Get Spacedrive on macOS and Linux Now!
Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust
Get Spacedrive with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
Spacedrive doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs Spacedrive on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
Spacedrive doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs Spacedrive on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
Spacedrive just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up Spacedrive, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run Spacedrive --help to see the available commands, and
Spacedrive --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch Spacedrive and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
What Spacedrive does
- Cross-device — see all your files across all your devices in one place. Files on disconnected devices stay in the index and appear as offline
- Cloud volumes — index S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Azure, and GCS as first-class volumes alongside local storage
- Nine views — grid, list, columns, media, size, recents, search, knowledge, and splat. QuickPreview for video, audio, code, documents, 3D, and images
- Embeddable and shareable — run it as a desktop app, headless server, hosted file service, or embed the interface and APIs into other products
- AI-ready by design — indexing and analysis pipelines prepare data ahead of time instead of giving agents raw shell access
- Safer access model — route AI and automation through structured APIs, permissions, and processing layers instead of direct file operations
Summarised from Spacedrive's own documentation.
About Spacedrive
Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust
| Category | Platform |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 39k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
Spacedrive is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
Spacedrive is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.