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 ISO Creators you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac and Mac + 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

     657 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.

    58 balenaEtcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    balenaEtcher vs UNetbootin Comments
    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
    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
  2. Ventoy icon

    Ventoy

     394 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.

    57 Ventoy alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Ventoy vs UNetbootin Comments
    donateto_opensource
    Positive
    0

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

    • 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.

    41 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    dd vs UNetbootin Comments
    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
    • dd is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
  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.

    18 iVentoy alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • 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...

    51 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. mkusb icon

    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.

    54 mkusb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  14. Startup Disk Creator icon

    Startup Disk Creator

     6 likes

    Startup Disk Creator (usb-creator) is an official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an ISO image. The tool is included by default in all releases after Ubuntu 8.04.

    12 Startup Disk Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
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    Startup Disk Creator vs UNetbootin Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Commonly available on Ubuntu, simple and easy to use.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Startup Disk Creator is Free and Open SourceUNetbootin is also Free and Open Source
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