UNetbootin

7.02 Bootable USB creator for Windows

Sven Sorensen

Utility that allows you to create bootable USB drives for installing operating systems or running live environments.

Free and open source universal netboot installation software download, reviewed by Sven Sørensen
Piece of software that can install various Linux / BSD distributions - Screenshot of UNetbootin
Install various distributions - Screenshot of UNetbootin
Grab the desired OS or specify the ISO file - Screenshot of UNetbootin
Create bootable USB drives - Screenshot of UNetbootin
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Excellent software for users of Linux or BSD for creating bootable media for the most popular Linux distros.

UNetbootin is a utility allowing you to create a live, bootable Linux Distro such as Ubuntu, Redhat, Fedora, Debian, etc without having to waste a CD. It can turn a USB drive with sufficient space. The program can run on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It loads distros from ISO images you've downloaded from a particular site and those that you've created yourself.

Usage is simple and with Windows, you can grab an ISO, select a target drive and once done, reboot. From there, you can now run your Linux distrubition and boot from it. Make sure your BIOS settings are configured to try booting from a USB drive when present.

It works by extracting an ISO file to the USB drive and creates the proper syslinux config making your distro bootable.

UNetbootin is now available in several languages.

The list of supported Linux distributions is long, but some of the most popular are Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS (and RHEL), BSD flavours and Gentoo.

UNetbootin is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2 or above.

Features of UNetbootin

  • Bootable: Create bootable live USB drives.
  • Compatible: Compatible with Windows and Linux.
  • Configuration: Configure bootloader options.
  • Customizable: Ability to customize distributions.
  • Extensive: Supports a wide range of ISO and disk image formats.
  • Flexible: Install on hard disk or USB.
  • Linux Distros: Supports many mainstream Linux distributions including CentOS, Gentoo, Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE.
  • Network: Download distributions directly from the Internet.
  • Persistent: Ability to retain changes made to the live system.
  • Portable: Create portable USB drives.
  • Secure: Supports secure boot and UEFI.
  • Storage: Ability to store multiple distributions.
  • Updates: Automatically check for updates.
  • User-friendly: Easy-to-use interface.
  • Versatile: Create Linux, BSD and other distributions.

Compatibility and License

UNetbootin has been released under the open source GPL license on Windows from disk management. The license provides the options to freely download, install, run and share this program without any restrictions. The source code for UNetbootin should be freely available and modifications are certainly permitted as well as the option to inspect the software.

Arpad and Geza Kovacs accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.

What version of Windows can UNetbootin run on?

UNetbootin can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.

Filed under:
  1. UNetbootin Download
  2. Free Disk Management
  3. Open source and GPL software
  4. Universal Netboot Installation Software
UNetbootin has been picked by our editors as excellent.
UNetbootin has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested UNetbootin 7.02 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.