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  1. Rufus icon
     1569 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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    72 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent89 reviews
  2. Ventoy icon
     381 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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    55 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent65 reviews
  3. balenaEtcher icon
     653 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    55 alternatives
    3.5
    Good71 reviews
  4. UNetbootin icon
     759 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
    Welcome screen
    Distributions list
    Using ISO file
    57 alternatives
    3.5
    Good19 reviews
  5. YUMI exFAT icon
     285 likes

    The YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) media creation tool can be used to automatically create an exFAT bootable USB flash drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
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    48 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good10 reviews
  6. Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    46 alternatives
  7. UltraISO icon
     178 likes

    Edit, extract, and convert ISO and DVD image files, manage directories, create bootable media, support major image formats, optimize structure, and integrate with shell.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    52 alternatives
  8. AnyBurn icon
     59 likes

    AnyBurn is a light weight but professional CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software that everyone must have. It provides a free and complete solution for burning.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    50 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good10 reviews
  9. macUSB icon
     6 likes

    The easiest way to create legacy macOS bootable drives on modern Macs. Revive old Intel Macs using your Apple Silicon machine — no terminal knowledge required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    51 alternatives
  10. MultiBootUSB icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    44 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good6 reviews
  11. WinSetupFromUSB icon
     52 likes

    WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot various Linux and *BSD flavors, as well as many Windows, Linux, DOS based and other utilities. Since version 1.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    49 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good6 reviews
  12. iVentoy icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    16 alternatives
  13. WoeUSB icon
     28 likes

    WoeUSB is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. It is a fork of Congelli501 s WinUSB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    32 alternatives
  14. SARDU icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    40 alternatives
  15. ApplePi-Baker v2 icon
     146 likes

    Restore/Backup Utility, initially intended for Raspberry Pi users, but very suitable for all SD cards and external disks. More compression formats, no more sudo passwords, enable SSH, Auto Eject, restore to multiple disks, size check, shrink, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Aqua Theme and Dark Theme support
    Dark Theme or Aqua Theme can be forced
    Add one disk for Backup or Restore
    +5
    Add multiple disks for simultaneous restore
    17 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent21 reviews