UNetbootin Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to UNetbootin for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is balenaEtcher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to UNetbootin and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to UNetbootin are Ventoy, dd, MultiBootUSB and Easy2Boot.

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UNetbootin alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators, but if you're looking for Disk Imaging Tools or Linux Distros you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Mac + Create bootable USB and Create bootable USB. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to UNetbootin.
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  1. balenaEtcher icon

    balenaEtcher

     654 likes

    A free, open-source tool for burning images to USB and SD cards. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features validated burning, avoiding accidental wipes, offers a sleek interface, is lightweight and portable, making it ideal for users at any skill level.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about balenaEtcher as an Alternative to UNetbootin
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    5

    Doing a Arch bootable key was a nightmare on a Mac with UNetbootin, no way to make it working. With Etcher one try and it was perfectly ok :)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Very simple and effective, creates a bootable USB key almost in a single click (very unusual considering everyone is struggling with UNetbootin since many years!)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    I have a 64GB USB key, and UNetbootin kept insisting on creating an odd FAT32 partition that always failed to boot properly. Also, Windows and Mac had trouble identifying and/or reading it. Etcher worked the first time. No confusing setup options, just select the .iso and burn. Simple like it should be!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 7 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks balenaEtcher is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to UNetbootin.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
  2. Ventoy icon

    Ventoy

     382 likes

    Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

    55 Ventoy alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Ventoy as an Alternative to UNetbootin
    donateto_opensource
    Positive
    0

    This is the best tool to create a bootlable media, hands down.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Ventoy is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • Ventoy is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
  4. dd icon

    dd

     100 likes

    dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.

    39 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about dd as an Alternative to UNetbootin
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    2

    It's easier than GUI if you won't deal with UEFI stuff

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    -2

    There's more to creating a bootable USB drive than moving blocks of bits.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    PERCE_NEIGE
    Positive
    0

    For the user who said that it's not for burning ISO, it's wrong.

    3 of 5 comments
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    • Most users think dd is a great UNetbootin alternative.

    • dd is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
  5. MultiBootUSB icon

    MultiBootUSB

     73 likes

    MultiBootUSB is a software to create multi boot live Linux on a removable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin but many distros can be installed, provided you have enough space on the disk.

    44 MultiBootUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. iVentoy icon

    iVentoy

     8 likes

    With iVentoy you can boot and install OS on multiple machines at the same time through the network. iVentoy is extremely easy to use, without complicated configuration, just put the ISO file in the specified location and select PXE boot in the client machine.

    16 iVentoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Fedora Media Writer icon

    Fedora Media Writer

     4 likes

    A tool to create a bootable live USB drive with an edition of Fedora. Not only can Fedora Media Writer write an image to your flash drive, it can also download it for you. It offers official editions (Server, Workstation), Fedora spins (KDE Plasma Desktop, Xfce Desktop, Cinnamon...

    48 Fedora Media Writer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  12. SARDU icon

    SARDU

     37 likes

    SARDU (short for Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) creates a multiboot all-in-one USB drive, CD or DVD for free (personal and non commercial use). Hard disks, external hard disks and all removable media are supported.

    40 SARDU alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    mkusb

     3 likes

    (Straight up rufus for Linux users ) The mkusb tool was developed to make it simpler and safer to create boot drives with the method to flash or clone an iso image or a compressed image file. It is using dd under the hood.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. Popsicle icon

    Popsicle

     3 likes

    Write an ISO or other image to multiple USB devices all at once. Easily preparing a bunch of flash drives of your favorite OS with just a couple of clicks.

    51 Popsicle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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