Bootable USB Creators

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  1. Rufus icon
     1493 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.

    68 Rufus alternatives
    Rufus screenshot 1
    Rufus screenshot 2
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Burn iso
    3.  Windows To Go
    4.  UEFI Support
    5.  Write ISO to SD card
    6.  Create bootable Image
    7.  Create BIOS bootable drive
    8.  Create UEFI bootable drive
    9.  GNU/linux-libre
    10.  USB to FAT
    11.  USB to NTFS
    12.  Ad-free
  2. Ventoy icon
     336 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.

    47 Ventoy alternatives
    Ventoy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multi boot
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Create Multiboot USB
    4.  UEFI Support
    5.  Persistent Storage
    6.  Portable
    7.  Multi-windows
    8.  VHD Boot
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Ad-free
  3. balenaEtcher icon
     629 likes

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

    53 balenaEtcher alternatives
    balenaEtcher screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface
    2.  Write ISO to SD card
    3.  Portable
    4.  Burn iso
    5.  Create bootable Image
    6.  Validated Burning
    7.  Material design
    8.  Electron based
    9.  Persistent Storage
    10.  Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
    11.  Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
  4. UNetbootin icon
     747 likes

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

    56 UNetbootin alternatives
    Welcome screen

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Persistent Linux
    2.  Automatic downloading
    3.  Portable
    4.  Download ISO Images
    5.  Windows To Go
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Portable Linux
    8.  Burn iso
    Discontinued

    Last commit to the repository was on Jun 28, 2023, and latest version is from Feb 4, 2021.

  5. DAEMON Tools icon
     985 likes

    Disc imaging and mounting software with support for VHD, ZIP, and remote access. Offers encryption and iSCSI imaging with Windows integration.

    44 DAEMON Tools alternatives
    DAEMON Tools screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    DAEMON Tools screenshot 1
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    DAEMON Tools Features

    1.  CD Burner
    2.  Virtual Disk
    3.  ISO Editing
    4. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Stream video to Android TV
  6. YUMI exFAT icon
     282 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.

    47 YUMI exFAT alternatives
    YUMI exFAT screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Create Multiboot USB
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Can install to internal hard drives/ssds
    4.  Persistent Storage
    5.  UEFI Support
    6.  Portable
    7.  Multi boot
    8.  Multi-windows
  7. MediCat USB icon
     137 likes

    A highly-customizable multiboot USB stick for modern PC Repair. Supports both Legacy BIOS and UEFI. Based on Ventoy.

    15 MediCat USB alternatives
    UEFI menu.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    BIOS menu.
    Mini Windows 10 desktop.
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    PortableApps menu.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  All in one
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Memory analysis
    4.  Photo Recovery
    5.  Rescue cd
    6.  Portable
    7.  Recover Corrupted Files
    8.  Delete Temporary Files
    9.  Schedule Backup
    10.  Password Recovery
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  NTFS Partition Recovery
  8. UltraISO icon
     177 likes

    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.

    61 UltraISO alternatives
    UltraISO screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    UltraISO Features

    1.  ISO Editing
    2.  Convert Img to ISO
    3.  Burn iso
    4.  ISO ripping
    5.  IT Asset Management
    6.  Create bootable CD
    7.  Windows XP Compatibility
    8.  Based on Arch Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version (9.76) is from May 2021.

  9. Universal USB Installer icon
     176 likes

    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...

    45 Universal USB Installer alternatives
    Universal USB Installer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Universal USB Installer Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Persistent Linux
    3.  No need to format
    4.  Portable Linux
    5.  Multiple languages
  10. dd icon
     98 likes

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

    37 dd alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    dd Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Burn iso
    3.  Write ISO to SD card
    4.  Create image
  11. AnyBurn icon
     58 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.

    58 AnyBurn alternatives
    AnyBurn screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  ISO Editing
    3.  CD Burner
    4.  DVD Burner
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
  12. LinuxLive USB Creator icon
     125 likes

    LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.

    45 LinuxLive USB Creator alternatives
    The GUI of the program

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Create UEFI bootable drive
    2.  Portable Linux
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  USB to FAT
    Discontinued

    Site says app is no longer maintained.

  13. 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.

    15 iVentoy alternatives
    iVentoy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    iVentoy Features

    1.  Network Tools
  14. Win32 Disk Imager icon
     84 likes

    A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.

    45 Win32 Disk Imager alternatives
    Win32 Disk Imager screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Disk to image file conversion
  15. MultiBootUSB icon
     72 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
    MultiBootUSB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MultiBootUSB screenshot 2
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    MultiBootUSB Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Multi OS
    4.  Create Multiboot USB
    5.  Install Syslinux
    6.  Boot HDD Partition
    Discontinued

    The 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.