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, Android and Ubuntu apps. The best DriveDroid alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DriveDroid are balenaEtcher, dd, UltraISO and MultiBootUSB.

DriveDroid alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be CD Burners or DVD Burners. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of DriveDroid.

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DriveDroid

Freemium • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator

DriveDroid allows you to boot your PC from ISO/IMG files stored on your phone.

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Rufus
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
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65 Rufus alternatives
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
- - Rufus is the most popular Windows alternative to DriveDroid.
- - Rufus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DriveDroid.
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Rufus Features
1. LightweightRufus consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableRufus can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Burn iso
Windows To Go
UEFI Support
Write ISO to SD card
Create bootable Image
Create BIOS bootable drive
Create UEFI bootable drive
GNU/linux-libre
USB to FAT
USB to NTFS
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Some users think Rufus is a great DriveDroid alternative, some don't.
balenaEtcher
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Mac
Windows
Linux
53 balenaEtcher alternatives
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.
- - balenaEtcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to DriveDroid.
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balenaEtcher Features
1. PortablebalenaEtcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightbalenaEtcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
User friendly
Graphical User Interface
Write ISO to SD card
Burn iso
Create bootable Image
Validated Burning
Material design
Electron based
Persistent Storage
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Comments about balenaEtcher as a Alternative to DriveDroid
Some users think balenaEtcher is a great DriveDroid alternative, some don't.
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doesn't create uefi boot for windows 7,
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It's used to burn ISO's onto USB sticks, not to emulate USB sticks with and Android phones.
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dd
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Disk Imaging Tool
Mac
Linux
BSD
33 dd alternatives
dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
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dd Features
1. Command line interfacedd either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Burn iso
Write ISO to SD card
Create image
Add a screenshot
UltraISO
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Paid • Proprietary
ISO Creator
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
70 UltraISO alternatives
CD image files are easily created with UltraISO. Duplicate discs to a CD image, create bootable CDs and audio CD images - and UltraISO also handles DVD image files. If you need to know how to make a CD image or need to edit an ISO image file, UltraISO is the tool you need.
- - UltraISO is the most popular commercial alternative to DriveDroid.
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UltraISO Features
Burn iso
Convert Img to ISO
ISO Editing
Create bootable CD
IT Asset Management
ISO ripping
Based on Arch Linux
Windows XP Compatibility
MultiBootUSB
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Free • Open Source
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
43 MultiBootUSB alternatives
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.
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MultiBootUSB Features
1. Command line interfaceMultiBootUSB either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Multiboot USB
Multi OS
Create Multiboot USB
Install Syslinux
Boot HDD Partition
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.
BurnAware
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Freemium • Proprietary
CD Burner
Disc Burner
DVD Burner
Windows
52 BurnAware alternatives
Lightweight program that enables you to create audio, video and data discs, generate images for later use, copy DVDs, CDs or Blu-rays and erase disc contents.
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BurnAware Features
1. LightweightBurnAware consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Create bootable CD
WinSetupFromUSB
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
47 WinSetupFromUSB alternatives
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.
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WinSetupFromUSB Features
1. PortableWinSetupFromUSB can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Code Quality
Install Syslinux
Preinstalled Environment builder
Easy2Boot
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
49 Easy2Boot alternatives
Flexible and configurable USB drive multiboot solution which also supports UEFI booting.
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Easy2Boot Features
1. PortableEasy2Boot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiboot USB
Highly costomizable
UEFI Support
USB to NTFS
USB to FAT
Multi boot
WinToFlash
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Freemium • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
42 WinToFlash alternatives
WinToFlash starts a wizard that will help to make USB bootable and pull over the contents of a windows installation CD or DVD and prep the USB drive to become a replacement for the optical drive. It can also do this with your LiveCD or DOS.
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WinToFlash Features
1. PortableWinToFlash can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Preinstalled Environment builder
USB to FAT
USB to NTFS
Multiple languages
Create bootable CD
Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Bundleware
Installer bundled with adware: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/efc98043b5e2d3f36e4cfce1074e66dfc7859345195ad3cbf51605df6c7b1e53/analysis/1424526399/
RMPrepUSB
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
21 RMPrepUSB alternatives
RMPrepUSB allows the Windows user to easily and quickly 'roll their own' multiboot USB drive.
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RMPrepUSB Features
1. PortableRMPrepUSB can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
USB to NTFS
Multiboot USB
Preinstalled Environment builder
Install Syslinux
USB to FAT
Hardware Monitoring
Mutli-image handling
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Partition Manager
Windows
8 HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool alternatives
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool utility will format any USB flash drive, with your choice of FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition types. You can also make the disk bootable by specifying a file location.
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HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool Features
USB to NTFS
USB to FAT
SARDU
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Linux
39 SARDU alternatives
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.
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SARDU Features
1. PortableSARDU can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Persistent Linux
Multiboot USB
UEFI Support
Multi boot
Create bootable CD