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libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.

Project information:

• Status: alpha
• Licence: LGPLv3+

Read supported extent file formats:

• RAW (flat)
• COWD version 1 (sparse)
• VMDK version 1, 2 and 3 (sparse)

Supported VMDK format features:

• delta links
• grain compression (as of version 20131209)
• data markers (as of version 20140416)

VMDK format features not supported at the moment:

• images that use a physical device
• changed block tracking (CBT) (supported by VMDK version 3 (sparse)) / change tracking file

Work in progress:

• Dokan library support
• Thread-safety in handle API functions

For more information see:

• How to build from source
• Downloads
• Documentation