Rufus

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About

Rufus is ranked #4 of 35 in bootable USB software on Inferse. It runs on Windows. There is a free plan.

Compared on bootable USB software

Free plan: Yesrufus.ie
Windows app: Yesrufus.ie
macOS app: Norufus.ie
Linux app: Norufus.ie
Multiboot support: Norufus.ie
Persistent storage: Yesrufus.ie
Image downloads: bothrufus.ie
Partition schemes: bothrufus.ie

Facts

Purpose: Rufus formats drives and creates bootable USB flash drives.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Boot media: It creates bootable drives from Windows, Linux, and other bootable ISO images, as well as disk images.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Drive formats: It can format USB drives, flash cards, and virtual drives to FAT, FAT32, NTFS, UDF, exFAT, ReFS, ext2, or ext3.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Windows installation: It can create Windows 11 installation drives with options for PCs without TPM or Secure Boot, and can set OOBE options such as a local account and privacy settings.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Other features: It supports Windows To Go drives, persistent Linux partitions, bad-block checks, image checksums, and downloading official Microsoft Windows ISOs.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Portable: The project describes Rufus as portable, small, and requiring no installation.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Languages: The interface natively supports 38 languages.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
License: Rufus is free software released under GPL v3, and the project says users may compile it from its published source.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security: The project describes measures including digitally signed executables, verified GitHub commits, hardware-based two-factor authentication, and static analysis.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support: The project directs users to its GitHub issue tracker to report problems or suggest features.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Windows support limit: The FAQ says Windows XP, Vista, and 7 are no longer supported; versions 2.18 and 3.22 are the last listed for XP and Windows 7, respectively.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Other platforms: The FAQ says there are no plans to port Rufus to Linux or macOS, and says an Android app using the Rufus name is unofficial.github.com · 30 Sept 2026