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FedoraQt/MediaWriter

Fedora Media Writer - Write Fedora Images to Portable Media observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter · C++ · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

93/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 81
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 37
  • age_days: 3764
  • days_rel: 51
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 14

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1368 stars · 225 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Fedora Media Writer is a cross-platform GUI application for writing Fedora ISO images to USB flash drives. It can automatically download the required image, write it with direct device access, verify the result, and restore the drive to a standard partition layout afterwards.

Use cases

  • create a bootable Fedora USB stick
  • download and write a Fedora ISO to a flash drive
  • make a live USB for trying Fedora
  • restore a USB drive back to a normal single-partition layout
  • write a Fedora image on Windows or macOS
  • verify a written USB image

When to choose

  • you want an official, easy GUI tool to create Fedora bootable USB media
  • you need automatic image downloading and post-write verification
  • you work across Linux, Windows, and macOS
  • you want a restore feature to reuse the flash drive afterwards

When to avoid

  • you need to write non-Fedora ISOs or arbitrary disk images
  • you prefer a lightweight command-line tool like dd or Rufus
  • you need persistent live USB storage or advanced partitioning options

Facets

application · maturity active

gui file-system compression developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform windows cross-platform cpp usb-imaging live-usb iso-writing fedora qt bootable-usb linux macos

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
FedoraQt/MediaWritermain93

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