LibreELEC USB-SD Creator
6.0#19 in bootable usb softwareFree planFree planmacOSWindows
Visit| Fact | LibreELEC USB-SD Creator | USBImager |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2020 |
| Languages | Version 1.5 added Arabic and Korean translations. | The application includes dictionaries for 18 languages and detects the operating system language automatically. |
| macOS support | The current app is available for macOS 14 and newer. | macOS builds are supplied as native Cocoa binaries for Intel and ARM Macs. |
| Purpose | The app selects and downloads a LibreELEC image for an HTPC device and creates bootable USB or SD card media. | USBImager writes compressed disk images to USB drives and creates backups. |
| Support | The project directs users with app problems to its USB-SD Creator Support forum. | The README directs users to the GitLab issue tracker to report problems. |
The Creator suits people preparing bootable LibreELEC media for an HTPC on supported Windows or macOS versions. It can also write a local .img.gz image instead of downloading one through the app.
USBImager suits people who need to write disk images or make backups without relying on command-line tools. It also supports users working with compressed images, archives or microcontrollers over a serial line.