sticks can be used. Tuxera NTFS for Mac is also very popular in companies and universities with heterogeneous computing environments that include both Windows and Mac computers.

¨We are pleased to announce the awaited new Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2011.4 release that makes Mac-Windows interoperability easier and more productive” says Oscar Santolalla, Product Manager at Tuxera. ¨Tuxera is fully committed to provide Mac users with the best file system interoperability experience. We would like to thank you for widely adopting our solution and for granting us your trust.¨

This release coincides with the new Tuxera NTFS YouTube Channel, which has been conceived to bring you great resources about Tuxera NTFS for Mac.

For more information, please contact:

Viet-Anh Le
Marketing Manager, Tuxera Inc.
+358 40 008 5099

About Tuxera. Tuxera is the leading provider of file systems that allow music, pictures, videos and other content to be ported across devices. With Tuxera file systems inside, users experience plug and play interoperability with their laptops, digital cameras, set-top-boxes, mobile phones and other consumer electronics. Building on the success of open source, Tuxera’s industry-standard NTFS and exFAT solutions for Linux, Android, Mac OS X and other platforms have over 30 million installations. Close collaboration with Microsoft ensures reliable compatibility and helps Tuxera to set the standard in high-performance, low power use for embedded and mobile solutions. Tuxera’s customers include leading hardware, software, and consumer electronics companies. For more information, please visit www.tuxera.com


Release: Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2011.4

We are now announcing the release of Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2011.4.

The new release contains numerous enhancements. Here are some of the highlights:

  • Automatic translation of filenames that would be invalid in Windows into a compatible form, leading to less problems when copying files to NTFS volumes (can be turned off in preferences).
  • Improved responsiveness when using multiple simultaneous NTFS volumes on 64-bit kernels.
  • The ability to turn off native storage of extended attributes, introduced in version 2010.7 (to improve compatibility with NTFS-3G and older versions of Mac OS X's internal NTFS driver).
  • Bugfix for formatting hard disks with 4 KiB sector size. The previous version produced NTFS volumes that could not be used successfully in Windows.
  • Bugfixes/tuning of native extended attribute handling. Some applications (e.g. Adobe Photoshop) could misbehave with the previous stable version.
  • Bugfix for saving files from Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • Bugfix for free disk space handling. The amount of free disk space being displayed in Finder was not kept up-to-date in some situations.

Updates are free for all existing customers, so we urge everyone to update to the latest version.