List of tools to create bootable USB explained

This is a list of utilities for creating a live USB. Only those listed on Wikipedia are included.

Overview

"Multiboot" means that the tool allows multiple systems on the USB stick, as well as a bootloader on the USB flash drive to choose which system to load at boot time. Multiboot is environmental technology since it requires only a single storage device to boot multiple files.
"Persistence" is the ability, for a Linux Live distribution, to save the changes (like softwares, documents, parameters, etc) in the live USB across reboots.

scope=col	Name	scope=col	Developer	scope=col	Licensing	scope=col	Maintained?	scope=col	Multiboot	scope=col	Persistence support for Linux distributions	scope=col	Runs on (OS)	scope=col	Target OS
balenaEtcher	Balena			^[1]		Linux, macOS, Windows	Anything
DasBoot	SubRosaSoft					macOS	macOS
dd	Various developers	(most vendors)				Unix-like	Anything
Fedora Media Writer	The Fedora Project					Linux, macOS, Windows	Fedora
GNOME Disks	Gnome disks contributors					Linux	Anything
LinuxLive USB Creator (LiLi)	Thibaut Lauzière					Windows	Linux
remastersys	Tony Brijeski		^[2]			Debian, Linux Mint, Ubuntu	Debian and derivatives
Rufus	Pete Batard					Windows	Anything
SliTaz TazUSB	SliTaz					SliTaz GNU/Linux	SliTaz GNU/Linux
Ubuntu Live USB creator	Canonical Ltd					Ubuntu, Windows	Ubuntu
UNetbootin	Geza Kovacs	^[3]				Linux, macOS, Windows	Anything
Universal USB Installer (UUI)	Pendrivelinux			^[4]		Windows	Linux
Ventoy	longpanda	^[5]				Linux, Windows	Anything
Windows To Go	Microsoft					Windows	Windows
YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Integrator)	Pendrivelinux					Windows	Linux

See also

List of Linux distributions that run from RAM
Multiboot specification
System installer

Notes and References

Web site: 2021-11-15 . Multiple ISO on one USB . 2023-12-26 . balenaForums . en.
Web site: remastersys web page. remastersys.com.
Web site: UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads. unetbootin.github.io.
Web site: Universal USB Installer – Boot From USB . 8 February 2010 . 29 January 2023 . ...inherits YUMI's Multiboot bootable USB features..
Web site: Ventoy. www.ventoy.net.