Cyberdevs Posted August 6, 2025 Share Posted August 6, 2025 Hi guys I just released a new version of Bootabler to create Bootable USB Disk or ISO images. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful The link to download directly from my site: Bootabler v. 1.4 What's New in This Version Securely saves administrator credentials in keychain Added automatic password retrieval for installing InstallAssistant.pkg Security improvements Major UI design improvements Complete process termination when canceling a task Better progress management with different phases (still needs to be refined) Unified USB Creation with SIP is enabled Built-in password management for administrator privileges. Time calculation for running tasks If you encounter any issues with the app please let me know. Bootabler is compatible with macOS Big Sur and newer. With special thanks to @eSaF and @Max.1974 for their donations and their supports. ❤️ Cheers 7 4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirone Posted August 6, 2025 Share Posted August 6, 2025 @Cyberdevs Excellent work as usual, beautiful interface! 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max.1974 Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 @Cyberdevs Amazing tool my friend !! Thanks a lot !! 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 An app like this is a must-have. "Built-in password management..." Once you've entered the password, you don't need to enter it every time, right? If so, this is the icing on the cake, and in my opinion, all apps should have it. Thx 👏 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 Thanks to you all and I'm glad you liked it 47 minutes ago, Anto65 said: Once you've entered the password, you don't need to enter it every time, right? Yes once the password is saved securely in the keychain you don't have to enter the password anymore. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 This is awesome, it's so boring every time. Great! It would be nice to be able to apply this to all apps, like mounting/unmounting the EFI, for example... ESPMounter did that. THX 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
surenmunoo Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 Nice app mate. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanthraX Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 The app looks very nice. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 24 minutes ago, XanthraX said: The app looks very nice. Congratulations! Thanks glad you liked it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirone Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 4 hours ago, Anto65 said: This is awesome, it's so boring every time. Great! It would be nice to be able to apply this to all apps, like mounting/unmounting the EFI, for example... ESPMounter did that. THX No! ESP Mounter Pro does not store passwords on the keychain. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 20 minutes ago, Mirone said: No! ESP Mounter Pro does not store passwords on the keychain. No it does not, it uses a helper tool instead to elevate the app's privileges, something that I couldn't manage to get to work without apple provisioning profile which requires paid apple developer membership AFIAK. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirone Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 @Cyberdevs Yes! You are right, a Helper Tool is used. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 (edited) Cyberdevs I don't want to pollute your thread . 🙃 Exactly, use helper / privileges tool. Spoiler Once you set it, it doesn't ask for the password anymore... even after rebooting. It doesn't work very well, anyway. If you don't select "show all device," only Windows can see it. Spoiler Registrazione schermo 2025-08-07 alle 13.33.13.mov But the reason I haven't used it anymore is this daemon ( insanelymac.com ) in background , that I don't like. I think he was referring to PrivilegedHelperTool to make it start at startup Spoiler Edited August 7, 2025 by Anto65 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 @Anto65 It's ok we can have a discussion here as long as it's not way too off-topic. The ESP Mounter Pro is a very well designed and well thought off application by @Micky1979 and I've been using it for a very long time. I had some issues with it on Tahoe and the toolbar icon isn't showing correctly on my 4K 32" display something that bothers me sometimes bot not that much that makes me stop using it. But the 36 minutes ago, Anto65 said: But the reason I haven't used it anymore is this daemon ( insanelymac.com ) in background , that I don't like. Yes it add's that and I don't know why. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 Houston, maybe we have a problem 😁 Just completed a clean install. The installer version is correct: B5 (25A5327h). But your app was showing this (25A5327f) 🤔 Spoiler Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 @Anto65 The app detects the installer details directly form the installer.app from info.plist I’m not at home but I will check it out when I get back. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 @Anto65 Can you check something? Right click on the installer.app, select Show Package Contents->Contents find info.plist, open it and look for DTPlatformBuild and check it agains the Build number in the app Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 The version shown by the app is actually correct.... strange though 🤔 Spoiler 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 Yeah that's weird, might be the wrong installer? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 (edited) Once installed , in the system information it shows the v. 25A5327h 🤷♀️ Apple mysteries 🙂 Edited August 7, 2025 by Anto65 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 Yeah! that's actually weird. I'll download the installer later and check to see if I can figure out what's going on! 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 Just release version 1.3.8 This version securely saves administrator credentials in the keychain. To view the password in keychain user must enter administrator password. Added automatic password retrieval for installing InstallAssistant.pkg 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 7, 2025 Author Share Posted August 7, 2025 @eSaF Thanks for the feedback. I will test it after I download the full installer and see what's going on! 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max.1974 Posted August 8, 2025 Share Posted August 8, 2025 @Cyberdevs Nice App my dear friend!! 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdevs Posted August 8, 2025 Author Share Posted August 8, 2025 @Max.1974 Thanks my friend 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361478-bootabler-create-macos-bootable-usb-disks-or-iso-images-with-ease/#findComment-2838676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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