NAWAM / SHANNA DIGITAL SYSTEMS

License & Open Source

Nawam is a bootable USB creation utility for Windows. Developed by SHANNA Digital Systems. Nawam is based on the open-source Rufus project.

Application license

Nawam is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or, at your option, any later version. You may study, modify, and redistribute the source under the terms of that license.

Copyright © 2026 SHANNA Digital Systems for Nawam modifications. Copyright © 2011–2026 Pete Batard and contributors for the upstream source. Nawam is not an official Rufus release and does not claim ownership of all the original source code.

Read the full GPL text · Full component attribution

Corresponding source code

Corresponding source, resources, licenses, and build instructions are provided alongside the application download. The package does not include installed toolchains, credentials, or personal account settings.

Download Nawam 1.0.1 source · Package checksums

Upstream project & components

• Rufus — the application base, GPL v3 or later.
• wimlib — WIM image manipulation.
• libcdio — ISO handling.
• Syslinux, GNU GRUB, FreeDOS, ms-sys, and other components — boot media support.
• UI redesign concept: Fahad Al-Riyami. Additional toolbar icons: Axialis Software, subject to the attribution terms in the source.

The complete list and each component's terms remain available in the source and the application's License & Open Source dialog. The Nawam USB logo is a new asset, not the Rufus logo.

Website font

This website uses Manrope by Mikhail Sharanda and contributors, distributed under the SIL Open Font License. Read the font license.

No warranty

The software is provided without warranty as explained in the GPL. Formatting operations can erase data. Check the target and back up your data before using the application.

Support

Nawam-specific issues should be directed to Nawam's developer through SHANNA, rather than assumed to be the responsibility of upstream developers.