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nLite is a tool for customizing [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 2000|Windows 2000]], [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows XP|Windows XP]] or [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Server|Windows Server 2003]] installation media. It can do a variety of things, like integrating updates (like DriverPacks, Kels' All-in-One CPL Bonus, VistaDriveIcon, Windows Media Player 11/Internet Explorer 8, and many more), unattended installs (used to pre-activate the OS, and change the registration information), integrating custom themes with the UXTheme patch, and even add in their own post-setup routines and drop custom files to certain locations (most notably, the Windows directory, and sometimes, Documents and Settings and other places), which is contained in the <code>$OEM$</code> folder. Because of all the things nLite can do, lots of modders use it to create the finishing bits of their creation.
The earliest releases of nLite go back to 2004, and the earliest mods known to use the tool can be traced back to 2005 and 2006. Examples are [[Windows AlphaBetas]] (''based on Windows 2000, nLite 1.0 beta 6 on Windows 2000''), [[TinyXP]] (''nLite 1.0 RC3 on Windows XP Professional SP2'') and [[Windows XP Gamer Edition]] (''nLite 1.0 RC7'', late 2006). The latest version of this program is 1.4.9.3, and can still be [https://www.nliteos.com/download.html downloaded] today. It has not been updated for more than a decade, as the creator has switched to making a tool named NTLite, which has the same purpose, but supports Windows 7, 8.x, 10 and 11. It has also enjoyed some use by modders, with bootlegs like [[Windows 7 Infinium Edition]] (''Spanish version, NTLite 1.0.0 on Windows Server 2012 Standard'') using it.
Despite not being updated for more than 10 years, nLite has continued to be the most popular program for making Windows XP bootlegs While the number of Windows XP modifications have shrunk drastically since the end of support, some modders continue to bootleg it. An example of this is [[Windows XP Super-Small Lite]] by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by EVO K410i CFW|EVO K410i CFW]].
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