List of tools to create bootable 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. Multiboot is environmental technology since it requires only a single storage device to boot multiple files.
- "Persistence" is the ability, for a Linux Live distribution, to save the changes (like softwares, documents, parameters, etc) in the live USB across reboots.
| Name | Developer | Licensing | Maintained? | Multiboot | Persistence support for Linux distributions | Runs on (OS) | Target OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balenaEtcher | Balena | Apache License 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Linux, macOS, Windows | Anything | |
| DasBoot | SubRosaSoft | Freeware | No | No | — | macOS | macOS |
| dd | Various developers | Free software (most vendors) | Yes | No | Unix-like | Anything | |
| Fedora Media Writer | The Fedora Project | GNU GPL v2 | Yes | No | Linux, macOS, Windows | Fedora | |
| GNOME Disks | Gnome disks contributors | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | No | Linux | Anything | |
| LinuxLive USB Creator (LiLi) | Thibaut Lauzière | GNU GPL v3 | No | No | Windows | Linux | |
| remastersys | Tony Brijeski | GNU GPL v2 | No[1] | No | Debian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu | Debian and derivatives | |
| Rufus | Pete Batard | GNU GPL v3 | Yes | No | Windows | Anything | |
| SliTaz TazUSB | SliTaz | GNU GPL v3 | Yes | No | SliTaz GNU/Linux | SliTaz GNU/Linux | |
| Ubuntu Live USB creator | Canonical Ltd | GNU GPL v3 | Yes | No | Ubuntu, Windows | Ubuntu | |
| UNetbootin | Geza Kovacs | GNU GPL v2+[2] | Yes | No | Linux, macOS, Windows | Anything | |
| Universal USB Installer (UUI) | Pendrivelinux | GNU GPL | Yes | No[3] | Windows | Linux | |
| Ventoy | longpanda | GNU GPL v3+[4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux, Windows | Anything |
| Windows To Go | Microsoft | Proprietary | No | No | — | Windows | Windows |
References
- "remastersys web page". remastersys.com.
- "UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads". unetbootin.github.io.
- "Universal USB Installer – Boot From USB". 8 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
If you are looking to add multiple Live Linux distributions, System Diagnostic Tools, Antivirus Utilities, and Windows Installers, you should use YUMI Multiboot Software, instead.
- "Ventoy". www.ventoy.net.
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