chris1111 / wimlib-imagex-package

wimlib is a C library for creating, modifying, extracting, and mounting files in the Windows Imaging Format (WIM files).

Wimlib-Imagex-Package

We use cross-platform Library wimlib to built it in macos.

Important do not mix this program with that of Homebrew! Use Wimlib-Imagex-Package alone.

The files in this repository are from the Official wimlib site Release-v-1.14.1

• Wimlib-Imagex for macOS, working from macOS Mojave 10.14 to macOS Ventura 13
• Working for Hackintosh and real Mac
• This program will built then install wimlib in /usr/local/

Prerequisite: Command Line Tools (CLT) for Xcode (from xcode-select --install or Developer Apple Command Line Tools

• If you have Xcode installed that's also good
• A 64-bit Intel CPU

This program will allow you to create a Windows 10, 11 Bootable USB key in macOS

Prerequisite for installing Windows

• USB key of 8 Gig and more
• Windows ISO image X64 download from ➤ Microsoft
• Using ➤ [ Create-Windows-USB.tool ] inside the program

• Important Note: ⚠️ ➦ Make sure that Windows.iso is on your main disk and not on another disk otherwise you will get an error (47) failed to open file.

See ➤ What is wimlib Usage ➤ Usage: wimlib-imagex

• Installation

mkdir -p WimlibDev
cd WimlibDev
git clone https://github.com/chris1111/Wimlib-Imagex-Package.git
./Wimlib-Imagex-Package/Build-Package.tool

See Video Demonstartion ➤

Credit:

• Special thanks to ➤ Wimlib for Wimlib
• Special thanks to ➤ Homebrew for the build: libxml2, openssl@3 Library
• Special thanks to ➤ Tester djams
• Apple for the Command Line Tools (CLT)

SIP Security and Gatekeeper must be disable

• WINUSB is bootable only in UEFI ( 🚫 Not working in Legacy booting )

Uninstallation of wimlib use ➤ [ Uninstall-Package.tool ]

Other useful tools create from Wimlib-Imagex-Package ⇩

Create-WimlibDev and Create-Windows-USB

wimlib-imagex-package's Issues

about my software

ok i have Ventura 13.1 dose it work with that on my computer or do you have software that i can use that supports that?

Install.wim not found

I used your software to create a windows 11 bootable usb. The USB boots to the installer but it fails to locate install.wim. I looked in the sources folder and install.wim was, in fact, missing. Any idea how to fix that?

(QUESTION) - Can you still update macOS after installing this?

I just wanna make sure before installing this :)

after downloading it

Ok i download it and i was trying to install it on my computer and it keeps failing to install. My computer is up to date on it.

Possible Apple Silicon support?

I read that Wimlib has a working version for Apple silicon Macs. Does this meanthat this tool should be working on it, despite an intel cpu is part of the prerquisites?

Not an issue, I don't find Wimlib-Imagex

Good night, Chris, I can't find a site to download Wimlib-Imagex, I see it very useful because until your work we had to install homebrew for it. From where can I download this tool? Thanks, miliuco.
EDIT: asked in InsanelMac.