MacMTP

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MacMTP is a lightweight native macOS MTP device file browser for browsing and exporting files from Android phones, Kindle devices, Nintendo Switch (2), and other MTP devices.

Features

• Scan and connect to MTP devices
• Manually mount devices into macOS when macFUSE is installed
• Browse device storage and files in a tree view
• Drag files to Finder to copy them to your Mac
• Press Space for Quick Look previews
• Native English and Simplified Chinese localization

Requirements

• macOS 10.15+
• macFUSE (optional; enables mounting)
• Rust toolchain (edition 2024)

Build and Run

cargo build --release
cargo run

Packaging

cargo packager

The package configuration includes English and Simplified Chinese .lproj resources so macOS can select the app language from System Settings.

Usage

1. Connect an Android phone or other MTP device to your Mac.
2. Launch MacMTP and select a device from the left device list.
3. If macFUSE is installed, click the mount button next to a device. The device appears under /Volumes/MacMTP - ... and can be browsed in Finder.
4. Browse device files, then drag selected files to Finder to copy them.
5. Select a file and press Space to preview it with Quick Look.

Tech Stack

• Rust + tokio async runtime
• mtp-rs for MTP communication
• fuser + macFUSE for read-only Finder mounts
• objc2 for native macOS integration