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MajUSB Bootable Creator

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5.2
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The facts below are what the maker publishes about MajUSB Bootable Creator, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

The facts

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

What it does

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.checked 11 Oct 2026
Contributions and support
The project welcomes pull requests and asks users to open an issue for bugs or feature requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
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.checked 11 Oct 2026
Downloads
The README lists an AppImage as recommended, an AUR package named majusb, and a DEB release described as untested.checked 11 Oct 2026
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.checked 11 Oct 2026
Interface
The application is written in Rust and uses a GTK4 graphical interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
License
The project is distributed under the MIT License, which grants permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute the software subject to its terms.checked 11 Oct 2026
Packages
The README lists an AppImage, an AUR package, and a DEB release that it describes as untested.checked 11 Oct 2026
Persistence limitation
The README says persistence detection and partition creation work, but boot-time persistence is non-functional.checked 11 Oct 2026
Privilege handling
Writing to USB devices uses a helper binary with pkexec and may prompt for the user's password.checked 11 Oct 2026
Purpose
MajUSB Bootable Creator writes Linux or Windows ISO images to USB drives.checked 11 Oct 2026
Requirements
The README lists GTK4 and system packages including util-linux, dosfstools, ntfs-3g, parted, rsync, and polkit among the prerequisites.checked 11 Oct 2026
Support and contributions
The project invites bug reports and feature requests through GitHub issues and welcomes pull requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
Verification
Read-back verification is on by default and compares written files against the ISO; the CLI can disable it with --skip-verify.checked 11 Oct 2026
Write verification
Read-back verification is enabled by default and compares written data with the ISO; the CLI can disable it with --skip-verify.checked 11 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Linux USB creation
The project lists Linux ISO writing as supported.checked 11 Oct 2026
Native Windows platform
The README says native Windows support is planned but not implemented, and advises using the app on Linux for now.checked 11 Oct 2026
Native Windows support
The README says native Windows support is planned but not yet implemented and recommends using the app on Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026
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.checked 11 Oct 2026

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