# Install dislocker with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix FUSE driver to read/write Windows' BitLocker-ed volumes. Version 0.7.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dislocker ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dislocker ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dislocker ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dislocker from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dislocker ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dislocker from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install dislocker ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dislocker from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dislocker ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dislocker/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dislocker - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.3 - **Source summary:** FUSE driver to read/write Windows' BitLocker-ed volumes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-14T15:37:19-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dislocker (cli) - dislocker-bek (cli) - dislocker-file (cli) - dislocker-fuse (cli) - dislocker-metadata (cli) - dislocker (alias) - dislocker-bek (alias) - dislocker-file (alias) - dislocker-fuse (alias) - dislocker-metadata (alias) ## Dependencies - libfuse - mbedtls@3 ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.3 (current) ## Project history and usage dislocker is a C and FUSE-based tool for accessing Microsoft BitLocker-encrypted volumes from Linux and macOS. It provides both dynamic FUSE access and flat-file decryption paths, making it a practical bridge between Windows-encrypted storage and Unix-like recovery or administration workflows. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in December 2012. The README frames the project around reading, and in supported modes writing, BitLocker volumes including Windows Vista through Windows 10 era encrypted partitions and BitLocker-To-Go removable media. ### Adoption history The input package metadata lists dislocker across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, and Ubuntu. That spread is consistent with a niche but important system package: most users do not need it daily, but administrators and recovery users want it packaged when a BitLocker volume appears on a Unix-like machine. ### How it is used The README points users toward `dislocker-fuse` for dynamic decryption that exposes a virtual NTFS partition as `dislocker-file`, and toward `dislocker-file` for producing a decrypted flat file. It also documents companion binaries for BEK files and BitLocker metadata inspection. ### Why package nerds care dislocker is notable in package indexes because it wraps a proprietary storage format in familiar Unix concepts: command-line tools, a library, FUSE mounting, manpages, and distribution packages. It is the kind of specialized package that turns a painful one-off recovery task into an installable workflow. ### Timeline - 2012-12: GitHub repository created - 2010s: release tags progressed from v0.3 through v0.7.x - 2026-01: repository still receiving pushes according to official GitHub metadata ### Related projects - Related components include FUSE, NTFS mounting tools, BitLocker-To-Go media, and Unix package builds documented by the project. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dislocker - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - dislocker - 0.7.3+git20240607-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dislocker from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | read/write encrypted BitLocker volumes | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - Debian apt - libdislocker0-dev - 0.7.3+git20240607-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdislocker0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | read/write encrypted BitLocker volumes (development files) | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - Debian apt - libdislocker0.7t64 - 0.7.3+git20240607-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdislocker0.7t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | read/write encrypted BitLocker volumes (shared library) | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - Nix - dislocker: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dislocker/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - dislocker - 0.7.3-3.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dislocker from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | read/write encrypted BitLocker volumes | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - Ubuntu apt - libdislocker0-dev - 0.7.3-3.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdislocker0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | read/write encrypted BitLocker volumes (development files) | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - Ubuntu apt - libdislocker0.7t64 - 0.7.3-3.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdislocker0.7t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | read/write encrypted BitLocker volumes (shared library) | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - apk - dislocker - 0.7.3-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dislocker from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Read/write Windows BitLocker-ed volumes | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - apk - dislocker-doc - 0.7.3-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dislocker-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Read/write Windows BitLocker-ed volumes (documentation) | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - apk - dislocker-libs - 0.7.3-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dislocker-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Read/write Windows BitLocker-ed volumes (libraries) | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - dnf - dislocker - 0.7.3-24.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dislocker from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Utility to access BitLocker encrypted volumes | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - dnf - dislocker-libs - 0.7.3-24.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dislocker-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for applications using dislocker | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker - dnf - fuse-dislocker - 0.7.3-24.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fuse-dislocker from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | FUSE filesystem to access BitLocker encrypted volumes | https://github.com/Aorimn/dislocker ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [libfuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libfuse/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mbedtls@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mbedtls-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cryfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cryfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, filesystem, fuse, security. - [gocryptfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gocryptfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, filesystem, fuse, security. - [encfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/encfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, filesystem, fuse, security. - [git-crypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-crypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [git-remote-gcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-remote-gcrypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [shush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [ssh-vault](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ssh-vault/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [transcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/transcrypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, security. - [securefs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/securefs/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, encryption, filesystem, fuse, libfuse. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dislocker.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dislocker.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph