diff --git a/.docker/build-linux.sh b/.docker/build-linux.sh
index 8ed9e63d..542966c7 100755
--- a/.docker/build-linux.sh
+++ b/.docker/build-linux.sh
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ case "-$BUILD_TYPE-" in
   *-minimal-*)
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DENABLE_PERFMON=0 -DWITH_MAN_OPTION=0 -DENABLE_RICEPP=0"
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DTRY_ENABLE_BROTLI=0 -DTRY_ENABLE_LZ4=0 -DTRY_ENABLE_FLAC=0"
+    CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DDWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL=1 -DDISABLE_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_FORMAT=1"
     ;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 894b7445..d891d09d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ option(WITH_FUSE_EXTRACT_BINARY "build with fuse-extract binary" OFF)
 option(WITH_PXATTR "build with pxattr binary" OFF)
 option(WITH_EXAMPLE "build with example binary" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_STACKTRACE "build with stack trace support" OFF)
+option(DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL "disable patterns support in dwarfsextract" OFF)
+option(DISABLE_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_FORMAT "disable filesystem extractor format support" OFF)
 if(APPLE)
   option(USE_HOMEBREW_LIBARCHIVE "use libarchive from homebrew" ON)
 endif()
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ if(WITH_LIBDWARFS)
   set(DWARFS_BUILTIN_MANPAGE ${WITH_MAN_OPTION})
   set(DWARFS_PERFMON_ENABLED ${ENABLE_PERFMON})
   set(DWARFS_STACKTRACE_ENABLED ${ENABLE_STACKTRACE})
+  set(DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT ${DISABLE_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_FORMAT})
 
   configure_file(cmake/config.h.in include/dwarfs/config.h @ONLY)
 else()
@@ -297,6 +300,9 @@ if(WITH_TOOLS)
   target_link_libraries(mkdwarfs_main PRIVATE dwarfs_reader dwarfs_writer dwarfs_rewrite)
   target_link_libraries(dwarfsck_main PRIVATE dwarfs_reader)
   target_link_libraries(dwarfsextract_main PRIVATE dwarfs_extractor)
+  target_compile_definitions(dwarfsextract_main PRIVATE
+    $<$<BOOL:${DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL}>:DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL>
+  )
 
   if(WITH_UNIVERSAL_BINARY)
     add_executable(dwarfsuniversal tools/src/universal.cpp)
@@ -576,6 +582,9 @@ if(WITH_TESTS)
 
   if(TARGET tool_main_test)
     target_link_libraries(tool_main_test PRIVATE mkdwarfs_main dwarfsck_main dwarfsextract_main PkgConfig::LIBARCHIVE)
+    target_compile_definitions(tool_main_test PRIVATE
+      $<$<BOOL:${DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL}>:DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL>
+    )
   endif()
 
   if(TARGET manpage_test)
@@ -587,6 +596,9 @@ if(WITH_TESTS)
       target_compile_definitions(manpage_test PRIVATE DWARFS_WITH_FUSE_DRIVER)
       target_link_libraries(manpage_test PRIVATE dwarfs_main)
     endif()
+    target_compile_definitions(manpage_test PRIVATE
+      $<$<BOOL:${DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL}>:DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL>
+    )
   endif()
 
   if(TARGET tools_test)
diff --git a/cmake/config.h.in b/cmake/config.h.in
index 56b69074..c0913342 100644
--- a/cmake/config.h.in
+++ b/cmake/config.h.in
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
 #cmakedefine DWARFS_BUILTIN_MANPAGE 1
 #cmakedefine DWARFS_PERFMON_ENABLED 1
 #cmakedefine DWARFS_STACKTRACE_ENABLED 1
+#cmakedefine DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT 1
 // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-macro-to-enum)
diff --git a/src/utility/filesystem_extractor.cpp b/src/utility/filesystem_extractor.cpp
index 08e8b393..f5317612 100644
--- a/src/utility/filesystem_extractor.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/filesystem_extractor.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <folly/portability/Unistd.h>
 #include <folly/system/ThreadName.h>
 
+#include <dwarfs/config.h>
 #include <dwarfs/file_stat.h>
 #include <dwarfs/fstypes.h>
 #include <dwarfs/glob_matcher.h>
@@ -121,8 +122,11 @@ class filesystem_extractor_ final : public filesystem_extractor::impl {
     }
   }
 
-  void open_archive(std::filesystem::path const& output,
-                    std::string const& format) override {
+  void open_archive(std::filesystem::path const& output [[maybe_unused]],
+                    std::string const& format [[maybe_unused]]) override {
+#ifdef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
+    DWARFS_THROW(runtime_error, "open_archive() not supported in this build");
+#else
     LOG_DEBUG << "opening archive file in " << format << " format";
 
     a_ = ::archive_write_new();
@@ -136,10 +140,15 @@ class filesystem_extractor_ final : public filesystem_extractor::impl {
 #else
     check_result(::archive_write_open_filename(
         a_, output.empty() ? nullptr : output.string().c_str()));
+#endif
 #endif
   }
 
-  void open_stream(std::ostream& os, std::string const& format) override {
+  void open_stream(std::ostream& os [[maybe_unused]],
+                   std::string const& format [[maybe_unused]]) override {
+#ifdef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
+    DWARFS_THROW(runtime_error, "open_stream() not supported in this build");
+#else
 #ifdef _WIN32
     if (::_pipe(pipefd_.data(), 8192, _O_BINARY) != 0) {
       DWARFS_THROW(system_error, "_pipe()");
@@ -160,6 +169,7 @@ class filesystem_extractor_ final : public filesystem_extractor::impl {
     check_result(::archive_write_set_format_by_name(a_, format.c_str()));
     check_result(::archive_write_set_bytes_in_last_block(a_, 1));
     check_result(::archive_write_open_fd(a_, pipefd_[1]));
+#endif
   }
 
   void open_disk(std::filesystem::path const& output) override {
diff --git a/test/compat_test.cpp b/test/compat_test.cpp
index 5692f82e..e18d422d 100644
--- a/test/compat_test.cpp
+++ b/test/compat_test.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <folly/String.h>
 
 #include <dwarfs/block_compressor.h>
+#include <dwarfs/config.h>
 #include <dwarfs/file_stat.h>
 #include <dwarfs/logger.h>
 #include <dwarfs/mmap.h>
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ void walk_tree(reader::filesystem_v2 const& fs, T& cb,
   }
 }
 
-void check_compat(logger& lgr, reader::filesystem_v2 const& fs,
+void check_compat(logger& lgr [[maybe_unused]], reader::filesystem_v2 const& fs,
                   std::string const& version, bool enable_nlink) {
   bool const has_devices = not(version == "0.2.0" or version == "0.2.3");
   bool const has_ac_time = version == "0.2.0" or version == "0.2.3";
@@ -1079,6 +1080,7 @@ void check_compat(logger& lgr, reader::filesystem_v2 const& fs,
     }
   }
 
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
   test::os_access_mock os;
   utility::filesystem_extractor ext(lgr, os);
   std::ostringstream oss;
@@ -1111,6 +1113,7 @@ void check_compat(logger& lgr, reader::filesystem_v2 const& fs,
   }
 
   EXPECT_EQ(ref_entries.size(), mtree.size());
+#endif
 
   std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> testdirs{
       {"empty", {"empty/alsoempty"}},
diff --git a/test/manpage_test.cpp b/test/manpage_test.cpp
index e9260d5a..562dfc4b 100644
--- a/test/manpage_test.cpp
+++ b/test/manpage_test.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <range/v3/range/conversion.hpp>
 #include <range/v3/view/map.hpp>
 
+#include <dwarfs/config.h>
 #include <dwarfs/tool/main_adapter.h>
 #include <dwarfs/tool/pager.h>
 #include <dwarfs/tool/render_manpage.h>
@@ -190,6 +191,15 @@ TEST_P(manpage_coverage_test, options) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (tool_name == "dwarfsextract") {
+#ifdef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
+    man_opts.erase("format");
+#endif
+#ifdef DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL
+    man_opts.erase("pattern");
+#endif
+  }
+
   for (auto const& [opt, short_opt] : man_opts) {
     auto it = help_opts.find(opt);
     if (it == help_opts.end()) {
diff --git a/test/tool_main_test.cpp b/test/tool_main_test.cpp
index d6409708..973f1307 100644
--- a/test/tool_main_test.cpp
+++ b/test/tool_main_test.cpp
@@ -571,7 +571,8 @@ TEST_F(dwarfsextract_main_test, cmdline_help_arg) {
   EXPECT_THAT(out(), ::testing::HasSubstr("Usage: dwarfsextract"));
 }
 
-#if DWARFS_PERFMON_ENABLED
+#if DWARFS_PERFMON_ENABLED &&                                                  \
+    !defined(DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT)
 TEST(dwarfsextract_test, perfmon) {
   auto t = dwarfsextract_tester::create_with_image();
   ASSERT_EQ(0, t.run({"-i", "image.dwarfs", "-f", "mtree", "--perfmon",
@@ -2148,6 +2149,7 @@ constexpr std::array const progress_modes{
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(dwarfs, mkdwarfs_progress_test,
                          ::testing::ValuesIn(progress_modes));
 
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
 TEST(dwarfsextract_test, mtree) {
   auto t = dwarfsextract_tester::create_with_image();
   ASSERT_EQ(0, t.run({"-i", "image.dwarfs", "-f", "mtree"})) << t.err();
@@ -2157,6 +2159,7 @@ TEST(dwarfsextract_test, mtree) {
   EXPECT_THAT(out, ::testing::HasSubstr("type=file"));
 }
 
+#ifndef DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL
 TEST(dwarfsextract_test, patterns) {
   auto mkdt = mkdwarfs_tester::create_empty();
   mkdt.add_test_file_tree();
@@ -2187,6 +2190,7 @@ TEST(dwarfsextract_test, patterns) {
   }
   EXPECT_EQ(expected, actual);
 }
+#endif
 
 TEST(dwarfsextract_test, stdout_progress_error) {
   auto t = dwarfsextract_tester::create_with_image();
@@ -2326,6 +2330,8 @@ TEST_P(dwarfsextract_format_test, basic) {
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(dwarfs, dwarfsextract_format_test,
                          ::testing::ValuesIn(libarchive_formats));
 
+#endif
+
 TEST(dwarfsck_test, check_exclusive) {
   auto t = dwarfsck_tester::create_with_image();
   EXPECT_NE(0, t.run({"image.dwarfs", "--no-check", "--check-integrity"}))
diff --git a/test/tools_test.cpp b/test/tools_test.cpp
index a8d56577..80bc7805 100644
--- a/test/tools_test.cpp
+++ b/test/tools_test.cpp
@@ -1813,14 +1813,20 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
 TEST(tools_test, dwarfsextract_progress) {
   dwarfs::temporary_directory tempdir("dwarfs");
   auto td = tempdir.path();
+#ifdef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
+  auto out = subprocess::check_run(dwarfsextract_bin, "-i", test_catdata_dwarfs,
+                                   "-o", td.string(), "--stdout-progress");
+  EXPECT_TRUE(fs::exists(td / "pcmaudio" / "test12.aiff"));
+#else
   auto tarfile = td / "output.tar";
 
   auto out =
       subprocess::check_run(dwarfsextract_bin, "-i", test_catdata_dwarfs, "-o",
                             tarfile, "-f", "gnutar", "--stdout-progress");
-  ASSERT_TRUE(out);
   EXPECT_TRUE(fs::exists(tarfile));
+#endif
 
+  ASSERT_TRUE(out);
   EXPECT_GT(out->size(), 100) << *out;
 #ifdef _WIN32
   EXPECT_THAT(*out, ::testing::EndsWith("100%\r\n"));
@@ -1830,6 +1836,7 @@ TEST(tools_test, dwarfsextract_progress) {
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
 TEST(tools_test, dwarfsextract_stdout) {
   dwarfs::temporary_directory tempdir("dwarfs");
   auto td = tempdir.path();
@@ -1862,6 +1869,7 @@ TEST(tools_test, dwarfsextract_file_out) {
   EXPECT_THAT(mtree, ::testing::StartsWith("#mtree\n"));
   EXPECT_THAT(mtree, ::testing::HasSubstr("type=file"));
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 TEST(tools_test, mkdwarfs_invalid_utf8_filename) {
diff --git a/tools/src/dwarfsextract_main.cpp b/tools/src/dwarfsextract_main.cpp
index 3b5708fc..d25c3b90 100644
--- a/tools/src/dwarfsextract_main.cpp
+++ b/tools/src/dwarfsextract_main.cpp
@@ -57,18 +57,23 @@ namespace dwarfs::tool {
 
 namespace {
 
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
 #ifdef _WIN32
 constexpr std::wstring_view kDash{L"-"};
 #else
 constexpr std::string_view kDash{"-"};
 #endif
+#endif
 
 } // namespace
 
 int dwarfsextract_main(int argc, sys_char** argv, iolayer const& iol) {
   sys_string fs_image, output, trace_file;
-  std::string format, cache_size_str, image_offset;
+  std::string cache_size_str, image_offset;
   logger_options logopts;
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
+  std::string format;
+#endif
 #if DWARFS_PERFMON_ENABLED
   std::string perfmon_str;
 #endif
@@ -85,15 +90,19 @@ int dwarfsextract_main(int argc, sys_char** argv, iolayer const& iol) {
     ("output,o",
         po_sys_value<sys_string>(&output),
         "output file or directory")
+#ifndef DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL
     ("pattern",
         po::value<std::vector<std::string>>(),
         "only extract files matching these patterns")
+#endif
     ("image-offset,O",
         po::value<std::string>(&image_offset)->default_value("auto"),
         "filesystem image offset in bytes")
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
     ("format,f",
         po::value<std::string>(&format),
         "output format")
+#endif
     ("continue-on-error",
         po::value<bool>(&continue_on_error)->zero_tokens(),
         "continue if errors are encountered")
@@ -123,7 +132,9 @@ int dwarfsextract_main(int argc, sys_char** argv, iolayer const& iol) {
   tool::add_common_options(opts, logopts);
 
   po::positional_options_description pos;
+#ifndef DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL
   pos.add("pattern", -1);
+#endif
 
   po::variables_map vm;
 
@@ -161,10 +172,12 @@ int dwarfsextract_main(int argc, sys_char** argv, iolayer const& iol) {
 
   std::unique_ptr<glob_matcher> matcher;
 
+#ifndef DWARFSEXTRACT_MINIMAL
   if (vm.contains("pattern")) {
     matcher = std::make_unique<glob_matcher>(
         vm["pattern"].as<std::vector<std::string>>());
   }
+#endif
 
   int rv = 0;
 
@@ -194,8 +207,11 @@ int dwarfsextract_main(int argc, sys_char** argv, iolayer const& iol) {
     reader::filesystem_v2_lite fs(lgr, *iol.os, fs_image, fsopts, perfmon);
     utility::filesystem_extractor fsx(lgr, *iol.os);
 
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
     if (format.empty()) {
+#endif
       fsx.open_disk(iol.os->canonical(output));
+#ifndef DWARFS_FILESYSTEM_EXTRACTOR_NO_OPEN_FORMAT
     } else {
       std::ostream* stream{nullptr};
 
@@ -218,6 +234,7 @@ int dwarfsextract_main(int argc, sys_char** argv, iolayer const& iol) {
         fsx.open_archive(iol.os->canonical(output), format);
       }
     }
+#endif
 
     utility::filesystem_extractor_options fsx_opts;