libqcow is a library to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file format.

Project information:

* Status: alpha
* Licence: LGPLv3+

Read-only supported QCOW formats:

* version 1
* version 2
* version 3

Supported QCOW format features:

* zlib (DEFLATE) compression
* AES-CBC 128-bit encryption
* backing file (differential image)

Unsupported QCOW format features:

* LUKS encryption
* data file
* in-image snapshots

Work in progress:

* Thread-safety in file API functions

For more information see:

* Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/libqcow/wiki/Home
* How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/libqcow/wiki/Building

