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Rufus++
A cross-platform Qt application for creating, formatting, verifying, and capturing bootable media on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Status: field-testing preview.
The application is feature-ready, but broad physical-device testing and
production macOS signing are still outstanding. Back up important data
and verify the selected target before writing.
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- Connect and select a removable target. Confirm its model and capacity.
- Select an image or installer. Rufus++ analyzes the source and enables applicable options.
- Review the settings. Choose the layout, filesystem, format, and verification policy where available.
- Select Start. Read the destructive-write summary and confirm the exact target.
- Wait for completion. Do not disconnect the device while writing or verification is in progress.
Features
- Image deployment — ISO, raw, compressed, VHD, VHDX, and FFU image analysis and writing.
- Operating-system media — Windows installation and Windows To Go media, detected Linux persistence, and native macOS installer creation.
- Disk preparation — MBR and GPT layouts, BIOS and UEFI targets, standalone formatting, and selectable quick or full format.
- Blank boot media — FreeDOS, user-supplied MS-DOS and bootloaders, bundled GRUB2 and Syslinux, UEFI:NTFS, and offline UEFI Shell media.
- Capture and inspection — Drive capture to DD, fixed/dynamic VHD, VHDX, FFU, or UDF ISO where supported, plus read-only device and partition inspection.
- Verification and safety — MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 checksums, post-write verification, bad-block testing, guarded device access, and destructive-write confirmation.
Complete feature reference · Test coverage and known limitations
Source code
Rufus++ uses a portable C++17 core, Qt 6 interface, and guarded native device backends for Windows, Linux, and macOS. The source is licensed under GPLv3.
git clone https://github.com/farrell236/rufuspp.git