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  1. Rufus icon
     1601 likes

    Formats USB drives to various file systems and creates bootable USBs from ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS bootable sticks and offers BIOS or UEFI options.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    75 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent93 reviews
  2. Debian icon
     1181 likes

    The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    206 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good35 reviews
  3. Ventoy icon
     401 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    57 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent65 reviews
  4. PuTTY icon
     1456 likes

    Free and open-source terminal emulator supporting SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable, lightweight, and works offline to connect to remote systems securely.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Flathub
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    118 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good15 reviews
  5. CCleaner icon
     2682 likes

    Optimizes systems by removing unused files and cleaning registries, speeding up PCs. Features include automatic cleaning, driver update, privacy protection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    69 alternatives
    2.5
    Poor61 reviews
  6. scrcpy icon
     343 likes

    Mirror and control Android devices on PC with up to 120fps performance and resolutions above 1920x1080. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Android
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Gentoo
    • Alpine Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Manjaro Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Chocolatey
    • MacPorts
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    4.9
    Excellent40 reviews
  7. balenaEtcher icon
     662 likes

    Ideal for creating bootable USBs and SD cards, ensuring safe, cross-platform use. Open-source, lightweight, and portable with a user-friendly interface.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    59 alternatives
    3.5
    Good71 reviews
  8. UniGetUI icon
     159 likes

    Intuitive interface for managing software via multiple Windows package managers. Supports install, update, bulk actions, backups, metadata review, and notifications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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    30 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent28 reviews
  9. PortableApps.com icon
     640 likes

    PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been specially packaged for portability. These portable applications can be used from removable media such as USB flash drives.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
    • Wine
    • Mac
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    34 alternatives
  10. Chocolatey icon
     354 likes

    Command-line tool for managing Windows applications with no registration, centralized audits, automatic package creation, offline support, disk space optimization, and synchronization.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    76 alternatives
    3.2
    Fair25 reviews
  11. UNetbootin icon
     765 likes

    Cross-platform utility to create bootable USB drives or Live USBs, with a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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    Using ISO file
    60 alternatives
    3.5
    Good19 reviews
  12. Ninite icon
     684 likes

    Ninite is the easiest way to install software. Pick the apps you want, and the Ninite installer will download and install all of your selected apps at once, automatically. It is 100% hands-free; Ninite automatically rejects browser toolbars and other prepackaged junk.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    79 alternatives
    3.6
    Good16 reviews
  13. Docker icon
     346 likes

    Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container that will run virtually anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS
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    34 alternatives
  14. Process Explorer icon
     791 likes

    Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The display consists of two sub-windows. The top always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    84 alternatives