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Spec sheet

Purpose
macUSB is a guided macOS app for creating bootable USB media on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security
The v2.3.1 release says the app and background helper mutually verify trusted code signatures before privileged operations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The README directs users with problems or questions to open a GitHub issue.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The repository states that macUSB is licensed under the MIT License.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Image verification
It calculates SHA-256 checksums for supported disk images and verifies raw image writes against their source.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Install options
The project lists GitHub Releases and Homebrew as installation methods.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Latest listed release
The releases page lists macUSB v2.5 as the latest release and describes raw image writing and exporting downloaded macOS installers as DMG files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
macOS installers
It can download macOS installers from Apple servers, including available Public Beta releases, or use local installer files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Other boot media
It supports creating bootable USB media from supported Linux and Windows ISO images, with optional Windows setup automation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Safety
Creating bootable media erases data on the selected USB drive; external HDD and SSD support is disabled by default at launch.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Supported host
The host computer must be an Apple Silicon or Intel Mac running macOS Sonoma 14.6 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
USB capacity
macOS installers require at least 16 GB, or 32 GB for macOS Sequoia 15 and later; Windows and Linux images require at least 1 GB, depending on image size.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Windows dependency
wimlib is not bundled and must be installed separately when a Windows image contains an install.wim file that needs splitting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Free Free All updates and features available to everyone Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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