UNetbootin
Cross-platform tool to create bootable USB drive or create Live USB drives with built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
Last commit to the repository was on Jun 28, 2023, and latest version is from Feb 4, 2021.
Features
- Create bootable USB
- Persistent Linux
- Automatic downloading
- Download ISO Images
- Portable
- Windows To Go
- Privacy focused
- Ad-free
- Portable Linux
- Burn iso
- Lightweight
UNetbootin News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- K0RR updated UNetbootin
- takami9871 reviewed UNetbootin
the last update for this software was from 2021, two years ago (as i write now). for ubuntu users (22.4 or later), you can't add its ppa directly from your terminal because unetbootin doesn't support your current version
UNetbootin information
Developed by
Geza KovacsLicensing
Open Source and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 3.4Alternatives
55 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
OS & Utilities, CD/DVD ToolsGitHub repository
- 2,295 Stars
- 305 Forks
- 253 Open Issues
- Updated Sep 9, 2024
What is UNetbootin?
UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can load Linux and other distributions to a partition or USB drive. It loads distributions either by downloading listed Linux and BSD like distributions, a variety of system utilities and rescue disks ISO file, or by using an ISO file you've already downloaded.
Comments and Reviews
I'm using UNetbootin for a decade and it is very useful to improve my workflow.
Easy to install almost any distros from local and from the internet
UNetbootin was fine at one point but it rarely works anymore. I'd recommend using
balenaEtcher or 
Rufus for booting Linux distributions or using 
Boot Camp on 
macOS in order to boot Windows.
the last update for this software was from 2021, two years ago (as i write now). for ubuntu users (22.4 or later), you can't add its ppa directly from your terminal because unetbootin doesn't support your current version
This used to be quite handy, but it is only really useful on system with a legacy BIOS or CSM. If you need something that works on UEFI / Secure Boot, you'll need to look elsewhere. The bug asking for UEFI support was filed back in 2015, so it seems unlikely this will ever be fixed.
Interesting options, but most of the downloads fail, and when Arch Linux installed, it didn't boot properly. UNetbootin downloads the setup to a local temp file on harddrive, extracts it, and automatically installs it to the USB. It is all very automated.
I'm always having problems with UNetbootin. I do recommend MultiBootUSB or Rufus.