What is isodrive?

IsoDrive lets you plug your phone into a computer and use it as a bootable USB drive. Instead of burning a Linux installation file onto a USB stick, you can store that file on your phone, connect the phone to your PC with a cable, and the PC will boot from it as if the phone were a regular flash drive or CD-ROM. This is handy if you need to install or test an operating system on a computer but do not have a spare USB stick handy. The tool works by making your phone pretend to be an external storage device from the computer's perspective. You run a simple command pointing to the file you want to use, and the software handles the connection so the PC sees a bootable drive rather than just a phone. You can choose to mount the file as a read-only CD-ROM or as a read-write drive, depending on what the target computer needs. When you are done, running the tool again disconnects everything. This would appeal to Linux enthusiasts, tinkerers, and IT support people who frequently test or install operating systems. For example, if you carry your phone around anyway and occasionally need to boot a rescue disk or try a new Linux distribution on a laptop, this saves you from carrying a dedicated USB stick. It is especially aimed at people running Linux on their phones, though it also works on Android with some extra setup. The project is designed for mobile Linux environments, particularly those built on Halium, though it should work on mainstream Linux phones too. On Android, it requires compiling within Termux and may need some manual configuration steps, or you can install a Magisk module for a simpler experience. The README notes it should support almost any bootable OS image, with a wiki documenting any that require special handling.