Create bootable USB drives the easy way
Rufus is an application that helps format and creates bootable USB flash drives, consisting of USB keys/pen drives, memory sticks, etc.
It can be especially beneficial for instances where:
you want to create USB set up media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, and so forth.)
you need to paintings on a system that does not have an OS installed
you want to flash a BIOS or different firmware from DOS
you need to run a low-degree application
Despite its small length, Rufus offers everything you need!
Oh, and Rufus is speedy. For example, it is approximately two times as speedy as UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer or Windows 7 USB download tool, at the creation of a Windows 7 USB set up a drive from an ISO. It is likewise marginally faster on the advent of Linux bootable USB from ISOs. (1)
A non-exhaustive listing of Rufus supported ISOs is also provided at the bottom of this web page. (2)
Rufus three.Eight (1.1 MB)
Rufus three.8 Portable (1.1 MB)
Other variations (GitHub)
Other versions (FossHub)
Supported Languages:
Bahasa Indonesia , Bahasa Malaysia , Български , Čeština , Dansk , Deutsch , Ελληνικά ,
English , Español , Français , Hrvatski , Italiano , Latviešu , Lietuvių , Magyar , Nederlands , Norsk ,
Polski , Português , Português do Brasil , Русский , Română , Slovensky , Slovenščina , Srpski ,
Suomi , Svenska , Tiếng Việt , Türkçe , Українська , 简体中文 , 正體中文 , 日本語 , 한국어 , ไทย ,
עברית , العربية , پارسی .
System Requirements:
Windows 7 or later, 32 or sixty-four bit doesn't count. Once downloaded, the utility is prepared to apply.
I will take this possibility to express my gratitude to the translators who made it feasible for Rufus, in addition to this webpage, to be translated in various languages. If you discover that you could use Rufus on your very own language, you should certainly thank them!
Download the executable and run it – no installation is essential.
The executable is digitally signed and the signature needs to country:
"Akeo Consulting" (v1.3.Zero or later)
"Pete Batard - Open Source Developer" (v1.2.Zero or in advance)
Notes on DOS help:
If you create a DOS bootable drive and use a non-US keyboard, Rufus will attempt to choose a keyboard format in keeping with the locale of your system. In that case, FreeDOS, which is the default choice, is recommended over MS-DOS, because it helps more keyboard layouts.
Notes on ISO Support:
All versions of Rufus on account that v1.1.0 permit the creation of a bootable USB from an ISO image (.Iso).
Creating an ISO photograph from a bodily disc or from a fixed of documents could be very clean to do but, through the use of a CD burning application, along with the freely available CDBurnerXP or ImgBurn.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
A Rufus FAQ is available HERE.
To provide remarks, document a computer virus or request an enhancement, please use the Github trouble tracker. Or you can send an e-mail.
License
GNU General Public License (GPL) model 3 or later.
You are free to distribute, regulate or maybe sell the software, insofar as you admire the GPLv3 license.
Rufus is produced in a 100% transparent manner, from its public source, the usage of MinGW32 surroundings.
Changelog
Version three.Eight (2019.09.Sixteen) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
Fix regression in which a few ISOs (Debian) might produce a Syslinux mistake whilst booting in BIOS mode
Fix capability 0xC0030057 mistakes while seeking to create chronic walls on a non-FIXED power
Version three.7 (2019.09.09)
Finalize continual partition guide for Debian and Ubuntu [EXPERIMENTAL]:
Debian with patients must work out of the container with any latest Debian Live ISO.
Ubuntu with staying power ought to also work IF using a put up 2019.08.01 ISO (which includes daily-live).
Note that, due to trojan horse #1489855, seeking to use persistence with Ubuntu ISOs that had been launched before August 2019 will most effectively bring about rescue mode for the duration of the boot - You have been warned!
Other distros may work with patients as long as they use a Debian-like or Ubuntu-like technique, and, in the case of Ubuntu-like, if they use Casper with the #1489855 bugfix.
Important: Persistence and ext formatting support ought to nonetheless be considered EXPERIMENTAL at this degree.
Add cheat mode (Alt) to switch between percentage/velocity/ETA on some operations [EXPERIMENTAL]
Report SuperSpeed+ gadgets in the log (Come on USB-IF, simply add "Ludicrous Speed" already!)
Fix UI checkboxes (Extended label, Fixes for vintage BIOSes) being cleared on START
Fix Can't mount GUID extent regression when creating Windows To Go drives
Fix Volume label is invalid mistakes with empty labels on Windows 7
Fix stale development bar during standalone ext2/ext3 formatting
Fix an extraction failure with R-Drive Image bootable ISOs
Disable ISO mode for Pop!_OS
Other beauty and internal improvements
Other versions
Source Code
Rufus 3.Eight (3.2 MB)
Alternatively, you can clone the git repository the usage of:
$ git clone git://github.Com/pbatard/rufus
For greater records, see the Github mission.
If you are a developer, you are very a whole lot recommended to tinker with Rufus and put up patches.
Donations
Since I'm getting asked approximately this on a regular basis, there may be no donation button on this page.
The principal motive is that I sense that the donation gadget does not definitely help software program development and worse, maybe guilt-inducing for customers who select not to donate.
Instead, I suppose that "mécénat"; or developer patronage, from companies that benefit maximum from a wholesome FLOSS environment, is what we must be aiming for. This is because, except they're subsidized through an organization, developers who want to offer fine Open Source software can not realistically maintain complete-time development, irrespective of how generous their software program customers are.
Also, except you're blockading them (hint, hint), you'll observe that there are advertisements in this web page, which I consider sufficient revenue sufficient.
Finally, the fact that I have the liberty to develop Free Software in my spare time needs to indicate that I'm well-off enough, and therefore which you need to direct your generosity towards folks that want it loads extra than I do. If you in reality insist, you could always make a donation to the Free Software Foundation, as they're the primary reason software program like Rufus is viable.
At any price, I'll take this possibility to say thank you to your persevering with help and exuberance approximately this little program: it is a lot appreciated!
But please continue to feel free to use Rufus with none guilt approximately now not contributing for it financially – you must never!
(1) Speed contrast among Rufus and other applications
The following assessments have been carried out on a Windows 7 x64 Core 2 duo/4 GB RAM platform, with a USB 3.Zero controller and a 16 GB USB 3.0 ADATA S102 flash pressure.
• Windows 7 x64 : en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_618240.Iso
Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool v1.Zero.30 00:08:10
Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.5 00:07:10
UNetbootin v1.1.1.1 00:06:20
RMPrepUSB v2.1.638 00:04:10
WiNToBootic v1.2 00:03:35
Rufus v1.1.1 00:03:25
• Ubuntu 11.10 x86 : ubuntu-eleven.10-desktop-i386.Iso
UNetbootin v1.1.1.1 00:01:forty five
RMPrepUSB v2.1.638 00:01:35
Universal USB Installer v1.Eight.7.Five 00:01:20
Rufus v1.1.1 00:01:15
• Slackware 13.37 x86 : slackware-thirteen.37-installation-dvd.Iso
UNetbootin v1.1.1.1 01:00:00+
Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.Five 00:24:35
RMPrepUSB v2.1.638 00:22:45
Rufus v1.1.1 00:20:15
