Kruszoneq/macUSB
The all-in-one bootable USB creator for Mac observed · 2026-10-20
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 22
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13.5
- age_days: 310
- days_rel: 30
- days_push: 6
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
3269 stars · 156 forks observed · 2026-10-20
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
macUSB is a native macOS app (Swift/SwiftUI) for creating bootable USB media on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. It supports macOS, Linux, and Windows ISO flashing, includes a built-in macOS installer downloader from Apple servers, and handles legacy macOS installer compatibility issues on Apple Silicon.
Use cases
- create a bootable macOS installer USB on Apple Silicon
- flash a Linux ISO to a USB drive from my Mac
- make a bootable Windows 11 USB without a Microsoft account requirement
- download official macOS installers directly from Apple
- create bootable USB for old macOS versions like Catalina on a modern Mac
- split oversized Windows wim files to fit FAT32
- find a Rufus alternative for macOS
When to choose
- you need a guided, all-in-one bootable USB creator on macOS
- you want to create legacy macOS installers on Apple Silicon where standard tools fail
- you want to download verified macOS installers without third-party mirrors
- you prefer a native Swift app over Electron-based tools
When to avoid
- you need to create bootable USB media on Linux or Windows
- you need scripting or CLI automation rather than a GUI workflow
- you require APFS target drives to be auto-reformatted (manual Disk Utility step needed)
- you need wim splitting without installing wimlib separately
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools file-system apple-ecosystem developer-tools cross-platform bootable-usb usb-installer macos-downloader rufus-alternative apple-silicon swiftui windows-installer linux-installer legacy-macos automation macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Kruszoneq/macUSB · fetched 2026-10-20 · 0ac847fb9c2f
- homepage: https://macusb.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 068e77f88031
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kruszoneq/macUSB | main | 83 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Kruszoneq/macUSB")
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