USBImager is a really really simple GUI application that writes compressed disk images to USB drives and creates backups.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
- Global
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balenaEtcher Alternatives
One of the most popular alternatives to balenaEtcher is Rufus, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Ventoy, UNetbootin, YUMI exFAT and dd. You're spoiled for choice with Bootable USB Creators like balenaEtcher: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.
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Most balenaEtcher alternatives are Bootable USB Creators, but you can also narrow the list to Disk Imaging Tools or ISO Creators. Other popular filters are Mac, Linux, Windows, Android Tablet and Create bootable USB.
Alternatives list
- 27 USBImager alternatives
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Windows
Germany
EU
49 MultiBootUSB alternativesMultiBootUSB 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.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
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29 Raspberry Pi Imager alternativesUse Raspberry Pi Imager for an easy way to install Raspberry Pi OS and other operating systems to an SD card ready to use with your Raspberry Pi.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi OS
United Kingdom
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45 WinDiskWriter alternativesPrepare bootable USB drives for Windows on macOS with support for UEFI and Legacy BIOS modes. Patches Windows 11 to bypass TPM and Secure Boot requirements, requires just an image file and USB. Offers a quick, user-friendly process for PCs and Intel Macs.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
20 ApplePi-Baker v2 alternativesRestore/Backup Utility, initially intended for Raspberry Pi users, but very suitable for all SD cards and external disks. More compression formats, no more sudo passwords, enable SSH, Auto Eject, restore to multiple disks, size check, shrink, etc.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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38 WoeUSB alternativesWoeUSB is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. It is a fork of Congelli501 s WinUSB.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Global
52 WinSetupFromUSB alternativesWinSetupFromUSB 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.
Platforms
- Windows
Write an ISO or other image to multiple USB devices all at once. Easily preparing a bunch of flash drives of your favorite OS with just a couple of clicks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
United States
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52 Fedora Media Writer alternativesA tool to create a bootable live USB drive with an edition of Fedora. Not only can Fedora Media Writer write an image to your flash drive, it can also download it for you. It offers official editions (Server, Workstation), Fedora spins (KDE Plasma Desktop, Xfce Desktop, Cinnamon...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- United States
A rufus clone designed to work with linux, burn ISO Windows/Linux images to external flash drives like USB devices or TF cards.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Python
- Global
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:
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Russia
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