What is NTFS for Mac

A Microsoft NTFS for Mac is a small menu bar utility. It works to mount and unmount your Windows NTFS drives in Mac's desktop, Finder, and Disk Utility in full read and write mode.

With it, you will have full read and write control over the Windows file system in a macOS environment without formatting it with a Mac-compatible file system. It sometimes can also serve as a disk management tool to seamlessly eject, repair, and format NTFS drives on Mac.

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Auto-enable Write to NTFS Drive after Installation

1. Install

Download and install iBoysoft NTFS for Mac on your Mac.

2. Connect

Connect Windows NTFS drive to your Mac.

3. Finished

You can now swiftly move, write, copy, save, and delete files on Microsoft Windows NTFS volumes on your Mac.

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Read and write NTFS disks instantly and automatically after installation.

  • 1

    Download

    Download iBoysoft NTFS for Mac for free.

  • 2

    Install

    Double-click the .dmg installer > Install, and follow the on-screen instructions to install this NTFS driver on your Mac.

  • 3

    Use

    Directly edit files on or add files to the NTFS drive connected to your Mac.

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Why Choose It

Immediately Enable Read-Write Access

No extra requirements and operations, you will be able to read and write Windows NTFS disks as soon as the driver installation is completed.

Click the software icon in menu bar and go to Advanced tab in Settings to Install NTFS driver manually.

Tips: For the first-time installation, a system restart may be needed.

Mount Windows Drives as Local Ones

This tool can automatically mount Windows NTFS volumes in read-write mode when macOS starts or restarts. It mounts a Microsoft Windows volume as a physical volume not a virtual one, and shows it up on the desktop, in the Finder and Disk Utility.

Managing a mounted NTFS hard drive has no difference from managing a local hard drive. You can perform any file management operations on an NTFS drive such as tag, airdrop, sync files, and even store Time Machine backups.

Support All Brands of External Hard Drives

Considering Windows' large market share in modern computer operating systems, most external hard drives are pre-formatted with NTFS file system.

iBoysoft NTFS for Mac supports almost all brands of hard drives, such as Samsung, Western Digital, Seagate, and others.

Work Well with macOS & OS X

By default, NTFS write support is disabled in macOS because of copyright and licensing. In other words, you can only open and view files on the Windows drives.

iBoysoft NTFS for Mac grants you full read and write access to NTFS volumes in macOS 15 Sequoia, Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave and High Sierra. NTFS for Mac OS X is available through support email separately.

Fully Compatible with Apple M4/M3/M2/M1 Chip

All Intel-based software and programs can't run with Apple's in-house ARM-based M1/M2/M3 processor, unless relying on Rosetta 2 to convert Intel x86_64 instructions to the ARM64 instruction.

This NTFS driver freeware for macOS usually employs Intel X86_64 to achieve compatibility, while the professional one has reframed in ARM64 architecture to achieve full, stable and native compatibility with Macs equipped with Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3/M4 chipset.

Tips: To run a Microsoft NTFS driver on Apple silicon M4, M3, M2, M1 based Mac, you need to enable system extensions when prompted.

Allow Formatting Drives to NTFS on Mac

Microsoft NTFS file system is not available when you format a drive in Disk Utility. This program can extend your format options with NTFS in addition to APFS, HFS+, FAT32, and exFAT.

Read/Write BootCamp NTFS Partition on Mac

The read-only BootCamp NTFS partition restricts you from using the whole Mac's hard disk. To regain the full disk storage, iBoysoft NTFS for Mac can mount Windows BootCamp partition with complete read-write privileges. You can exchange files across platforms effortlessly.

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Compare & Pick Up

A qualified software should offer both read and write access to Microsoft NTFS drives on Mac in a secure, stable and fast manner. Read the comparison table below and we will let you be the judge.

7 Best Free NTFS for Mac Software - Roundup Review 2024

iBoysoft NTFS for Mac iBoysoft DiskGeeker Mounty for Mac Tuxera NTFS for Mac Paragon NTFS for Mac NTFS-3G FUSE for macOS SL-NTFS
Support full read and write NTFS drives on Mac
Support macOS 15 Sequoia
Support macOS 14 Sonoma
Compatible with Mac based on Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3/M4 chip
Access BitLocker encrypted NTFS drives on Mac
Offer NTFS format option
Repair NTFS disk
Fast transfer speed
Auto-mount
Easy to uninstall

Secure and Fast NTFS driver Solution

If you want to know how to use an NTFS external hard drive on Mac, the full-featured assistant is your best bet. More than a secure and efficient Microsoft NTFS driver, it can also be a disk manager.

Don't hesitate. Try the best NTFS driver for Mac Sequoia and it will never let you down.

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Outstanding Features

Features
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Supported Mac Devices

  • Intel-based Mac devices
  • ARM-based Mac devices (Apple Silicon M4, M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max )

Supported Storage Media

  • HDDs
  • SSDs
  • Other external drives

Supported Operating Systems

  • macOS Sequoia
  • macOS Sonoma
  • macOS Ventura
  • macOS Monterey
  • macOS Big Sur
  • macOS Catalina
  • macOS Mojave
  • macOS High Sierra

Tech Specification

Works in both 32-bit and 64-bit Kernel modes

macOS 10.13 or later version and Apple Silicon Mac requires to enable system extension when installing iBoysoft NTFS for Mac.

User Guide: How to enable system extension on Apple Silicon Mac

Supported File Systems

All Microsoft NTFS versions are supported (from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows 10).

Performance

Equivalent to native APFS & HFS+

Automount

iBoysoft NTFS mounter mounts Windows NTFS-formatted drives in read-write mode automatically at startup.

Disk Management

iBoysoft NTFS driver can open, eject, mount, unmount, repair, and format Windows drives. In addition, it can verify, open, and format non-NTFS volumes.

Apple BootCamp Compatibility

iBoysoft NTFS for Mac provides direct read and write access to BOOTCAMP partition.

Tips: You need to select the BootCamp partition in this tool and click "Startup" to set Windows appear in Startup Disk.

Third-party Software Compatibility

This software is completely compatible with most third-party encryption applications, anti-virus programs, virtualization software, Mac performance improvement software, etc.

  • Since the introduction of macOS 12 and Apple Silicon M1 chip, most software is yet incompatible with new ARM-based Macs...Among them, iBoysoft NTFS driver is the world's first software to ensure full compatibility with macOS Monterey and Apple Silicon M1 Mac.

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  • iBoysoft NTFS mounter for macOS is one of the cheapest NTFS mounters. With a price under $20, you can get full access to read and write to Microsoft NTFS volumes on the Mac natively, as well as to transfer files from Windows PC to Mac seamlessly.

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  • We find iBoysoft NTFS for Mac very impressive in our testing. It performs very fast while transferring files from Mac computers to Microsoft-formatted external drives. What struck us most is that the software works in full auto mode and you can't even feel its existence.

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  • iBoysoft NTFS driver costs less than $20. Considering the advantages of security, speed, stability, compatibility and technical support, it is not a bad idea to invest in such an NTFS driver.

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  • For anyone seeking a reliable and budget-friendly Microsoft NTFS read/write software for macOS, the iBoysoft NTFS read/write macOS tool is one of the best choices there is.

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FAQs

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Apple's macOS can read Windows-formatted NTFS drives. You can copy, view, compress, or move the files out of an NTFS drive on Mac, but you can't write to NTFS files on Mac by default.

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Yes, iBoysoft NTFS driver works with the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with Apple Silicon M1, M2, M3 chip.

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Yes. It grants users with full read-write access to the Bootcamp partition formatted with NTFS. You can write, edit, delete, copy, move, and save files on it as well as transfer files between the Windows partition and Mac partitions.

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No. If the drive is BitLocker encrypted, you need iBoysoft BitLocker for Mac to mount, read, and write Microsoft NTFS volumes encrypted by BitLocker on Mac.

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To format an external drive for Mac and PC, you can convert Microsoft NTFS volumes to universal exFAT or FAT32. Before doing so, please be sure to backup or transfer files to another hard drive or cloud drive to avoid data loss.

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Please follow steps below.

  • Uninstall the current version Microsoft NTFS for Mac by iBoysoft.
  • Email [email protected] to get an installer of Microsoft NTFS for Mac V1.8 by iBoysoft.
  • Install Microsoft NTFS for Mac software in the email.
  • Connect the NTFS disk to Mac and start to use it.
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Please check Disk Utility to see if your disk is recognized and shows up at the sidebar. If macOS Disk Utility cannot recognize your drive, neither do iBoysoft NTFS for Mac. You can follow this troubleshooting guide to fix external hard drive not recognized on Mac.

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No, this program is used to read & write NTFS drive on Mac, instead of reading an unreadable external drive or SD card. In this situation, please try a data recovery software (Such as iBoysoft Data Recovery) to recover data.

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Microsoft NTFS for Mac by iBoysoft is easy to uninstall with its built-in uninstallation feature.

1. Click its icon on the upper right corner of the menu bar.

2. Select "Uninstall" in the drop-down menu.

3. Confirm the uninstallation in the pop-up.

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If your NTFS for Mac doesn't come with an uninstallation button, you need to delete it manually to completely remove it.

1. Open the Finder and open Applications on the left panel.

2. Scroll down to find the application.

3. Drag it with your mouse or Trackpad to the Trash in the dock. Or you can control click it and choose "Move to Trash" from the list.

4. Empty the Trash.

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You can download EULA here.

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Resources

Current Version
Download iBoysoft NTFS for Mac V7.0
User Manual
Read help document of NTFS for Mac by iBoysoft
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Product History
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