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.
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  1. Bootqt icon
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    Bootqt is a simple app for making a bootable USB drive from an ISO or IMG file. It is written in Python and uses Qt technologies to provide an easy to use graphical user interface.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. WinZapGo icon
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    WinZapGo is a native Linux application developed to deploy Windows 10 and 11 To Go directly from SteamOS or any Linux environment, removing the requirement for a secondary Windows PC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • SteamOS
    • Linux
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  3. Utility QemuBootTester, at the base QEMU, from Ameda Buddha, with support for x86 / x64 UEFI mode. All possibilities, in general, are visible on the screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Utility for writing raw disk images & hybrid isos to USB keys.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • GNOME MultiWriter can be used to write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once. Supported drive sizes are between 1Gb and 32Gb.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. UUByte ISO Editor is a full ISO toolkit for burning, creation, extracting and editing. Powered by a simple user interface, it is quite easy to make a bootable USB or DVD in a few clicks.

    29 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  7. Automatically make a live bootable usb with ease with AutoBootDisk, a open-source program

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. SharpBoot icon
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    SharpBoot is a small utility for creating multiboot ISO or USB. You just need to drag-n-drop some iso files inside, and it automatically adds description and category (for supported ISO files, not shown in the screenshot). It uses Syslinux for the menu and bootloader.

    37 SharpBoot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Mac Linux USB Loader is an application that allows you to create bootable USB drives containing a Linux distribution that can boot natively on Apple's Macintosh computers using their EFI system, regardless of whether or not the selected distribution has UEFI support.

    27 Mac Linux USB Loader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. USBWriter icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Mist icon
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    A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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