Finder, as usual.
Work with familiar files and folders. Nativol brings writing to eligible NTFS drives, right where you already work.
Your NTFS drives.
At home on Mac.
Connect your drive. Keep using Finder.
Nativol takes care of eligible NTFS mounts, quietly in your menu bar.
Intel only · macOS 15.7.9 · Free & open source
YOUR WORKSPACE
1 connectedYour volumes, at a glance.
A familiar place for your external drives.
Studio driveExternal · NTFS · 256 GB
Read & writeAccessReady in Finder
ConnectionUSB
FilesystemNTFS
Connect. Work. Eject.Less in your way. More in your flow.
Interactive illustration. This page never accesses your drives.
SMALL APP. EVERYDAY DIFFERENCE.
A little less drive management.
You have files to work on. Your filesystem shouldn't be the project.
A quiet place up top.
See access status and safely eject from the menu bar. Enable launch at login and Nativol returns after sign-in.
One setup. Fewer prompts.
Approve background access once. Everyday mounts and ejects then use the service without saving your password.
- 01
Make your Mac ready.
Install macFUSE, then approve Nativol's background service and the required macOS permissions.
- 02
Turn on automatic writing.
One opt-in applies to eligible external NTFS drives. Each drive gets an identity and health check before mounting.
- 03
Use Finder. Eject when done.
Copy your files, finish your work, and safely eject through Finder or Nativol's menu.
Intel testing betaStart with
Start with
the right setup.
We're beginning with a carefully bounded Intel release. More Macs and drives need real-world testing.
Read the install & test guideMac & macOSIntel · macOS 15.7.9
DriveExternal, single-partition NTFS
ConnectionUSB or Thunderbolt
Required dependencymacFUSE 5.4.0 Installed separately
Apple siliconOn hold
Start with backed-up spare media. Unsupported, dirty or hibernated volumes are refused.
NATIVOL 0.5.0-BETA.1
Your next drive,
a little more at home.
Try the Intel beta and help shape what comes next.
Download Intel DMG
0.5.0-beta.1 · 3.9 MB
Intel only · macOS 15.7.9
This is a testing release. Signing, notarization and broader hardware validation are still ahead.
INDEPENDENTLY MADE. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED.A little support.
A little support.
A lot of possibility.
Nativol is free to use. If it makes your day easier, you can help support development, testing and the next release.
A SMALL THANK-YOU
Buy me a coffee.
A coffee for the late-night builds and the next good idea.
Buy Me a CoffeeCoffee link coming soon
DIRECT SUPPORT
A little crypto works, too.
Scan with Binance Pay, or use one of the receiving wallets below.
Crypto support is on the way.Receiving details will appear here when added.
On-chain wallets
Send only the asset on the network shown for each address.
Support is optional. Testing, feedback and contributions help just as much.
A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you plug in.
Is Nativol free and open source?
Yes, it's free to use. Nativol's original app code is MIT licensed; the NTFS engine, health checker and patches retain their GPL licenses. macFUSE is installed separately. Explore the source on GitHub.
Will it work on every Mac or NTFS drive?
This beta enables writing on native Intel macOS 15.7.9 with macFUSE 5.4.0, for eligible external single-partition NTFS drives over USB or Thunderbolt. The helper checks identity, supported geometry and filesystem health. Apple silicon and additional macOS versions are outside this release.
What does automatic writing mean?
After background setup, enable automatic writing once. Nativol will check eligible connected drives and attempt writable mounts. You can keep individual volumes read-only. Unsupported or unhealthy drives are refused; Nativol does not format, repair or force a busy unmount.
Does Nativol upload my files?
No. Drive operations stay on your Mac. This site has no analytics, external fonts or embedded payment widgets. The Binance Pay QR is an image stored with this site; scanning it opens Binance. Selecting Buy Me a Coffee opens that service's website. Those services handle donations under their own terms; this site does not process payments or receive payment confirmations.
Do I need to donate to use the app?
No. Donations are entirely optional and don't unlock features. Trying the beta on spare media, reporting a useful issue or contributing code are other ways to help.