{{Short description|none}} This is a list of utilities for creating a live USB. Only those listed on Wikipedia are included.
==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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} * "Persistence" is the ability, for a Linux Live distribution, to save the changes (to e.g. software, documents, parameters, etc) in the live USB across reboots.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller; table-layout:fixed" |- ! scope=col|Name ! scope=col|Developer ! scope=col|Licensing ! scope=col|Maintained? ! scope=col|Multiboot ! scope=col|Persistence support for Linux distributions ! scope=col|Runs on (OS) ! scope=col|Target OS |- |balenaEtcher |Balena |{{Free|Apache License 2.0}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-15 |title=Multiple ISO on one USB |url=https://forums.balena.io/t/multiple-iso-on-one-usb/350128 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=balenaForums |language=en}}</ref> | |Linux, macOS, Windows |Anything |- |DasBoot |SubRosaSoft |{{Nonfree|Freeware}} |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{N/A}} |macOS |macOS |- |dd |Various developers |{{Free|Free software}} (most vendors) |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |Unix-like |Anything |- |Fedora Media Writer |The Fedora Project |{{Free|GNU GPL v2}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |Linux, macOS, Windows |Fedora |- |GNOME Disks | Gnome disks contributors |{{Free|GPL-2.0-or-later}} | {{yes}} |{{No}} | |Linux |Anything |- |LinuxLive USB Creator (LiLi) |Thibaut Lauzière |{{Free|GNU GPL v3}} |{{No}} |{{No}} | |Windows |Linux |- |remastersys |Tony Brijeski |{{free|GNU GPL v2}} |{{No}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://remastersys.com/|title=remastersys web page|website=remastersys.com}}</ref> |{{No}} | |Debian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu |Debian and derivatives |- |Rufus |Pete Batard |{{free|GNU GPL v3}} |{{yes}} |{{No}} | |Windows |Anything |- |SliTaz TazUSB |SliTaz |{{Free|GNU GPL v3}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |SliTaz GNU/Linux |SliTaz GNU/Linux |- |Ubuntu Live USB creator |Canonical Ltd |{{free|GNU GPL v3}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |Ubuntu, Windows |Ubuntu |- |UNetbootin |Geza Kovacs |{{free|GNU GPL v2+}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unetbootin.github.io/#credits|title=UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads|website=unetbootin.github.io}}</ref> |{{Yes}} |{{No}} | |Linux, macOS, Windows |Anything |- |Universal USB Installer (UUI) |Pendrivelinux |{{free|GNU GPL}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Universal USB Installer – Boot From USB |date=8 February 2010 |url=https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ |access-date=29 January 2023 |quote=...inherits YUMI's Multiboot bootable USB features.}}</ref> |{{Yes}} |Windows |Linux |- |Ventoy |longpanda |{{free|GNU GPL v3+}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ventoy.net/|title=Ventoy|website=www.ventoy.net}}</ref> |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |Linux, Windows |Anything |- |Windows To Go |Microsoft |{{Nonfree|Proprietary}} |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{N/A}} |Windows |Windows |- |YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Integrator) |Pendrivelinux |{{free|GNU GPL}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |Windows |Linux |}
== See also == * List of Linux distributions that run from RAM * Multiboot specification * System installer
==References==
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