Inscribe

Fast, elegant USB imaging for Linux. A modern, open‑source alternative to balenaEtcher — with a clean UI, clear progress, and power‑user controls.

Highlights

• 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 & Run

• Download the latest AppImage from Releases, then:
  • chmod +x Inscribe_*.AppImage && ./Inscribe_*.AppImage

One‑click Updates

• 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.

Safety

• Flashing/erasing destroys data on the selected drive. Double‑check the target path before you click.

Tech notes

• 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.

Build from source

# 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

Roadmap

• Inscribe is actively developed and will receive further updates.

License

• 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.