# fuse3

With FUSE it is possible to implement a fully functional filesystem in a userspace program.
Features include:

- simple library API
- simple installation (no need to patch or recompile the kernel)
- secure implementation
- userspace - kernel interface is very efficient
- usable by non privileged users
- runs on Linux kernels 2.4.X and 2.6.X
- has proven very stable over time.