XBoot

XBoot is a free program that allows you to create bootable USB drives and ISO images. In contrast to alternative solutions, it gives the opportunity to add several distributions to the image or on a "flash drive". These media are usually called multiboot media. It is important to note that the program is designed for Linux distributions and bootable utility discs, not for Windows or macOS installation media. But in the case of LiveCD/LiveDVD images of rescue tools, there are usually no compatibility problems. XBoot allows you to create a bootable media with any program or set of programs that are necessary for system administration and recovery (Kaspersky Rescue Disk, Acronis rescue media, etc.).

All the necessary distributions from which the original image or media will be formed should be added to the list located in the main window of the program, simply by dragging and dropping the ISO files. After this is done, you only have to choose between "Create ISO" or "Create USB". The boot menu is created automatically by the program, using the names and categories of the added distributions. Syslinux is used by default, but you can also use Grub4dos if you like. XBoot also has a hash sum checking tool (MD5 and other algorithms), which is often required when working with operating system images.

The QEMU tool is included in the program to check the media performance. It is an emulation platform designed to run various software. That is, after creating the media, you can boot it in QEMU and check the completeness of its configuration without restarting the computer. XBoot requires the .NET Framework 4, uses legacy BIOS boot loaders only (there is no UEFI support) and is no longer developed.

XBoot allows the creation of multiboot USB drives and ISO images, simplifying system recovery and administrative tasks with Linux distributions and rescue tools.