List of tools to create bootable USB
This is a list of utilities for creating Live USB.
Overview
Multiboot means that the tool allows multiple systems on the USB stick, as well as a bootloader on the USB flash drive to choose which system to load at boot time.
| Name | Developer | Licensing | Maintained? | Runs on (OS) | Target OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus | Pete Batard | GNU GPL v3 | Yes | Windows | DOS, Linux, Windows |
| Windows To Go | Microsoft | Proprietary | Yes | Windows | Windows 8 or later, Enterprise edition |
| DasBoot[1] | SubRosaSoft | Freeware | No | macOS | macOS |
| GNU dd | Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, and Stuart Kemp[2] | Free software | Yes | Unix-like | Virtually anything |
| Fedora Media Writer | Fedora Project | GNU GPL | No | Linux, macOS, Windows | Linux |
| LinuxLive USB Creator | Thibaut Lauzière | GNU GPL v3 | No | Windows | Linux |
| remastersys | Tony Brijeski | GNU GPL v2 | No[3] | Debian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu | Debian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu & their derivatives |
| SliTaz TazUSB | SliTaz | GNU GPL | Yes | SliTaz GNU/Linux | SliTaz GNU/Linux |
| SUSE Studio ImageWriter | Matt Barringer | GNU GPL v2 | Yes | Linux, Windows | Linux |
| Ubuntu Live USB creator | Canonical Ltd | GNU GPL v3 | Yes | Ubuntu, Windows | Ubuntu |
| UNetbootin | Geza Kovacs | GNU GPL v2+[4] | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows | Arch Linux, CentOS, Fedora, Gentoo, Linux Mint, MEPIS, Mandriva, openSUSE, Slackware, Ubuntu ; FreeBSD , NetBSD ; FreeDOS |
| AIO Boot | Tu Nguyen | Free software | Yes | Windows | DOS, Linux, Windows |
| Etcher | resin.io | Apache License 2.0 | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows | Linux |
See also
- List of Linux distributions that run from RAM
- Image optimizer
- Multiboot Specification
- System installer
References
- ^ "SubRosaSoft Dasboot 2.0". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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- ^ "remastersys web page".
- ^ "License and credits of UNetbootin".