List of tools to create Live USB systems

List of tools to create Live USB systems

Name of the tool	Runs from...	Installs...	Comments
cd2usb	windows	designed to make Live USBs of Ubuntu (also Super OS)	"cd2usb by hacktolive" (formerly "ULUMFW")
MultiBootUSB	Linux, Windows	Multiple Linux Distro(s) in single USB	QEMU option to test iso files and bootable USB (only windows) Keeps USB clean Auto detection of iso files Simple user interface
DasBoot	Mac OS X	Mac OS X
dd	Unix and Linux	any image
Debian live-magic	Debian	Debian	Can create various image types (CD, USB, netboot, webboot)
Fedora Live USB creator	Windows and Linux	Fedora
flash-knoppix	Knoppix DVD	Knoppix
FUSBi = Free USB Installer	Linux and Windows	the FSF-endorsed Free Software GNU/Linux Distributions general support for any .iso	based on UNetbootin
HP Drive Key Boot Utility	Windows	utility to create bootable USB sticks latest version: 7.41.3790.0 (8 Nov 2005)	one of the earliest tools Version: 7.10 (6 Aug 2004)
LinuxLive USB Creator	Windows	many general support for any .iso
LiveUSB Install	Linux, Windows	many general support for any .iso, .img etc. (via dd)	Initially developed by SKSS for USU Linux offers optional data persistence for Ubuntu and Debian-based distributions
make-live-device.sh	puredyne	puredyne	wiki instructions
Mandriva Seed	Linux and Windows	Mandriva One
MultiSystem, LiveUSB MultiBoot.	Linux	many
Portable Workspace Creator	Windows 8	Windows 8	Not yet released
Portable Linux	Linux	any distribution that uses Casper as its LiveCD technology	offers data persistence
SARDU (Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility)	Windows	Comprehensive collections of antivirus rescue cds, collections of utilities, popular distributions of Linux Live, the best known Windows PE © , recovery disks and Install of Windows XP © and Windows Seven ©	Build MultiBoot USB and CD/DVD.
SliTaz TazUSB	Linux	SliTaz	offers data persistance and rollback
SUSE Studio ImageWriter	Linux and Windows	SUSE Studio and SUSE Linux distributions any hybrid .iso	offers data persistence
Ubuntu Live USB creator	Linux	Ubuntu
UNetbootin	Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X	can automatically download 37 distros and supports many others general support for any .iso	The resulting installation will function just as it does from a CD. Offers data persistence
Universal USB Installer (PendriveLinux.com)	Windows	multi-boot iso/squashfs manager (add/remove) single-boot, maybe with persistence	generic iso options iso download option
Win32 Disk Imager = Image Writer for Windows	Windows	any disk image	recommended by Arch Linux and Moblin
Wubi	Windows	Ubuntu (operating system)	offers data persistence