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#27 of 38
Score
5.8
macUSB's website

The facts below are what the maker publishes about macUSB, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From macUSB's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
FreeFreeAll updates and features available to everyone

The facts

Each one read from macUSB's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Image verification
It calculates SHA-256 checksums for supported disk images and verifies raw image writes against their source.checked 11 Oct 2026
Install options
The project lists GitHub Releases and Homebrew as installation methods.checked 11 Oct 2026
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.checked 11 Oct 2026
License
The repository states that macUSB is licensed under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
Other boot media
It supports creating bootable USB media from supported Linux and Windows ISO images, with optional Windows setup automation.checked 11 Oct 2026
Purpose
macUSB is a guided macOS app for creating bootable USB media on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.checked 11 Oct 2026
Safety
Creating bootable media erases data on the selected USB drive; external HDD and SSD support is disabled by default at launch.checked 11 Oct 2026
Security
The v2.3.1 release says the app and background helper mutually verify trusted code signatures before privileged operations.checked 11 Oct 2026
Support
The README directs users with problems or questions to open a GitHub issue.checked 11 Oct 2026
Supported host
The host computer must be an Apple Silicon or Intel Mac running macOS Sonoma 14.6 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
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.checked 11 Oct 2026

Where it runs

macOS installers
It can download macOS installers from Apple servers, including available Public Beta releases, or use local installer files.checked 11 Oct 2026
Windows dependency
wimlib is not bundled and must be installed separately when a Windows image contains an install.wim file that needs splitting.checked 11 Oct 2026

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