WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng
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WoeUSB-ng is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. This is a rewrite of original WoeUSB. observed · 2026-10-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
48/100
- Activity 56
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2747
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 269
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2202 stars · 185 forks observed · 2026-10-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
WoeUSB-ng is a Linux tool for creating bootable Windows installation USB drives from an ISO image or a real Windows DVD. It provides both a command-line utility (woeusb) and a graphical interface (woeusbgui), supporting Windows Vista through 10 and Windows PE images.
Use cases
- create a bootable windows 10 usb installer from an iso on linux
- write a windows 7 iso to a usb stick with uefi support
- make a windows installation drive from a dvd
- burn windows iso to usb from the command line
- create a windows PE bootable usb drive
- gui tool to make windows bootable usb on ubuntu
When to choose
- you are on Linux and need to create a Windows installer USB
- you need both CLI and GUI options for writing Windows ISOs
- you need UEFI or Legacy/MBR boot support for Windows 7+ images
When to avoid
- you need to create Linux bootable USBs (use tools like Ventoy, Rufus alternatives, or dd)
- you are on Windows or macOS
- you need to write non-Windows ISO images to USB
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli gui file-system developer-tools operating-systems python cli bootable-usb windows-installer iso-writing usb-creation-tool uefi legacy-boot command-line linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng · fetched 2026-10-03 · a839dd827da6
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/woeusb-ng/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7cc80b7578e6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng | main | 48 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng")
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