mbusb/multibootusb
Create multiboot live Linux on a USB disk... observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4623
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1913
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1464 stars · 207 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
MultiBootUSB is a cross-platform (Windows and Linux) GUI utility for installing multiple live Linux distributions onto a single removable USB disk with a bootable bootloader. It also supports uninstalling distros, writing ISO images directly to USB (a GUI for dd), and testing boots via QEMU.
Use cases
- put multiple live linux distros on one usb stick
- create a bootable usb from an iso without erasing existing data
- uninstall a distro from a multiboot usb drive
- write an iso image directly to a usb disk like dd with a gui
- test a bootable usb or iso in qemu without rebooting
- boot a usb on a uefi system via grub2
When to choose
- you want several live Linux distros on a single USB drive with a menu
- you need a graphical alternative to dd for writing ISOs on Windows or Linux
- you want to add or remove distros from a USB without wiping the whole disk
When to avoid
- you only need a single-distro bootable USB and prefer a simpler tool like UNetbootin or Rufus
- you need full UEFI secure boot support (support is limited)
- you need a standalone portable Windows app (the Windows version requires installation)
- you need macOS support
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui cli file-system developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform windows python bootable-usb multiboot live-usb grub2 syslinux uefi iso-writing qemu linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mbusb/multibootusb · fetched 2026-08-28 · e2507111e0db
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mbusb/multibootusb | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mbusb/multibootusb")
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