Versions:

2.3.1.1000
2.3.0.1000
2.2.1.1000
2.2.0.1000
2.1.0.1000
2.0.6.1000
2.0.5.1000
2.0.4.1000
2.0.3.2000
2.0.3.1000
2.0.2.1000
2.0.1.2000
2.0.1.1000
2.0.0.2000
1.5.1.1000
1.5.0.3000
1.4.0.1000

Dokan Library 2.3.1.1000, maintained by the Dokany Project, is a user-mode file-system library for Windows that eliminates the need to code kernel-level drivers when implementing custom storage systems. Originally forked from the stagnant Dokan 0.6.0 codebase, the open-source Dokany branch has evolved through seventeen public releases, supplying continuous bug fixes, a sanitized change history, and tool-chain updates that let developers build with contemporary Visual Studio editions. The library exports a clean C API and, through its bundled FUSE wrapper, recompiles Linux file-system code almost unchanged, making it practical to port SSHFS, EncFS, or proprietary FUSE modules to Windows desktops and servers. Typical use cases include on-the-fly encrypted drives, cloud-backed volumes that expose remote object storage as local disks, forensic images mounted for read-only inspection, and specialized media repositories that present transcoded views of underlying content. Because execution stays in user space, prototypes can be debugged with standard profilers and crash dumps without endangering kernel stability, while production systems still deliver competitive throughput by means of an efficient kernel-mode proxy driver that ships with the package. The same installer works from Windows 7 up to current Windows 11 and Server 2022 editions, providing x86, x64, and ARM64 binaries under the LGPL and MIT licenses. Dokan Library is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always offering the latest version and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

Tags:

driver 37

filesystem 14

fuse 2