Odin Alternatives

Odin is described as 'Utility software developed and used internally by Samsung which can be used to flash a Custom Recovery firmware image (as opposed to the Stock recovery firmware image) to a Samsung Android device. It is also used as a way of unbricking an Android device' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to Odin for Android, Mac, Windows, Linux and Android Tablet. The best Odin alternative is Heimdall, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Odin are OpenAndroidInstaller, ROM Manager, Mobile ODIN and ROM Toolbox.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Odin alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Heimdall icon
     10 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source tool suite used to flash firmware (aka ROMs) onto Samsung mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    |
    14
    • Most users think Heimdall is a great Odin alternative.

    • Heimdall is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Odin.

    • Heimdall is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Odin.

    • Heimdall is Free and Open SourceOdin is Free and Proprietary
    • Heimdall is Privacy focusedOdin is not according to our users
  2. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    OpenAndroidInstaller is a graphical installer that makes installing alternative Android distributions nice and easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • OpenAndroidInstaller is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Odin.

    • OpenAndroidInstaller is Free and Open SourceOdin is Free and Proprietary
  3. ROM Manager icon
     42 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    ROM Manager is the must-have app for rooted Android phones that lets you download and manage custom ROMs, and backup and restore your phone from within Android itself.

    9 ROM Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Mobile ODIN icon
     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Mobile ODIN is the on-device firmware flasher of choice. Just throw those firmware files on your (internal or external) SD card, start Mobile ODIN and flash away.

    7 Mobile ODIN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • Mobile ODIN is the most popular commercial alternative to Odin.

    • Mobile ODIN is Paid and ProprietaryOdin is Free and Proprietary
  5. ROM Toolbox icon
     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    ROM Toolbox combines all the great root apps into one monster app with a beautiful and easy to use interface. ROM Toolbox has every tool you need to make your Android device fast and customized to your liking.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Anarchy-Droid icon
     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Anarchy-Droid is an application designed to help you install custom roms on your Android device. It is supposed to make the process of finding, downloading and installing a rom (with addons like F-Droid and microG) as easy as possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
7 of 7 Odin alternatives