DiskImager AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like DiskImager

DiskImager is described as '- Windows Disk Imager. A C#.NET utility for reading & writing SD cards and USB devices' and is a bootable usb creator in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to DiskImager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Wine apps. The best DiskImager alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DiskImager are balenaEtcher, UNetbootin, YUMI exFAT and Universal USB Installer.

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  1. Rufus icon
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    Formats USB drives to FAT, NTFS, exFAT, and more, while creating bootable USBs from diverse ISOs. Supports MS-DOS/FreeDOS with no external files and offers BIOS or UEFI mode, including bad block check. Ideal for systems lacking an OS or flashing BIOS and lightweight, ad-free.

    74 Rufus alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  2. balenaEtcher icon
     655 likes

    A free, open-source tool for burning images to USB and SD cards. Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Features validated burning, avoiding accidental wipes, offers a sleek interface, is lightweight and portable, making it ideal for users at any skill level.

    57 balenaEtcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. UNetbootin icon
     760 likes

    Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.

    59 UNetbootin alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. 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.

    49 YUMI exFAT alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • WineBottler
     
  5. 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...

    47 Universal USB Installer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  6. dd icon
     100 likes

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

    40 dd alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. 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.

    50 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  8. ApplePi-Baker v2 icon
     147 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.

    17 ApplePi-Baker v2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  9. 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.

    41 SARDU alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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