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MajUSB Bootable Creator

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Spec sheet

Purpose
MajUSB Bootable Creator writes Linux or Windows ISO images to USB drives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Intended users
The README describes selecting an ISO and USB device, optionally choosing a cluster size for Windows ISOs, then writing the drive while viewing progress and logs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Advanced mode limitation
Direct dd mode is off by default and the README warns it may fail on modern UEFI systems or with files larger than 4 GB.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Contributions and support
The project welcomes pull requests and asks users to open an issue for bugs or feature requests.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Direct write limitation
Optional dd mode is off by default and may fail to boot on modern Windows 10/11 UEFI systems or with files larger than 4 GB.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Downloads
The README lists an AppImage as recommended, an AUR package named majusb, and a DEB release described as untested.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Interface
The application is written in Rust and uses a GTK4 graphical interface.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Linux USB creation
The project lists Linux ISO writing as supported.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Native Windows platform
The README says native Windows support is planned but not implemented, and advises using the app on Linux for now.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Native Windows support
The README says native Windows support is planned but not yet implemented and recommends using the app on Linux.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Packages
The README lists an AppImage, an AUR package, and a DEB release that it describes as untested.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Persistence limitation
The README says persistence detection and partition creation work, but boot-time persistence is non-functional.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Privilege handling
Writing to USB devices uses a helper binary with pkexec and may prompt for the user's password.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Requirements
The README lists GTK4 and system packages including util-linux, dosfstools, ntfs-3g, parted, rsync, and polkit among the prerequisites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support and contributions
The project invites bug reports and feature requests through GitHub issues and welcomes pull requests.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Verification
Read-back verification is on by default and compares written files against the ISO; the CLI can disable it with --skip-verify.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Windows USB creation
Its Windows flow creates a FAT32 BOOT partition and an NTFS ESD-USB partition, with optional TPM, Secure Boot, and RAM bypass flags.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Write verification
Read-back verification is enabled by default and compares written data with the ISO; the CLI can disable it with --skip-verify.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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