Xmount

Xmount is an open-source software utility that provides a unified mechanism to mount remote and local file systems to a single mount point. It supports a range of backends, including SSH/SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, SMB/CIFS, and cloud storage services via adapters. The project emphasizes cross-platform availability, with client components for Linux and macOS that use FUSE (or kernel-level equivalents), and native integration on Windows.

Xmount operates as a user-space mounting tool with a modular backend architecture. Each backend exposes a standard interface for listing, reading, and writing files, enabling applications to access remote data as if it were part of the local file system. It supports features such as on-demand data streaming, caching, directory notifications, and transparent access control. It also provides utilities for mounting archives as virtual file systems and for mounting local directory trees as remotes.

In usage, a user typically issues a mount command specifying the backend, source URL or path, and a target mount point. Xmount can be managed through configuration files, a CLI, or programmatic APIs.

Development has been community-driven since its early releases, with periodic updates introducing new backends, performance improvements, and security enhancements. Xmount is used in development environments, data backup workflows, media centers, and containerized deployments where a consistent file-system view is desirable.