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EtchDroid

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Small Program for Android, which burns isos.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Android
  • Android Tablet
  • F-Droid
5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
10likes
2comments
0news articles

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  User friendly

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Create bootable USB
  3.  No Root Required
  4.  UEFI Support

 Tags

  • usb-install
  • create-bios-bootable-drive
  • usb-boot

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    ahmednasser293 added EtchDroid as alternative to Caligula
    18 days ago
  • braky liked EtchDroid
    29 days ago
  • alternativeto-deviant reviewed EtchDroid  
    5 months ago

    No issues with Rescuezilla or the OpenSUSE live ISOs. No luck with a SSD connected to a powered hub as expected.

    I used the Aria2app to download the respective images and connected a freebie flash drive from Microcenter as well as a microSDXC card with the Inland SD card reader via an OTG cable, and EtchDroid was able to write and verify the images.

    I know the github specifically says it only supports USB flash drives and SD card adapters but I tried a USB powered hub and got the expected...

  • alternativeto-deviant liked EtchDroid
    5 months ago
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    POX added EtchDroid as alternative to ZOTAC WinUSB Maker
    5 months ago
  • niksavc, lagalletitaa, justarandom and r3v0000 liked EtchDroid
    5 months ago
  • Majestic-Worthe replied to a comment / review on EtchDroid
    10 months ago
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EtchDroid information

  • Developed by

    DE flagDepau
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    22 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

OS & UtilitiesCD/DVD Tools

GitHub repository

  •  2,366 Stars
  •  173 Forks
  •  7 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jul 6, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about EtchDroid, and it has gotten 10 likes

EtchDroid was added to AlternativeTo by SkyKuker on Jun 28, 2019 and this page was last updated Dec 9, 2023.

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alternativeto-deviant
Feb 22, 2025
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No issues with Rescuezilla or the OpenSUSE live ISOs. No luck with a SSD connected to a powered hub as expected.

I used the Aria2app to download the respective images and connected a freebie flash drive from Microcenter as well as a microSDXC card with the Inland SD card reader via an OTG cable, and EtchDroid was able to write and verify the images.

I know the github specifically says it only supports USB flash drives and SD card adapters but I tried a USB powered hub and got the expected results.

If you bork something and need rescuezilla or just conveniently have an android device at hand this is a great option. If you're on Windows or prefer using SSDs you can use Rufus or Ventoy, etc.

RemovedUser
Sep 11, 2024
0

Fast Ad free

I used with Linux Mint 22 MATE WORKING WELL

BUT for Windows 7 it did not work

Majestic-Worthe
Sep 28, 2024

maybe because your disk use MBT(for BIOS) partitioning table because other than rufus they all automatically set to GPT (for UEFI)

What is EtchDroid?

An application to write OS images to USB drives, on Android, no root required. It burns Linux isos, Raspberry Pi ones, other Linux\Windows created images, & DMG's as well (currently this ability is in beta-status) You can use it to make a bootable GNU/Linux USB drive when your laptop is dead and you’re in the middle of nowhere. Useful tool for rescuing computer with damaged bootsector, or if you don't have any other computers near you or cd's\dvd's\USB's.