DiskInternals Linux Reader

DiskInternals Linux Reader 5.3

Access files and folders on Ext, UFS, HFS, ReiserFS, or APFS file systems from Windows

  • By DiskInternals Research
  • Freemium
  • Updated Oct 7, 2026
Download for Windows

About DiskInternals Linux Reader

Linux Reader™ is a popular and free software product, and it remains non-commercial freeware. Since version 4.0, there are extra features that are available as Linux Reader Pro™.

With Linux Reader Pro™, you can read files from even more file systems, get remote access through an SSH connection, create a virtual drive, export files via FTP, and more.

All significant features of Linux Reader™ remain free: no annoying advertising, no trial mode, no restrictions.

Linux Reader™ and Linux Reader Pro™ provide you with access to files on the following file systems:

  • Ext2/3/4
  • ReiserFS, Reiser4
  • HFS, HFS+(reader)
  • FAT, exFAT
  • NTFS, ReFS
  • UFS2
  • RomFS(reader)
  • RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 50, 10, and JBOD
  • APFS (reader mode)
  • ZFS (preview only*)
  • XFS (preview only*)
  • Hikvision NAS and DVR (preview only*)
  • Linux Reader Pro™ license is required to obtain full access to files.

In addition to the file systems mentioned above, Linux Reader Pro™ provides full access to these additional file systems: ZFS, Encrypted APFS, XFS, Hikvision NAS and DVR, Encrypted BitLocker disks, Moniker: linuxreader

Technical details

PublisherDiskInternals Research
AuthorDiskInternals, Ltd.
Version5.3
Release date2026-10-07
LicenseFreemium
Installer typenullsoft
Architecturex86
Package IDDiskInternals.LinuxReader

Links & install command

Install DiskInternals Linux Reader from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=DiskInternals.LinuxReader -e

apfsbitlockerext2ext3ext4fatfilesystemshfslinuxraidrefsreiserfsromfsufs2xfszfs

Older versions

  • 5.2
  • 5.1
  • 4.24.1