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
     105 likes

    dd, that stands for ‘data duplicator’, is a command-line utility for Unix mainly used for copying and converting data.

    44 dd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. 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

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  3. SharpBoot icon
     5 likes

    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

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. IWantLinux icon
     1 like

    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

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. TINU icon
     2 likes

    The open tool to create bootable macOS installers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. 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.

    21 Batch ISO Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7.  Like

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
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