rufus4mac 0.3.0

What's new in 0.3.0

• Windows User Experience options (for Windows ISOs): preset, applied via a generated autounattend.xml —
  • Bypass Windows 11 checks (TPM/Secure Boot/RAM/CPU/Storage)
  • Create a local account (username; blank password — also skips the Microsoft-account screen)
  • Skip privacy questions
  • Use this Mac's region & language
  • Disable BitLocker auto-encryption

Included since earlier releases

• Linux/general image raw-DD write + SHA-256 verify (toggleable).
• Windows 10/11 install USB: GPT/FAT32 + install.wim split (bundled wimlib) for UEFI boot.
• Format mode (no image): erase a USB as exFAT/FAT32 with MBR/GPT + a volume label.
• No background daemon, no Full Disk Access — privileged write via authopen; formatting via diskutil.

Install

Open the DMG, drag RufusApp to Applications. macOS 13+, Apple Silicon or Intel.
Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — launches without Gatekeeper warnings.

Writing/formatting erases the entire target disk. The Windows-USB + customization paths are not yet validated end-to-end on physical hardware (see docs/manual-test-checklist.md); the core has 67 automated tests.

rufus4mac 0.2.0

What's new in 0.2.0

• Windows 10/11 install USB: select a Windows ISO → rufus4mac formats GPT/FAT32, copies the ISO, and splits install.wim > 4 GB into install.swm (bundled wimlib) for UEFI boot. Optional Windows 11 compatibility bypass (TPM/Secure Boot/RAM/CPU/Storage).
• Format mode: select no image → the button becomes Format; erase a USB as exFAT or FAT32 with MBR/GPT and a volume label.

Still included (0.1.0)

• Raw/DD write of .iso/.img/.dmg with progress and SHA-256 verification (toggleable).
• No background daemon, no Full Disk Access — privileged write via Apple's authopen; formatting via diskutil. Internal/system disks are never targets.

Install

Open the DMG, drag RufusApp to Applications. macOS 13+, Apple Silicon or Intel.
Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — launches without Gatekeeper warnings.

Notes

• Writing/formatting erases the entire target disk.
• The Windows-USB path is not yet validated on physical hardware end-to-end (see docs/manual-test-checklist.md); the core has 53 automated tests incl. real-device (hdiutil) integration.

rufus4mac 0.1.0

First public release of rufus4mac — a macOS-native bootable-USB writer (a Rufus-style tool for Mac).

Features

• Linux / general images (raw/DD): write .iso/.img/.dmg to a USB with live progress and post-write SHA-256 verification (toggleable).
• Windows 10/11 install USB: auto-detects a Windows ISO, formats GPT/FAT32, copies the ISO, and splits install.wim > 4 GB into install.swm (bundled wimlib) so it boots via UEFI. Optional Windows 11 compatibility bypass (TPM/Secure Boot/RAM/CPU/Storage).
• No background daemon, no Full Disk Access — the privileged write goes through Apple's authopen with a one-time authorization prompt. Removable-disk formatting uses diskutil (no password).
• Internal/system disks are never offered as targets.

Install

Open the DMG, drag RufusApp to Applications. macOS 13+, Apple Silicon or Intel.
Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — launches without Gatekeeper warnings.

Notes

• Writing erases the entire target disk.
• The Windows-USB path has not yet been validated on physical hardware end-to-end (see docs/manual-test-checklist.md); the core engine has 43 automated tests including real-device (hdiutil) integration.