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Rufus

Rufus is a free, open-source data recovery and backup tool for Windows. The Reliable USB Formatting Utility. It has 38,141 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at pbatard/rufus.

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About Rufus

Rufus: The Reliable USB Formatting Utility ========================================== Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives.

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Is Rufus free and open source?

Yes. Rufus's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Rufus?

Download the installer for Windows from its GitHub Releases page (latest: v4.15) or the project website.

Is Rufus still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.