![](https://help.apple.com/assets/5AA01B65680CE21D646330CF/5AA01B66680CE21D646330D6/en_US/d505706a4f4e988510651c1c2da3ed31.png)
![The System Image Utility window showing a source selected to create a package-only installation.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5AA01B65680CE21D646330CF/5AA01B66680CE21D646330D6/en_US/6837de3d910a9d227b9c74e9780a6cb1.png)
Create custom network images
Create custom network disk images that can contain operating system software, configuration profiles, scripts, or packages.
![The System Image Utility window showing the options you can select when creating a network disk image: NetBoot Image, NetInstall Image, and NetRestore Image.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5AA01B65680CE21D646330CF/5AA01B66680CE21D646330D6/en_US/0a6cb5cd59f3e2a8fc88ba0123372688.png)
Install software over your network
Instead of installing software on one computer at a time, you can create a system image with all the software your users need, and deploy it to a variety of Mac models on your network.
To browse the System Image Utility User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page.