DriveDroid AlternativesBootable USB Creators and other similar apps like DriveDroid

DriveDroid is described as 'Allows you to boot your PC from ISO/IMG files stored on your phone' and is a bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to DriveDroid for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Android apps. The best DriveDroid alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DriveDroid are balenaEtcher, UltraISO, dd and MultiBootUSB.

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  1. Rufus icon

    Rufus

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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.

    72 Rufus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about Rufus as an Alternative to DriveDroid
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    It's used to burn ISO's onto USB sticks, not to emulate USB sticks with Android phones.

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    • Some users think Rufus is a great DriveDroid alternative, some don't.

    • Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to DriveDroid.

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

    • Rufus is Free and Open SourceDriveDroid is Free and Proprietary
    • Rufus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedDriveDroid is not according to our users
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    balenaEtcher

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    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.

    55 balenaEtcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about balenaEtcher as an Alternative to DriveDroid
    Guest
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    doesn't create uefi boot for windows 7,

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    It's used to burn ISO's onto USB sticks, not to emulate USB sticks with and Android phones.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think balenaEtcher is a great DriveDroid alternative, some don't.

    • balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to DriveDroid.

    • balenaEtcher is Free and Open SourceDriveDroid is Free and Proprietary
    • balenaEtcher is LightweightDriveDroid is not according to our users
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    UltraISO

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    Directly edit and extract ISO or DVD image files, manage directories and boot info, create images from hard drive or physical media, convert between formats, optimize file structure, integrate with shell, and handle virtual drives and bootable media.

    52 UltraISO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to DriveDroid.

    • UltraISO is Paid and ProprietaryDriveDroid is Free and Proprietary
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    BurnAware

    Feature-rich disc burning software offering intuitive interface, bootable disk creation, ISO image production, versatile audio, video, and data disc support, alongside efficient resource usage and comprehensive file format burnin...

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    dd

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

    39 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    MultiBootUSB

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. WinSetupFromUSB icon

    WinSetupFromUSB

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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.

    49 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    BurnAware

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    Feature-rich disc burning software offering intuitive interface, bootable disk creation, ISO image production, versatile audio, video, and data disc support, alongside efficient resource usage and comprehensive file format burning, including DMG and IMG.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    RMPrepUSB

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    RMPrepUSB allows the Windows user to easily and quickly 'roll their own' multiboot USB drive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    On Windows 7
     
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    SARDU

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    EtchDroid

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    Small Program for Android, which burns isos.

    23 EtchDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about EtchDroid as an Alternative to DriveDroid
    Guest
    Negative
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    It's for making bootable usb's

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    Because Drivedroid makes your phone a bootable drive where as Etchdroid uses your phone to make a usb bootable drive

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • EtchDroid is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to DriveDroid.

    • EtchDroid is Free and Open SourceDriveDroid is Free and Proprietary
    • EtchDroid is LightweightDriveDroid is not according to our users
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    WinToUSB

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    WinToUSB is a free software that allows you to install and run Windows operating system on a USB hard drive or USB flash drive, using an ISO image or CD/DVD drive as the source of installation. WinToUSB also support creating bootable WinPE USB drive, it can help you to transfer...

    52 WinToUSB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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