balenaEtcher AlternativesOnly apps categorised as ISO Creators

The best ISO Creator alternative to balenaEtcher is dd, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to balenaEtcher and seven of them are ISO Creators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting ISO Creator alternatives to balenaEtcher are UUByte ISO Editor, SharpBoot, IWantLinux and TINU.

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  1. 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.

    42 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. UUByte ISO Editor icon

    UUByte ISO Editor

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    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.

    28 UUByte ISO Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    UUByte ISO Editor screenshot 1
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  4. SharpBoot icon

    SharpBoot

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SharpBoot screenshot 1
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  5. IWantLinux icon

    IWantLinux

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    IWantLinux is a simple, beginner-friendly tool for Windows that helps you get started with Linux. Choose a distro from a curated list, and IWantLinux will download it and write it to a USB drive — ready to boot.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    IWantLinux screenshot 1
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  6. TINU icon

    TINU

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    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    TINU screenshot 1
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  8. Batch ISO Creator icon

    Batch ISO Creator

     4 likes

    Batch ISO Creator is a Windows app for creating ISO files from folders with Batch Mode, Folder Mode, renaming rules, ISO Mounting, and an ISO Library.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Global
    Batch ISO Creator screenshot 1
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    PyFlash

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    A USB ISO flashing program written for Linux. I noticed that there was no Rufus alternative for Linux, so I made one!

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    • Linux
    • Python
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