balenaEtcher Alternatives for Linux
There are many alternatives to balenaEtcher for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ventoy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to balenaEtcher and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to balenaEtcher are UNetbootin, dd, USBImager and MultiBootUSB.
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balenaEtcher alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators, but if you're looking for Disk Imaging Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android Tablet + Create bootable USB and Linux + Create bootable USB. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to balenaEtcher.- Bootable USB Creator
- Free • Open Source
45 Ventoy alternativesVentoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
China
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Ventoy VS balenaEtcher
Comments about Ventoy as an Alternative to balenaEtcher
Top Positive CommentMost Recent CommentVentoy only needs a one time setup and all bootable ISOs are just placed in your USB drive. Also your USB drive keeps being a storage device when you're in your OS
Jeremy LeikVentoy is a great tool. I had used YUMI extensively before Ventoy came out. What is great about Ventoy is the cross-platform support and the fact that your ISO image stay intact on your USB stick. Being able to have a large 256GB USB stick with Ventoy on it also gives it an edge against tools like Balena Etcher (one image per USB) or Rufus (ISO images are not intact).
As a bonus, Ventoy can create USB sticks that will work with BOTH UEFI and BIOS.
55 UNetbootin alternativesCross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Canada
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
DiscontinuedLast commit to the repository was on Jun 28, 2023, and latest version is from Feb 4, 2021.
UNetbootin VS balenaEtcher
Comments about UNetbootin as an Alternative to balenaEtcher
I cannot choose Winshit 10
It doesn't appear to just write images to disk
37 dd alternativesdd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
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dd VS balenaEtcher
Comments about dd as an Alternative to balenaEtcher
Most Recent CommentPaulA 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.
It's application free, and already, always installed in system !
sharmaganesha2It'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.
18 USBImager alternativesUSBImager is a really really simple GUI application that writes compressed disk images to USB drives and creates backups.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Raspberry Pi
USBImager VS balenaEtcher
Comments about USBImager as an Alternative to balenaEtcher
Most Recent CommentrescuezillaUSBImager 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.
docampoangelIs like etcher but installed occupies 508,43 KiB in disk, instead 500MB of spyware and electron crap.
prog_ukSmall, simple and does everything it needs to without any unnecessary bells and whistles.
44 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.
DiscontinuedThe project seems no longer developed and the official website is no longer available. Last version, 9.2.0, released in April 2018, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
MultiBootUSB Features
MultiBootUSB VS balenaEtcher
30 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
- International
Platforms
- Linux
WoeUSB Features
WoeUSB VS balenaEtcher
49 Easy2Boot alternativesFlexible and configurable USB drive multiboot solution which also supports UEFI booting.
Easy2Boot VS balenaEtcher
47 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...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Fedora Media Writer VS balenaEtcher
balenaEtcher had some privacy issue in the past. Ventoy doesn't "phone home". Why an USB image creator needs to send some data out anyway?