Installing on macOS

Prerequisites

You need either macFUSE or fuse-t installed:

Option 1: macFUSE

brew install macfuse

After installation, you may need to allow the kernel extension in System Preferences → Security & Privacy.

Option 2: fuse-t (recommended)

fuse-t is a kext-less implementation that doesn't require disabling SIP:

brew install fuse-t

Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://ghostfs.com/install.sh | sh

Manual Download

# Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
curl -fSL https://ghostfs.com/release/latest/GhostFS-macos-arm64 -o ghostfs
chmod +x ghostfs
sudo mv ghostfs /usr/local/bin/

Verify Installation

ghostfs --version

macOS