DiskImager Alternatives
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. The best alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DiskImager are balenaEtcher, UNetbootin, YUMI and dd.
DiskImager alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be Disk Imaging Tools or Linux Distros. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of DiskImager.
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
balenaEtcher is a free and open-source image burner with support for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux. It makes USB and SD card image burning as simple and fast as possible.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can load Linux and other distributions to a partition or USB drive.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
- WineBottler
YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot Bootable USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
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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.
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.
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.
Restore/Backup Utility, initially intended for Raspberry Pi users, but very suitable for all SD cards and external disks.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.
LiLi USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows you to create a bootable Live USB key with a Linux on it.
Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.9.4, released in September 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website. The project has officially been abandonned on December, 22nd 2020 (announcement on their blog).
