DiskMaker X Alternatives for Windows

DiskMaker X is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to DiskMaker X and nine of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to DiskMaker X are UNetbootin, WinSetupFromUSB, WINToBootic and EasyBoot.

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DiskMaker X alternatives page was last updated Nov 12, 2021
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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.

    67 Rufus alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  User friendly

    Features

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

    Rufus VS DiskMaker X

     
    • Most users think Rufus is a great DiskMaker X alternative.

    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to DiskMaker X.

    • Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DiskMaker X.

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceDiskMaker X is Free and Proprietary
    • Rufus is LightweightDiskMaker X is not according to our users
  2. UNetbootin icon
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    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.

    54 UNetbootin alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Discontinued

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    UNetbootin VS DiskMaker X

     
    • Most users think UNetbootin is a great DiskMaker X alternative.

    • UNetbootin is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to DiskMaker X.

    • UNetbootin is Free and Open SourceDiskMaker X is Free and Proprietary
    • UNetbootin is Privacy focused and LightweightDiskMaker X is not according to our users
  3. WinSetupFromUSB icon
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    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.

    47 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.10) is from November 2021.

    WinSetupFromUSB Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiboot USB
    3.  Code Quality
    4.  UEFI Support
    5.  Install Syslinux
    6.  Preinstalled Environment builder

    WinSetupFromUSB VS DiskMaker X

     
  4. WINToBootic icon
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    WiNToBootic is free program, has the sole function of creating boot disks using ISO images. It is a standalone small and portable tool of only 600KB. Super User Friendly. Good for use where you do not have CD drive (like laptop) and have to install the OS.

    39 WINToBootic alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.2.1, released in March 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    WINToBootic Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Preinstalled Environment builder
    3.  USB to NTFS

    WINToBootic VS DiskMaker X

     
  5. EasyBoot icon
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    EasyBoot makes creating a bootable CD or bootable DVD a straightforward process. Whether you want to make a MultiBoot CD that starts up in your language or you need bootable CDs with the company logo, EasyBoot meets your requirements.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last update from September 23, 2015

    EasyBoot Features

    1.  Create bootable CD

    EasyBoot VS DiskMaker X

     
  6. USBWriter icon
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    USBWriter is tiny Windows tool that lets you write an image file directly to an USB drive. It requires no installation and depends on no bloated framework, it's just a little program that you may put on your desktop.

    40 USBWriter alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last release in 2015

    USBWriter Features

    1.  Portable

    USBWriter VS DiskMaker X

     
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    WinUSB - simple, portable and lightweight tool, lets you create multiple Windows bootable USB flash drive using ISOs or DVDs. Formatting drive is not required when free space is enough. Boot with NTFS flash drive in UEFI system supported for most PC.

    53 WinUSB - multiboot alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinUSB - multiboot Features

    1.  Create UEFI bootable drive
    2.  Multiboot USB

    WinUSB - multiboot VS DiskMaker X

     
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    Automatically make a live bootable usb with ease with AutoBootDisk, a open-source program

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Website is not available. Last commit to the repository was on 26 Apr, 2018.

    AutoBootDisk Features

    1.  Download ISO Images

    AutoBootDisk VS DiskMaker X

     
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    UUByte ISO Editor is a full ISO toolkit for burning, creation, extracting and editing. Powered by a simple user interface, it is quite easy to make a bootable USB or DVD in a few clicks.

    24 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    UUByte ISO Editor VS DiskMaker X

     
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