How To Install ifuse on macOS (Updated Nov 2023)

how-to-install-ifuse-on-macos.md

macOS Sonoma, Apple silicon, Nov 2023

1. brew uninstall osxfuse
2. brew install --cask macfuse
3. brew install gromgit/fuse/ifuse-mac # version 1.1.4 (see https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse)
4. restart needed for ifuse to be on path
5. If needed, follow instructions at https://github.com/macfuse/macfuse/wiki/Getting-Started to enable kernel extension

If this error is encountered:

$ ifuse
dyld[1352]: Library not loaded: /opt/homebrew/opt/libplist/lib/libplist-2.0.3.dylib
  Referenced from: <04812DE0-30A0-367A-A4D5-0FCD978A3B1E> /opt/homebrew/Cellar/ifuse-mac/1.1.4/bin/ifuse

then try ( cd "$(brew --prefix)/opt/libplist/lib/" && ln -s libplist-2.0.4.dylib libplist-2.0.3.dylib ). See also this. (Thank you @asbjornu for the portable brew path.)

If, after mounting, you receive Operation not permitted error, then in system settings, enable Terminal to have access to "Network Volumes." See also this.

Nov 2022

$ brew uninstall libtool && brew install libtool
$ mkdir -p ~/usr/src && cd ~/usr/src
$ for x in libplist libusbmuxd libimobiledevice ifuse libimobiledevice-glue; do git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/${x}.git; done
$ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${HOME}/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
$ export PATH="${HOME}/usr/bin:${PATH}"
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${HOME}/usr/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
$ cd ~/usr/src/libplist
$ ./autogen.sh --prefix="$HOME/usr"
$ make && make install
$ cd ~/usr/src/libimobiledevice-glue
$ ./autogen.sh --prefix="$HOME/usr"
$ make && make install
$ cd ~/usr/src/libusbmuxd
$ ./autogen.sh --prefix="$HOME/usr"
$ make && make install
$ cd ~/usr/src/libimobiledevice
$ ./autogen.sh --prefix="$HOME/usr"
$ make && make install
$ cd ~/usr/src/ifuse
$ ./autogen.sh --prefix="$HOME/usr"
$ make && make install

Also:

• go to https://osxfuse.github.io
• download macFUSE.dmg
• uninstall then install macFUSE

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