This is a list of utilities for creating a live USB. Only those listed on Wikipedia are included.
Overview
edit- "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 | No[1] | 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[2] | 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+[3] | Yes | No | Linux, macOS, Windows | Anything | |
| Universal USB Installer (UUI) | Pendrivelinux | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes[4] | Yes | Windows | Linux |
| Ventoy | longpanda | GNU GPL v3+[5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux, Windows | Anything |
| Windows To Go | Microsoft | Proprietary | No | No | — | Windows | Windows |
| YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Integrator) | Pendrivelinux | GNU GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows | Linux |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Multiple ISO on one USB". balenaForums. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ "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.
...inherits YUMI's Multiboot bootable USB features.
- ^ "Ventoy". www.ventoy.net.