Freeware Tools: YUMI 2.0.1

YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) is a portable application that can be used to create a multi-boot USB flash drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more. Aside from a few distributions, all files are stored within the Multiboot folder, making for a nicely organized Multiboot Drive that can still be used for other storage purposes. YUMI uses syslinux to boot extracted distributions stored on the USB device, and reverts to using grub to Boot Multiple ISO files from USB, if necessary.

YUMI is a lightweight and portable application designed to help you create bootable USB flash disks that contain multiple operating systems, antivirus systems, and other utilities. Although it is very simple to work with, YUMI should be restricted to advanced users.

Since installation is not a prerequisite, you can just drop the executable file anywhere on the hard disk and click it to run. Otherwise, it is possible to save YUMI to a USB flash disk, external hard drive or similar device, in order to run it on any machine without prior installers.

What's important to keep in mind is that the Windows registry does not get new keys, and leftover files are not kept on the disk after eliminating the program. A standard file deletion is enough to carry out this task.

The interface is based on a regular window with a simple structure, where you can get started by selecting a drive as your USB device, after which you can select a Linux distribution from a very long list of options, such as Debian Live 32/64-bit, Fedora 32/64-bit, Linux Mint 32/64-bit, and OpenSUSE Live 32/64-bit.

It is also possible to add antivirus tools (e.g. Acronis Antimalware CD, AVG Rescue CD), system utilities (e.g. Boot Repair Disk 32/64-bit, Offline NT Password and Registry Editor, Partition Wizard, System Rescue CD), and other OS tools (e.g. HP SmartStart 32/64-bit, Windows XP Installer, Windows Vista/7/8 Installer), as well as to process bootable ISOs.

If you don't have the file in question on the disk, you can enable YUMI to download it. Moreover, you may view and remove installed distros on the USB device and format it, as well as view all drives. Initializing the primary task is done by clicking a button.

YUMI takes a reasonable amount of time to finish a job, while using a very low amount of CPU and RAM. It provides users with a simple solution to creating multi-boot and multi-system USB flash drives.