Rufus is a software that can be used to format and create a bootable USB flash drive that contains software or an operating system (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.) that can be run when the computer is booting. However, the software developed by Pete Batard is usually used more often to create USB installation media from ISO files when someone wants to install a computer operating system.
Actually there are many other alternative software that can be used to create a bootable USB, but Rufus is usually the choice of many people because it has several advantages compared to other similar software, especially in terms of speed.
Even the developers have done speed tests with other applications including Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, Universal USB Installer, UNetbootin, RMPrepUSB, and WiNToBootic.
As a result, Rufus managed to be the fastest in completing the bootable Windows 7 x64 process, Rufus managed to complete it in 3 minutes 25 seconds. Followed by WiNToBootic who managed to finish it in 3 minutes 35 seconds. Apart from being superior in terms of speed, Rufus also has several other advantages:
Advantages of Rufus
1. Light weight and small size
Most of the bootable USB flash drive creation software are only a few MB small, but Rufu is relatively smaller compared to other similar software. The current version of Rufus is only about 1 MB in size.
2. Supports various ISO files
Although Rufus can only be run on Windows operating systems, this software can also be used to create bootable USB flash drives for ISO files of various operating systems, including Windows, Linux UEFI, and some operating systems. other.
3. Provides a portable version
Rufus is available in two versions, namely the portable version and the version that must be installed before running. With the portable version you can directly use Rufus without having to install it first.
4. Light and fast
Based on the tests that the developers have done, Rufus excels in the process of creating a bootable USB flash drive when compared to WiNToBootic, RMPrepUSB, UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer, and Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
Release Notes
- Increases DD write speed.
- Increase checksum computation speed.
- Improves network connectivity detection.
- Fixed GRUB compatibility issue on Ubuntu 21.04.
- Fixed MBR not selected by default for Windows ISO.
- Fixed bugs and improved other features.
Download the Latest Rufus
- Latest Version: 3.20
- Publisher: Pete Batard
- Operating System: Windows
- Application Category: Multimedia
- License: Freeware