Universal USB Installer

Spec sheet

Purpose

Creates bootable USB drives from ISO files for Linux distributions, Windows installation media, recovery tools, antivirus utilities, cybersecurity tools, disk cloning, forensics, and other bootable software.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Audience

Pendrive Linux says its software and tutorials serve home users, students and educators, computer repair technicians, system administrators, IT professionals, Linux enthusiasts, developers, and businesses.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Support

The maker provides a contact form and asks bug reports to include reproduction steps, operating system, ISO filename, tool version, and expected outcome.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Founded

2006Read 23 Sep 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Classic requirements

Classic UUI requires Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7 and may also run on Linux through WINE.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Data loss warning

Preparing or formatting a USB drive can erase existing data, including all volumes and partitions on the selected disk.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Download verification

The download section publishes SHA-256 checksums and file sizes for UUI Py and classic UUI releases.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Filesystem options

Drive preparation offers NTFS, exFAT, and FAT32 storage filesystem choices, with exFAT selected by default.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Firmware support

UUI supports modern UEFI and legacy BIOS systems.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Multiboot

Multiple operating systems, installers, recovery utilities, backup tools, and diagnostic software can be kept on one USB flash drive.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Persistence

Persistent Linux Live USB storage is supported, with current support for persistence files up to 40GB.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Project history

Pendrive Linux began in 2006 as Lance's personal project focused on making Linux booting from USB easier.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Secure Boot

Secure Boot is supported by selecting VTOYEFI and enrolling the provided key through MokManager.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

UUI Py

The newer Python-based UUI Py runs natively on Windows and Linux and can detect drives prepared by UUI, YUMI, or Ventoy.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

UUI Py tools

UUI Py provides automatic ISO downloads, batch ISO addition, portable QEMU test booting, USB item management, and distribution descriptions.Read 1 Oct 2026 · pendrivelinux.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Bootable USB Software#21 of 387.5