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Rufus (The Reliable USB Formatting Utility, with Source) is a free and open-source portable application for Microsoft Windows that can be used to format and create bootable USB flash drives or Live USBs.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus (software) | Available in | 38 languages | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Developer | Pete Batard | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | License | GNU GPL 3+ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Operating system | Windows 8 and later | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Release | December 4, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-12-04) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Repository | github.com/pbatard/rufus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Size | 1.34 MB | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Stable release | 4.15 / 30 June 2026; 55 days ago (30 June 2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Type | Live USB | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Website | rufus.ie | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rufus (software) | Written in | C | 1.00 | infobox |
| SYSLINUX or GRUB onto the flash drive to render it bootable | instance of | it will install a bootloader | 0.80 | text |
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