balenaEtcher AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Disk Imaging Tools

The best Disk Imaging alternative to balenaEtcher is Win32 Disk Imager, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to balenaEtcher and eight of them are Disk Imaging Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Disk Imaging Tool alternatives to balenaEtcher are dd, USBImager, Impression (GTK) and ImageUSB.

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Ideal for creating bootable USBs and SD cards, ensuring safe, cross-platform use. Open-source, lightweight, and portable with a user-friendly interface.

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balenaEtcher alternatives page was last updated Jun 6, 2025
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  1. Win32 Disk Imager icon

    Win32 Disk Imager

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    A utility that can write a raw backup image of your hard drive to a removable device or vice versa.

    45 Win32 Disk Imager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Win32 Disk Imager screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Disk to image file conversion

    Win32 Disk Imager VS balenaEtcher

     
    Comments about Win32 Disk Imager as an Alternative to balenaEtcher
    TheDcoder
    Positive Mar 18, 2017
    1

    A lot smaller and more native to the Windows platform than Etcher

    Guest
    Negative Jun 18, 2019
    -4

    Win32 Disk Imager, despite its name, does not "create" disk images: it only writes/mounts pre-existing .img files to flash storage.

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    • Most users think Win32 Disk Imager is a great balenaEtcher alternative.

    • Win32 Disk Imager is Free and Open SourcebalenaEtcher is also Free and Open Source
    • Win32 Disk Imager is LightweightbalenaEtcher is not according to our users
  2. dd icon

    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.

    37 dd alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    dd Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Burn iso
    3.  Write ISO to SD card
    4.  Create image

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    Comments about dd as an Alternative to balenaEtcher
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    Paul
    Positive Apr 2, 2020
    1

    A good command-line alternative that comes with Unix-based operating systems. It's what I use on my MacBook to burn Linux ISO images on my USB drive.

    Guest
    Positive Jul 22, 2022
    0

    It's application free, and already, always installed in system !

    sharmaganesha2
    Positive Oct 9, 2020
    0

    It's command line. That means it does not have garbage inside the program. But it might freak some people out. But Literally, you have Git Bash so you can use DD on Windows.

    The usage:

    $ lsblk /dev/sdb 28G /dev/sda 931G $ dd if=popos.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M status=progress

    It's really nice.

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    • Almost everyone thinks dd is a great balenaEtcher alternative.

    • dd is Free and Open SourcebalenaEtcher is also Free and Open Source
  4. USBImager icon

    USBImager

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    USBImager is a really really simple GUI application that writes compressed disk images to USB drives and creates backups.

    18 USBImager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Disk Imaging
    2.  Write ISO to SD card
    3.  ARM support
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Portable
    6.  Raspberry Pi Development

    USBImager VS balenaEtcher

     
    Comments about USBImager as an Alternative to balenaEtcher
    Most Recent Comment
    rescuezilla
    Positive Dec 27, 2020
    1

    USBImager is a 300 kilobyte download compared to balenaEtcher's 80+ megabyte. They're both cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux). The reason is USBImager is a native app while balenaEtcher is an Electron app.

    balenaEtcher is still a bit more user-friendly, but USBImager is by far the best cross-platform alternative right now.

    docampoangel
    Positive Dec 4, 2022
    1

    Is like etcher but installed occupies 508,43 KiB in disk, instead 500MB of spyware and electron crap.

    prog_uk
    Positive Nov 4, 2022
    0

    Small, simple and does everything it needs to without any unnecessary bells and whistles.

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    • Almost everyone thinks USBImager is a great balenaEtcher alternative.

    • USBImager is Free and Open SourcebalenaEtcher is also Free and Open Source
    • USBImager is LightweightbalenaEtcher is not according to our users
  5. Impression (GTK) icon

    Impression (GTK)

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    Flash disk images onto your drives with ease. Select an image, insert your drive, and you're good to go!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Rust

    Impression (GTK) VS balenaEtcher

     
  6. ImageUSB icon

    ImageUSB

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    ImageUSB is a free tool for writing an image to multiple USB Flash Drives (or reading image from an UFD).

    ImageUSB is designed for use with OSForensics.

    7 ImageUSB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Reading UFD image.

    ImageUSB Features

    1.  Portable

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  7. IsoDumper icon

    IsoDumper

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    IsoDumper is a tool primarily for writing downloaded bootable ISO images to a USB stick.

    34 IsoDumper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    IsoDumper screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.32) is from November 2014.

    IsoDumper Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages

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  9. WinDiskFlash

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    A tool for easily flashing or creating raw disk images (aka dd images) under Windows.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinDiskFlash screenshot 1

    WinDiskFlash Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Write ISO to SD card

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  10. Batch ISO Creator icon

    Batch ISO Creator

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    Batch ISO Creator is a lightweight Windows utility that turns multiple folders into ISO images in a single click —no command line, no scripts, no bloat.

    22 Batch ISO Creator alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Batch ISO Creator screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Batch Rename Files
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Batch processing
    6.  CD Burner
    7.  DVD Burner

    Batch ISO Creator VS balenaEtcher

     
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