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Windows Media Creation ToolCrystalFetch
Free

Free download from Microsoft.

 Free

Free to download, with the source published on GitHub.

Windows macOS
  • Official source for current Windows 11 media
  • Creates a bootable USB installer in one process
  • Point-and-click interface instead of UUPDump scripts
  • Builds a Windows ISO entirely on a Mac
  • Only produces Microsoft's own Windows images
  • Runs on Windows only
  • macOS only
  • Depends on the UUPDump service and Microsoft update servers
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License: Proprietary License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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