TransMac for Windows

Reliable access to Mac drives for Windows users

TransMac, developed by Acute Systems, enables Windows users to efficiently access and manage Mac-formatted drives and disk images. It supports reading and writing to HFS, HFS+, and HFSX file systems while providing read-only access to APFS volumes. Overall, it is a specialized legacy utility for Windows users managing Mac media.

TransMac features a File Explorer–style interface with a tree-view sidebar and a comprehensive search tool that filters Mac disks by Creator or Type, which streamlines navigation through Mac-formatted drives and image files, despite being outdated. Users can utilize a drag-and-drop functionality to transfer files between Windows and Mac volumes, with a setup that allows browsing Mac hard drives, USB drives, and disk images such as DMG, sparseimage, and ISO formats as though they were native Windows folders, thus reducing the complexity of cross-platform file handling.

Familiar interface that simplifies file management

The program allows full read and write access to HFS, HFS+, and HFSX volumes, enabling creation, modification, deletion, and copying of files directly within Windows. For APFS volumes, support is limited to read-only access, allowing file copying but no write operations, which can be limiting for users that need to modify, delete, or add files to any modern Apple File System drive.

A practical choice for Mac media management on Windows

TransMac is a dedicated utility tool that bridges file access between Mac-formatted drives and a Windows environment. It provides essential tools like disk formatting to HFS+ and wide disk image support within a user-friendly interface, While it can format drives, it is restricted to the legacy HFS+ format, so it cannot format APFS drives. Nevertheless, it is a focused and effective tool for users who regularly work with Mac media on Windows PCs.