Fast, elegant USB imaging for Linux. A modern, open‐source alternative to balenaEtcher — with a clean UI, clear progress, and power‐user controls.
- Flash ISOs to USB with smooth, real‐time progress and MB/s
- Secure erase (auto, zero‐fill, random, blkdiscard, wipefs)
- Quick format (ext4, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS) with custom label
- Built‐in presets and SHA‐256 verification
- Smart safety defaults (hide internal/system disks)
- One‐time privilege setup (pkexec/sudoers), no nagging prompts
- Download the latest AppImage from Releases, then:
chmod +x Inscribe_*.AppImage && ./Inscribe_*.AppImage
- Inside the app, hit "Update". Inscribe checks the latest public release, downloads the matching
.AppImage, atomically swaps it in place, and relaunches. Works when running as an AppImage.
- Flashing/erasing destroys data on the selected drive. Double‐check the target path before you click.
- UI: Next.js (App Router) + Radix UI, themed (light/dark/dim/OLED)
- Core: Tauri v2 (Rust). A tiny helper handles unmount/flash/erase/format with progress events.
- Works best on Linux with common CLI tools available:
dd,sgdisk,wipefs,blkdiscard,partprobe,mkfs.vfat,mkfs.exfat,mkfs.ntfs,pkexec.
# from repo root
npm --prefix frontend ci
export NEXT_PUBLIC_GH_OWNER=reschjonas
export NEXT_PUBLIC_GH_REPO=Inscribe
npm run build
# AppImage output:
# src-tauri/target/release/bundle/appimage/Inscribe_<version>_amd64.AppImage
- Inscribe is actively developed and will receive further updates.
- Inscribe Community License (see
LICENSE). - TL;DR: use and modify freely with attribution; contributions welcome; don’t misrepresent the project as your own or strip credit.