We are happy to announce support for the Apple File System (APFS). The new APFS Format package lets you browse and extract files from APFS containers and volumes directly within the application.

APFS is Apple’s proprietary file system, introduced in 2017 as the default for macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It replaced HFS+ with a modern design featuring copy-on-write metadata, space sharing across volumes, snapshots, clones, and transparent file compression. An APFS container holds one or more volumes that share the same underlying storage pool. Having native support in Cerbero Suite means analysts can inspect macOS and iOS disk images encountered during forensic investigations, malware analysis, or security research without needing external tools or a Mac.