- 1493 likes68 Rufus alternatives
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.
- 336 likes47 Ventoy alternatives
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.
- 629 likes53 balenaEtcher alternatives
Ideal for creating bootable USBs and SD cards, ensuring safe, cross-platform use. Open-source, lightweight, and portable with a user-friendly interface.
+1 - 747 likes56 UNetbootin alternatives
Cross-platform utility to create bootable USB drives or Live USBs, with a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
DiscontinuedLast commit to the repository was on Jun 28, 2023, and latest version is from Feb 4, 2021.
- 985 likes44 DAEMON Tools alternatives
Disc imaging and mounting software with support for VHD, ZIP, and remote access. Offers encryption and iSCSI imaging with Windows integration.
+20DAEMON Tools Features
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- 282 likes47 YUMI exFAT alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
- WineBottler
- 137 likes15 MediCat USB alternatives
A highly-customizable multiboot USB stick for modern PC Repair. Supports both Legacy BIOS and UEFI. Based on Ventoy.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
+3 - 177 likes61 UltraISO alternatives
CD image files are easily created with UltraISO. Duplicate discs to a CD image, create bootable CDs and audio CD images - and UltraISO also handles DVD image files. If you need to know how to make a CD image or need to edit an ISO image file, UltraISO is the tool you need.
UltraISO Features
DiscontinuedThe latest version (9.76) is from May 2021.
- 176 likes45 Universal USB Installer alternatives
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...
Universal USB Installer Features
- 98 likes37 dd alternatives
dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
dd Features
- 58 likes58 AnyBurn alternatives
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.
- 125 likes45 LinuxLive USB Creator alternatives
LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.
DiscontinuedSite says app is no longer maintained.
- 8 likes15 iVentoy alternatives
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.
iVentoy Features
- 84 likes45 Win32 Disk Imager alternatives
A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- 72 likes44 MultiBootUSB alternatives
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.
+1MultiBootUSB Features
DiscontinuedThe project seems no longer developed and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 9.2.0, released in April 2018, can be still downloaded from GitHub.