DriveDroid Alternatives

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

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DriveDroid alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be ISO Creators or Disc Burners. Other popular filters includes Android + Create bootable USB. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of DriveDroid.

DriveDroid

Bootable USB Creator
Free • Proprietary

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

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DriveDroid alternatives page was last updated Jun 16, 2024

XBoot
XBoot is a easy-to-use utility for creating Multiboot USB/ISO.You may have seen many bootable ISO files like Linux live CDs , Antivirus rescue CDs etc. XBoot can combine these ISO files in to one Multiboot ISO file or create Multiboot USB in just few clicks.
41 XBoot alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Windows
XBoot Features
Portable
Multiboot USB
Create bootable CD
Drag and Drop
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed since 2013. Last version, 1.0 Beta 14, released in July 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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Media Creation Tool
Create Windows 10 installation media.
51 Media Creation Tool alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Windows
Media Creation Tool Features
Portable
Lightweight
Ad-free
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Startup Disk Creator
Startup Disk Creator (usb-creator) is an official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an ISO image. The tool is included by default in all releases after Ubuntu 8.04.
9 Startup Disk Creator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Linux
- Ubuntu
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FlashBoot
FlashBoot is a tool to create an installable clone of Windows 7/8.x/10 (including all your apps and data) on the USB thumbdrive/HDD and instantly transfer your entire OS to another computer, even with dissimilar hardware:
43 FlashBoot alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Windows
FlashBoot Features
Install DOS to USB
Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
Preinstalled Environment builder
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Install Disk Creator
Install Disk Creator simplifies creating a bootable OS X installer.
10 Install Disk Creator alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Mac
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GNOME MultiWriter
GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.
47 GNOME MultiWriter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Linux
GNOME MultiWriter Features
1. Portable
2. Persistent Storage
3. Write ISO to SD card
4. Convert installation CD/DVD to USB
5. Validated Burning
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Pardus Image Writer
Piw is a software to create bootable media i.e USB disk. It is similar to UNetbootin or Rufus.
47 Pardus Image Writer alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Pardus
Discontinued
The last release (0.1.9) is from December 2018.

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Boot PC
Boot your pc using android powered device[rooted].
2 Boot PC alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Android
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WINToBootic
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.
41 WINToBootic alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Windows
WINToBootic Features
Portable
Preinstalled Environment builder
USB to NTFS
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Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.2.1, released in March 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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mkusb
(Straight up rufus for Linux users ) The mkusb tool was developed to make it simpler and safer to create boot drives with the method to flash or clone an iso image or a compressed image file. It is using dd under the hood.
51 mkusb alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Linux
mkusb Features
Multiboot USB
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Discontinued
Last release and commit in February 2022

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WinUSB - multiboot
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.
55 WinUSB - multiboot alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
WinUSB - multiboot Features
Create UEFI bootable drive
Multiboot USB
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USBWriter
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.
42 USBWriter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Bootable USB Creator
Platforms
- Windows
USBWriter Features
Portable
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Discontinued
Last release in 2015

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