google-drive-ocamlfuse is a FUSE filesystem that mounts Google Drive on Linux, written in OCaml.
The tool solves the problem of accessing Google Drive files through the standard Linux filesystem interface. It works by implementing a FUSE layer that communicates with Google Drive's API, allowing you to interact with your Drive contents as if they were local directories and files. The implementation provides full read/write access to ordinary files and folders, while Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are accessible as read-only exports in configurable formats. The tool handles multiple accounts, duplicate files, trash access, Unix permissions, symbolic links, and includes read-ahead buffering for streaming operations.
Adoption makes sense for Linux users who want seamless filesystem-level access to Google Drive without switching between applications. The tool suits workflows where you need to treat Drive as a mounted volume for scripting, batch operations, or integration with existing command-line tools. It supports Team Drives and Service Accounts for organizational use, and offers OAuth2 for Devices as an alternative authorization method. The project explicitly handles shared content and provides configuration options for different access patterns.
Development shows sustained maintenance with deliberate breaking changes introduced to improve the tool's design, including a shift to foreground process execution and adoption of TOML for configuration. The codebase relies on a stable set of OCaml dependencies and uses dune as its build system, indicating a commitment to standard tooling practices within the OCaml ecosystem. The project maintains comprehensive documentation through a wiki covering installation, configuration, and authorization workflows.
