Simple and small filesystem utility that can browse, explore, mount and extract the contents of Ext2 and Ext3 Linux partitions.
Linux Reader is a powerful and easy-to-use freeware Linux reader app and HDD tool, developed by DiskInternals Data Recovery for Windows.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of Linux Reader to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this Linux reading program.
A new free tool for extracting files from Ext2/Ext3 partitions in Windows
DiskInternals Linux Reader lets you use a familiar ambience of Windows Explorer for extracting information from Ext2/Ext3 file systems.
Linux Reader provides you with safe, read-only access to the source drive. Moreover, Linux Reader bypasses file security policies, so you can access any file on a Linux disk.
The only type of access possible here is read-only mode. It prevents you from interference with Linux and guarantees stable work of your OS.
For the moment, DiskInternals Linux Reader is the premier software tool on the market, providing you with access from Windows to various Linux file systems like Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, HFS, ReiserFS, and others.
Features of Linux Reader
- Access: Access data on virtual machines.
- Audio: Recover and preview audio files.
- Compression: Unzip compressed files and archives.
- Emails: Retrieve emails and email attachments.
- Extraction: Quickly extract data from any type of Linux file system.
- Images: Preview and extract photos from any Linux image.
- Preview: Preview files before extraction.
- Recovery: Recover files even after a full system reboot.
- Repair: Repair corrupted, damaged and accidentally deleted files.
- Search: Search for specific files by name.
- Security: Ensure secure data extraction.
- Speed: Retrieve data quickly with advanced algorithms.
- Text: Preview and extract text from Linux documents.
- Video: Recover and preview video files.
Compatibility and License
Linux Reader is a restricted version of commercial software, often called freemium which requires you to pay a license fee to unlock additional features which are not accessible with the free version. Download and installation of this software is free, however other similar programs are available from drive utilities which may have what you need. 4.21.0 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Linux Reader run on?
Linux Reader can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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